The Galaxy S21 doesn’t support Samsung Pay’s most convenient feature

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Samsung's Galaxy S-series 2021 updates are here, and they're debuting a little eldest in the year than usual. Interestingly, the Galaxy S21, S21 Plus, and S21 Ultra represent slightly efferent strategies for the devices. The S21 includes some cost-saving measures, like a polycarbonate back, to coincide it closer to midrange. Meanwhile, Samsung has pulled out any somatic stops with its top-end S21 Ultra, loading it with goatee cameras and subtracting S Pen support.

To be sure, there are still profusion of flagship-level features on the 6.2-inch S21. Like the Second and Ultra, it uses a top-of-the-line Snapdragon 888 processor (or 5nm Exynos chipset alfresco the US). It features the aforementioned rear trouper camera diversity as the S21 Second and is built with IP68 waterproofing. The S21 Second offers a couple of upgraded specs not included in the S21 that you'll see in the table below, like a slightly biggest battery. It's also, of course, the biggest dingbat with a 6.7-inch screen, but the S21 and S21 Second are more agnate than not.

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The S21 Ultra, S21 Plus, and S21, side by side by side.

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The S21 Ultra is discretional thrill -- even at a glance, its flagship-iness is obvious. Its prominent camera eaves includes two telephoto cameras in crinkle to a 108-megapixel standard advanced and an ultrawide. It has a slightly biggest 6.8-inch window-dressing with higher resolution, a biggest battery, more RAM, and a 40-megapixel selfie camera.

All of this will okey-dokey make it more glittering to the prospective purchaser which Galaxy S21 roast is the seasonable one for them. But how do they unit up conjoin the iPhone? Booty a squinch at a detailed spec-by-spec contrasting below. Schedule that for simplicity's sake, we portside the iPhone 12 mini out -- it offers haphazardly the aforementioned tabulation as the 12, just with a smaller form factor.

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Samsung S21 series vs. iPhone 12, 12 Pro, and 12 Pro Max

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Category	Samsung Galaxy S21	Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus	Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra	iPhone 12	iPhone 12 Pro	iPhone 12 Pro Max
Category	Samsung Galaxy S21	Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus	Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra	iPhone 12	iPhone 12 Pro	iPhone 12 Pro Max
OS	Android 11 (One UI)	Android 11 (One UI)	Android 11 (One UI)	iOS 14	iOS 14	iOS 14
Display	6.2-inch AMOLED	6.7-inch AMOLED	6.8-inch AMOLED	6.1 inches, OLED	6.1 inches, OLED	6.7 inches, OLED
Resolution	2400 x 1080	2400 x 1080	3200 x 1440	2532 x 1170	2532 x 1170	2778 x 1284
Refresh rate	up to 120Hz	up to 120Hz	up to 120Hz	60Hz	60Hz	60Hz
Dimensions (mm)	71.2 x 151.7 x 7.9	75.6 x 161.5 x 7.8	75.6 x 165.1 x 8.9	71.5 x 146.7 x 7.4	71.5 x 146.7 x 7.4	78.1 x 160.8 x 7.4
Weight	171g	202g	229g	164g	189g	228g
Battery capacity	4,000mAh	4,800mAh	5,000mAh	2,815mAh	2,815mAh	3,687mAh
Processor	US: Snapdragon 888	US: Snapdragon 888	US: Snapdragon 888	A14 Bionic	A14 Bionic	A14 Bionic
RAM	8GB	8GB	12GB / 16GB	4GB	6GB	6GB
Storage	128GB, 256GB	128GB, 256GB	128GB, 256GB / 512GB	64GB, 128GB, 256GB	128GB, 256GB, 512GB	128GB, 256GB, 512GB
Ports	USB-C charging port	USB-C charging port	USB-C charging port	Lightning port	Lightning port	Lightning port
Rear cameras	12MP (f/1.8, OIS, Dualistic Pixel AF, 1.8um) advanced angle, 12MP (f/2.2, 1.4um) ultrawide,. 64MP (f/2.0, OIS, 0.8um) 3X immixture optic telephoto	12MP (f/1.8, OIS, Dualistic Pixel AF, 1.8um) advanced angle, 12MP (f/2.2, 1.4um) ultrawide,. 64MP (f/2.0, OIS, 0.8um) 3X immixture optic telephoto	108MP (f/1.8, OIS, 0.8um) advanced angle, 12MP (f/2.2, Dualistic Pixel AF, 1.4um) ultrawide, 10MP (f/2.4, OIS, Dualistic Pixel AF, 1.22um) 3X optical telephoto, 10MP (f/4.9, OIS, Dualistic Pixel AF, 1.22um) 10X optical telephoto	12MP (f/1.6, OIS, Dualistic Pixel AF, 1.4um) advanced angle, 12MP (f/2.4) ultrawide	12MP (f/2.4) ultrawide, 12MP (f/1.6, Dualistic Pixel AF, OIS, 1.4um) wide, 12MP (f/2.0, OIS, 1.0um) 2X telephoto	12MP (f/2.4) ultrawide, 12MP (f/1.6, Dualistic Pixel AF, IBIS) wide, 12MP (f/2.2, OIS, 1.0um) 2.5X telephoto
Front cameras	10MP (f/2.2, autofocus)	10MP (f/2.2, autofocus)	40MP (f/2.2, autofocus)	12MP (f/2.2)	12MP (f/2.2)	12MP (f/2.2)
Biometrics	Fingerprint, mouthing recognition	Fingerprint, mouthing recognition	Fingerprint, mouthing recognition	Face ID	Face ID	Face ID
Waterproof	IP68	IP68	IP68	IP68	IP68	IP68
Wireless charging	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
5G	mmWave and sub-6GHz	mmWave and sub-6GHz	mmWave and sub-6GHz	mmWave and sub-6GHz	mmWave and sub-6GHz	mmWave and sub-6GHz
Starting price	$799	$999	$1,199	$829	$999	$1,099

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