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Close-up of Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G phone in Phantom Black seen from the rear at an angle, focused on its four cameras: Ultra Wide Camera, Wide-angle Camera, and two Telephoto Cameras.
Epic.In every way
Introducing Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G. Designed with a unique contour-cut camera to create a revolution in photography — letting you capture cinematic 8K video and snap epic stills, all in one go. And with Galaxy's fastest chipset, strongest glass, 5G and an all-day battery, Ultra easily lives up to its name.
Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G in Phantom Black is seen from the side, with contour lighting highlighting the side of Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G. The phone turns, showing the rear camera, as the light moves across the rear and past the Samsung logo. Showing the rear camera len's layers, the final layer is placed onto the lens. The camera flips back to show the whole rear camera. 8K written in big, bold letters appear, then disappear as Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G records a man dancing in a pathway. The 8K recording appears on the side of a huge building. Back on the phone, a finger finds the perfect frame and snaps it with 8K Video Snap. Multiple stills are shown, taken from 8K video. A fancy restaurant kitchen. A woman records the staff putting desserts together on Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G. A close-up of the phone’s rear cameras highlight the Ultra Wide, Wide, and 3x Telephoto lenses. The woman can see her own face in Vlogger Mode. She selects the thumbnails to see the Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto lens’ view of the restaurant using Director’s View as a man finishes preparing a dessert. Holding the phone, the woman taps play and the scenes are all put together. A close-up of the dessert the man prepared and another dessert with crisp detail. The woman shows her amazement as 108MP written in big, bold letters appear. A vibrant dish is revealed. Going to another dish, the camera snaps. On the phone, fingers pinch in to get closer to the dish’s flower decoration and snapping again and again. Close-up of the phone’s Telephoto lens introducing the Dual Tele Lens system. The phone shows a long hallway onscreen, using 100X Space Zoom to zoom in closer and closer to the end. Switching scenes, the camera zooms in to a woman holding up both ends of her skirt at the end of a long hallway, snapping a picture. Moving to a room with a man and woman standing in dimmed lighting, a finger taps to take a photo in Night Mode resulting in a bright, vivid photo. A finger switches phone modes to Video, recording a woman standing on top of a tall structure outside in the darkness. The phone is shown once more before switching to the phone recording the woman walking along, clearly catching her face. The phone’s rear camera is shown, highlighting 60fps 4K capability with each lens. A hand holds the phone as it records a man dancing on the stairs, and then uses S Pen to go through the recording and selecting a frame. There’s a close-up of a person’s eyes before going back to the video of a man dancing and the person tapping the share button with S Pen. 5G written in big, bold letters appear, then a hand using S Pen to smoothly scroll through a social media feed on the Intelligent Display. Woman holds the phone horizontally, comfortably watching a recording of a man dancing. As the phone turns, a simulated image of the phone’s processor is shown, highlighting its advancements. 5000mAh written in bold letters appear, zooming in to reveal a building with the night sky overhead. Time goes from night to day to show the Intelligent Battery’s long-lasting power even on 5G. Starting from the side of Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, contour lighting shines along the side and rear camera, rotating and stopping at an angle highlighting the phone’s epic rear camera. Disclaimer: Actual UI may differ from image. Disclaimer: Compared to prior generation chipset. Actual performance improvements may vary depending on testing conditions. Disclaimer: Estimated against the usage profile of an average/typical user. Independently assessed by Strategy Analytics between 2020.12.07-12.18 in USA and UK with pre-release versions of SM-G991, SM-G996,SM-G998 under default setting using 5G Sub6 networks (NOT tested under 5G mmWave network). Actual battery life varies by network environment, features and apps used, frequency of calls and messages, number of times charged and many other factors.
Contour lighting moves along Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G’s rear camera and Samsung logo, showing the phone from the side and then from the rear. A hand holds the phone horizontally, recording 8K video of a man dancing. The 8K recording appears on the side of a huge building. Back on the phone, a finger finds the perfect frame and snaps it with 8K Video Snap. A woman is seen from far away standing in front of a building. On Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, fingers pinch in on a photo of the woman and get a clear shot of her smiling. The phone is at an angle with an image of a building with the night sky onscreen. It rotates to show a full view of time lapsing, going from night to day to show the Intelligent Battery’s long-lasting power even on 5G. The phone rotates with contour lighting, highlighting its epic rear camera. Disclaimer: Image simulated for illustrative purposes. Actual UI may differ from image. Disclaimer: 8K Video Snap produces photos of up to 33MP. Image simulated for illustrative purposes. Actual UI may differ from image. Disclaimer: Disclaimer: Estimated against the usage profile of an average/typical user. Independently assessed by Strategy Analytics between 2020.12.07-12.18 in USA and UK with pre-release versions of SM-G991, SM-G996,SM-G998 under default setting using 5G Sub6 networks (NOT tested under 5G mmWave network). Actual battery life varies by network environment, features and apps used, frequency of calls and messages, number of times charged and many other factors. Disclaimer: Color may vary by country and carrier.
