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Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G SM-G996B specifications Expand
Released 2021, January 29
200g (Sub6), 202g (mmWave), 7.8mm thickness
Android 11, One UI 3.1
128GB/256GB storage, no card slot

Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G was announced at 2021, January 14 with Android 11, One UI 3.1, have chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International,Qualcomm 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) - International,Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China and GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International,Adreno 660 - USA/China. It have 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM storage and there are colors: Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red

NETWORK
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
3G
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G
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-G996U1
5G
2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
TIMELINE
Announced
2021, January 14
Released
Released 2021, January 29
BODY
Dimensions
161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
Weight
200 g (Sub6), 202 g (mmWave) (7.05 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY
Type
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Size
6.7 inches, 107.8 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
PLATFORM
OS
Android 11, One UI 3.1
Chipset
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm 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) - International
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China
GPU
Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
MEMORY
Card slot
No
Internal
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
UFS 3.1
MAIN CAMERA
Camera
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
FRONT CAMERA
Camera
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Features
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
SOUND
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No
32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
COMMUNICATES
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
FEATURES
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
BATTERY
Battery
Li-Ion 4800 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
MISC
Colors
Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red
SAR US
0.65 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU
0.54 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    
Performance
AnTuTu: 622276 (v8)
GeekBench: 3476 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
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Specs source: gsmarena.com
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Samsung firmware SM-G996B / Galaxy S21+ 5G SM-G996B 36

Device CSC Version Bit/SW REV.
Sec. Patch Lvl. 		Sec. Patch Lvl. OS / OneUI Build date
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXSJHZC2 J  2026-01-01  Full Files V(Android 15) 20260312233011
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXSJHZA6 J  2026-01-01  Full Files V(Android 15) 20260124014020
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXSHHYJ1 H  2025-10-01  Full Files V(Android 15) 20251003070841
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXSGHYH1 G  2025-08-01  Full Files V(Android 15) 20250816005641
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXSFHYE1 F  2025-05-01  Full Files V(Android 15) 20250528061401
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXUEHYD5 E  2025-04-01  Full Files V(Android 15) 20250430002610
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXSEGYA2 E  2025-02-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20250130220341
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXUEGXJE E  2024-11-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20241106030440
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXSDGXI6 D  2024-10-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20241023213210
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXUCGXH5 C  2024-08-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240823003840
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXSCGXF4 C  2024-07-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240706125250
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXSBGXE4 B  2024-05-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240516040941
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXUAGXDA A  2024-04-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240418215950
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXS9FXAH 9  2024-02-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20240131103021
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU9FWK2 9  2023-11-01  Full Files U(Android 14) 20231124054221
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU9EWI7 9  2023-09-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230928233520
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXS9EWI3 9  2023-09-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230916001220
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU8EWF1 8  2023-06-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230616211011
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU7EWCH 7  2023-04-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230419000740
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU6EWAF 6  2023-02-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20230210223741
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU5DVKF 5  2022-12-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20221217043820
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU5DVJC 5  2022-10-01  Full Files T(Android 13) 20221108054150
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXS5CVIF 5  2022-10-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20221008030340
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU5CVH7 5  2022-08-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220910042240
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU5CVGC 5  2022-08-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220727002630
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU5CVDD 5  2022-05-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220505052251
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU4CVC4 4  2022-03-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220405030430
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU4BULF 4  2022-01-01  Full Files S(Android 12) 20220112035130
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU3AUIE 3  2021-10-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210930221135
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU3AUHB 3  2021-08-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210902122606
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU3AUG4 3  2021-07-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210805145205
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU3AUF6 3  2021-06-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210614144337
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU3AUE1 3  2021-05-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210503160036
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU2AUC8 2  2021-04-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210322112436
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU1AUB8 1  2021-02-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210219221136
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G BAA G996BXXU1AUA4 1  2021-01-01  Full Files R(Android 11) 20210114172334
Lastest combinations SM-G996B / Galaxy S21+ 5G SM-G996B
Device Version Bit/SW REV. FA Change list Updated
SM-G996B / Galaxy S21+ 5G G996BXXU4AUL1 4 FAR0 CL23342103 2024-05-13 22:17:52
SM-G996B / Galaxy S21+ 5G G996BXXU3AUE1 3 FAR0 CL21695509 2021-09-29 02:08:40
SM-G996B / Galaxy S21+ 5G G996BXXU2AUE1 2 FAR0 CL21695509 2021-08-20 01:46:25
SM-G996B / Galaxy S21+ 5G G996BXXU1AUE1 1 FAR0 CL21695509 2022-02-01 12:37:59
SM-G996B / Galaxy S21+ 5G G996BXXU1AUA3 1 FAR0 CL20796681 2021-05-05 03:59:08
All combinations
 How to flash Samsung SM-G996B / Galaxy S21+ 5G SM-G996B firmware

1. Extract (unzip) the Samsung firmware file. Recommended using WinRAR or 7-Zip

2. Download Odin Tool 3.13.1

3. Extract Odin ZIP file

4. Open Odin execute file

5. Reboot Samsung phone in Download Mode (hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons / hold Volume Down + Bixby buttons then plug-in cable)

6. Connect you Samsung phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin

7. Add the 1 file Samsung firmware to AP/PDA or 4 files Samsung firmware (AP/BL/CP/CSC) to it's slots

8. Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked

9. Click the START button, sit back and wait few minutes

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