Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra SAR Level Summary:
The cellular transmission SAR values for the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra (FCC ID A3LSMG998U) are
0.77 W/kg at the head and
1.02 W/kg when worn on the body.
The hotspot/Airplay SAR level is 1.16 W/kg.
Simultaneous transmission SAR values (cellular + Wi-Fi) include:
1.17 W/kg at the head,
1.57 W/kg on the body,
and 1.59 W/kg when used as a hotspot.
SAR Ranking
Specifications
ℹ️ General
- ℹ️ Phone: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
- ℹ️ Technology: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
- ℹ️ Announced: 2021-01-14 22:28:20
- ℹ️ Status: Available. Released 2021, January 29
- ℹ️ Price: $ 789.00 / € 1,079.00 / £ 949.99 / ₹ 101,600
- ℹ️ Model Names: SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980
- ℹ️ General Review:
📱 Display
- 📱 Type: Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
- 📱 Size: 6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
- 📱 Resolution: 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
- 📱 Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
- 📱 Features: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Always-on display
- 📱 Display Test: Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
- 📱 Display Review:
📷 Camera
- 📷 Main Camera:
Quad Camera: 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8m, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22m, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 72mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22m, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4m, dual pixel PDAF, Super...
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Quad Camera: 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8m, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22m, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 72mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22m, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4m, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
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- 📷 Main Features: LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
- 📷 Video: 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
- 📷 Selfie Camera: Single Camera: 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7m, PDAF
- 📷 Selfie Camera Features: Dual video call, Auto-HDR
- 📷 Selfie Camera Video: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
- 📷 Camera Review:
🔋 Battery
- 🔋 Type: Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable
- 🔋 Battery Test: Endurance rating 114h
- 🔋 Charging: Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W - 🔋 Battery Review:
⚙️ Hardware
- ⚙️ Operating System: Android 11, One UI 3.1
- ⚙️ Chipset: Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - InternationalQualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
- ⚙️ CPU: Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - InternationalOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China
- ⚙️ GPU: Mali-G78 MP14 - InternationalAdreno 660 - USA/China
- ⚙️ Performance: AnTuTu: 657150 (v8)
GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) - ⚙️ Internal Storage: 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
- ⚙️ Card Slot: No
- ⚙️ Sensors: Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
- ⚙️ Hardware Review:
🛜 Connectivity
- 🛜 Wi-fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- 🛜 Bluetooth: 5.2, A2DP, LE
- 🛜 USB: USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
- 🛜 GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
- 🛜 NFC: Yes
- 🛜 Radio: FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
- 🛜 Connectivity Review:
🔊 Sound
- 🔊 Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers
- 🔊 3.5mm Jack: No
- 🔊 Loudspeaker Test: -25.5 LUFS (Very good)
- 🔊 Sound Review:
🎨 Design
- 🎨 Type: Bar
- 🎨 Dimensions: 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
- 🎨 Weight: 227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)
- 🎨 Colors: Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy
- 🎨 Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
- 🎨 Design Review:
🗼 Network
- 🗼 Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
- 🗼 SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
- 🗼 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
- 🗼 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 🗼 4G Network: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G998U1
- 🗼 5G Network: 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G998U1
- 🗼 Network Review:
⚠️ FCC SAR Levels
- ⚠️ FCC Approval Date: 22-12-2020
- ⚠️ FCC ID: A3LSMG998U
- ⚠️ FCC Report Link: FCC Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Report For Manufacturer Submitted Model
- ⚠️ US SAR Ratings: USA Legal Limit is 1.6 W/kg - FCC SAR testing is measured in watts per kilogram (or W/kg) averaged over ONE gram of simulated biological tissue.
- ⚠️ Head SAR Level: 0.77 W/kg
- ⚠️ Body SAR Level: 1.02 W/kg
- ⚠️ Product Specific Use: 1.16 W/kg
- ⚠️ Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
- ⚠️ Simultaneous Head: 1.17 W/kg
- ⚠️ Simultaneous Body: 1.57 W/kg
- ⚠️ Hotspot SAR: 1.59 W/kg