DESIGN
Revolutionary by design
Introducing a bold new camera design in a category of its own. It's ultra-sized with a contour-cut camera that seamlessly houses cutting-edge lenses.
It's the most vivid and brightest display in a Galaxy smartphone. Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G delivers our most stunning experience at 1500 nits, with 100% colour volume for accurate and realistic colour.
*The Dynamic AMOLED 2X display on Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G received a certification from VDE Germany for 100 percent Mobile Color Volume in the DCI-P3 colour range, which means your images aren’t washed out and you’ll get unbelievably vivid colors regardless of differing levels of brightness. The display can achieve peak brightness of up to 1500 nits, improving the contrast between dark and light aspects of digital content for a more brilliant picture quality, with a 3,000,000:1 contrast ratio to make your mobile experience more immersive.
Eye Comfort Shield
Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G adjusts blue light for you at night, cutting down the harmful blue light you see as binge your favorite films.1
*SGS, the world's leading certification company, awarded Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G's display the Eye Care Certification based on its ability to drastically reduce the harmful effects of blue light. This certification can be found on www.sgs.com.
Super Smooth 120Hz Display
Our smoothest scrolling screen that keeps up with all your feeds. Incredibly responsive, this display delivers seamless transitions and optimises the refresh rate based on what you view — saving battery for more of what you love.
S Pen Compatibility
The first S Pen for the Galaxy S series puts precision at your fingertips. By introducing Wacom technology, you can now craft edits, retouch and fine-tune with the low-latency pen. Take full advantage of that super-smooth display — whether that's with S Pen or your favorite "feel by Wacom” EMR® pens.2
1. Eye Comfort Shield is 'off’ by default, and must be turned on in Settings.
2. S Pen latency may vary by app. S Pen sold separately.
Scene of a man dancing in front of an architectural structure, shot with 8K on Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G. A still image is taken from the video using 8K Video Snap. The image shows how crisp a frame from 8K video looks as a photo.
Take epic portraits right out of 8K video
8K Video is the highest resolution video available in a smartphone — that's four times as many pixels as 4K. Record in 8K 24fps and get crisp footage that looks better than the cinema, then upload and watch right on your favourite YouTube.
And with 8K Video Snap, you can pull epic high-resolution photos straight from 8K video.4 So you don't have to choose between shooting video or stills.
*YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC.
S Pen compatibility means you can finesse and fine-tune while editing your videos down to the last frame, with precision that your finger simply can't touch.
Man dancing on a staircase. One shot with Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G without Super Steady, and the other shot with Super Steady. The one shot with Super Steady is clear and detailed.
SUPER STEADY OFF
SUPER STEADY ON
Turn on Super Steady and Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G shoots like an action cam. AI stabilisation eliminates the bumps, delivering gimbal-smooth video when you're on the move.
Super Smooth 60fps Video delivers a dynamic frame rate for super-smooth video even in low light. It automatically adjusts the fps so your video stays polished as you go from day to dusk.5
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40MPSELFIE CAMERA
12MPULTRA WIDE CAMERA
108MPWIDE-ANGLE CAMERA
10MPTELEPHOTO CAMERAS
PRO-GRADE CAMERA
The highest resolution possible on a smartphone
108MP
Crop, crop and crop again
The 108-megapixel camera captures so much detail, you can pinch in and reveal even more shots within.6 This camera quality expresses rich colour data for true-to-life details and hues — that don't get washed out in the sun.
A woman seen standing on the other side of a building. As you zoom in you see she's holding an umbrella. As you zoom in further, you see her clearly. Zoom all the way in and you see a close-up of her umbrella.
The breakthrough Dual Tele Zoom system now zooms in faster, smoother and sharper than any zoom in the Galaxy series.7 And when paired with the all-new Zoom Lock, shots are more stable than ever.
Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G features 3x and 10x telephoto optical lenses that switch the further you zoom in. Then using our revolutionary double folded lens and AI-enhanced Super Resolution, you can get closer to the action without stepping closer.1
Zoom Lock
Ensures you get a steady shot, even without the tripod. When you zoom in 20x or more and the phone detects a lack of significant movement for 1.5 seconds, Zoom Lock activates and automatically stabilises the image. You can also activate it by simply tapping the screen.
1. 100X Space Zoom includes 10x Hybrid Optic Zoom and 100x digital zoom with AI Super Resolution technology. Zooming in past 10x may cause some image deterioration.
Studio-like Portrait mode is now enhanced by AI to deliver the ideal lighting in your photos — analysing faces, lighting angles and direction and mapping depth of field.
