Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 vs Samsung Galaxy S21

Product
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
1,059 USD
Samsung Galaxy S21
1,050 USD

Price
1,059 USD
1,050 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Samsung Mobile
Model No
SM-F721B, SM-F721N, SM-F721U, SM-F721U1, SM-F721W
Galaxy S21

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 78, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 66 SA/NSA/Sub6
5G SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G

Dimensions
Unfolded: 166 x 72.2 x 6.9 mm Folded: 86.4 x 72.2 x 15.9-17.1 mm
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight
183 g (6.46 oz)
171 g (6.03 oz)
Build
Plastic front, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame, IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins), Armour aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 , Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame, IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
SIM
Nano-SIM, eSIM
Hybrid Dual SIM, Dual Standby, (Nano-SIM)
Colors
Bora Purple, Graphite, Pink Gold, Blue
Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink

Type
Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (peak)
Dynamic AMOLED 2X Capacitive Touchscreen, 16M Colors, Multitouch
Size
6.7 inches, 101.5 cm2
6.9 Inches
Resolution
1080 x 2640 pixels (~426 ppi density), Cover display: Super AMOLED, 2.1 inches
1440 x 3200 Pixels (~509 PPI)

OS
Android 12, One UI 4.1.1
Android 11, One UI 3.0
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)
Exynos 990 (7 nm+)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
Octa-core (2 x 2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4 x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 730
Mali-G77 MP11

RAM
8GB
8GB
Storage
256GB/512GB
256GB
Card Slot
No
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
64 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (telephoto), 1/1.76", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
LED Flash, Optical Zoom, Digital Zoom. Steady Mode, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama,
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Lens 3
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video

Lens 1
10 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
Panorama, Burst Mode, Continuous Shooting,Dual video call, Auto-HDR, Beauty Mode, etc

Capacity
Li-Po 3700 mAh, non-removable
Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Charging: Fast charging 25W, Fast wireless charging 10W, Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Fast charging 25W, USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W, Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), Gyro, Proximity, SpO2, Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes
3.5mm jack
32-bit/384kHz audio, Tuned by AKG
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE
v5.1 with A2DP, LE, apt-X
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Performance
AnTuTu: 685754 (v8) | 800001 (v9) GeekBench: 3913 (v5.1) GFXBench: 74fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Battery life
-27.5 LUFS (Good)