NIGHT MODE
Captures night like a dream
The Bright Night sensor is our biggest leap in low light photography, capturing bright, vivid colours in the dark of night. Shoot clear images with more speed and significantly less noise, while also controlling exposure time.3
PERFORMANCE
We call itUltrafor a reason
5NM PROCESSOR
The fastest chip ever in Galaxy
2X
FASTER AI3
20%
FASTER CPU3
35%
FASTER GPU3
UP TO16GB
RAM
Galaxy's first 5nm processor packs epic power and speed. This outstanding upgrade means faster processing and more intelligence in every aspect of Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G.3
*Images simulated for illustrative purposes.
*16GB of RAM available with 512GB variant and 12GB of RAM available with 256GB variant on Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G models.
SECURITY
Lock it up
The Knox security platform delivers a high level of security, protecting your phone from the chip up and giving you more confidence in your data and app permissions. It also features Samsung Knox Vault to keep your biometric authentication data under wraps. And the larger Ultrasonic Fingerprint sensor is designed to improve latency and dry finger recognition for fast, accurate unlocking.3
Sky over architectural structure goes from night to dawn to show the 5000mAh battery's long-lasting power.
INTELLIGENT BATTERY
All-day power has outdone itself
Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G's Intelligent Battery outlasts the day — even on 5G. Maxing out at a massive 5000mAh, it combines with the new power-efficient display and processor to run beyond the 24-hour mark.8, 9
Super Fast Charging delivers more than 50% charge in just 30 minutes with the 25W Travel Adapter.10
Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 gives you a quick power-up, without the cable.11
Wireless PowerShare lets you use your phone to charge your buds, watch or a friend’s phone.12
*The USB Implementers Forum, Inc. (USB-IF) was established in 1995 to support and accelerate the market and consumer adoption of USB compliant devices. Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G's Super Fast Charging has been certified to be compliant to the USB standards which means your products have met the highest standards in the industry. This certification can be found on www.usb.org.
STORAGE
Save your memories with peace of mind
With up to 512GB of built-in memory, you can store thousands and thousands of high-resolution photos and videos.13, 14
OneDrive lets you automatically sync your files to the cloud so they’re protected and easy to access from all your devices.15
WATER RESISTANT
A little water doesn't hurt
IP68 rated protection16
5G
HyperFast 5G lets you download a whole season of your favourite show in a flash. Our industry-leading 5G-compatible chipset ensures you're one step ahead with every upload and download.17, 18, 19
Dual SIM icon
Dual SIM lets you use a nano SIM and eSIM for two data plans in one device.21
With the 120Hz display, you get both fast touch response and smooth action. Pair that with 5G and Wi-Fi 6E to keep you connected in real time — and you'll take your game to the next level.
Enhanced Game Booster
Game Booster's new Priority Mode ensures you stay focused on your game by blocking calls and notifications — so you can take full advantage of Ultra performance. Plus, our AI-based solution monitors your device usage and automatically adjusts your settings for the best experience — regulating temperature, battery and memory all while you play.
Big Screen Chat with Google Duo is a new way to catch up with a friend or loved one, dialing up the fun with colourful backgrounds.19, 20, 22 It's easy to stay close to those who matter with just a tap.
*Image simulated for illustration purposes.
*Google Duo is a trademark of Google LLC.
Motion Mirror lets you project your phone to your TV so you can follow a workout routine. As you keep in step, you'll see your moves right alongside your instructor.22, 23
LINK TO WINDOWS
Your phone, on your PC
Experience the power of running mobile apps right from your Windows 10 PC. Pin apps to the Start menu or taskbar for easy access and get right to work — it all starts when you connect your Galaxy phone to Your Phone Apps.
*Users must link their Galaxy smartphones to their Windows 10 PC through ‘Link to Windows’ on phone and Your Phone App on PC, follow the set-up prompts, including being signed into same Microsoft account. Link to Windows is preloaded on select Galaxy devices. Some Link to Windows features may require Galaxy smartphone to be on and connected to the same Wi-Fi® network as the PC.
*Some mobile apps may restrict content to be shared on other screens or may require a touch screen to be able to interact with them.
GALAXY SMARTTAG
Keep Tags on what's important
Use Galaxy SmartTag on the things you normally lose, like your keys or your wallet.24 The SmartThings Find app on Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G tells you the object's last location, making it easy to track it down.25 Tag it. Find it. Simply smart.
S Pen is precision at your fingertips
That's right, it's the first S Pen for the Galaxy S series — rewriting the rules for mobile by delivering an incredibly realistic pen feeling.26, 27
Galaxy Buds Pro make everyday sounds more epic, syncing so easily it's like they're an extension of Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G. One tap and you're hearing clear, defined audio.28
Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G has a total of four rear cameras and one 40MP selfie camera. The rear cameras include: one 108MP Wide-angle Camera, one 12MP Ultra Wide Camera and two 10MP Telephoto Cameras.
Yes, Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G comes with the Super Smooth 120Hz display. The display's refresh rate adjusts between 10-120Hz based on the content you're viewing.
Yes, you can use an electronic SIM, known as eSIM, with Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G. The eSIM allows you to activate a mobile network plan right on your phone, so you can switch data plans or add an overseas phone number without the physical Nano SIM.