Nokia 106 (2023) vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

Nokia 106 (2023)

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 900, 1800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

-

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 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
5G network

-

5G band SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE-A (CA), 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
SIM

Single SIM (Mini-SIM) or Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
Height

115.1 mm

165.1 mm
Width

49.4 mm

75.6 mm
Thickness

14.5 mm

8.9 mm
Weight

79.4 g

227 (Sub6) / 229 (mmWave) g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

-

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)
Splash resistant

Yes

-
Dust proof

-

IP68
Flashlight

Yes

-
Colors

Charcoal, Green, Red

Black, Brown, Silver, Navy, Titanium

Display
Display type

TFT LCD

Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Physical size

1.8 inches

6.8 inches
Resolution

120 x 160 pixels

1440 x 3200 pixels
Pixel density

111 ppi

515 ppi
Display colors

66560

16777216
Protection

-

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display features

-

120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak), Infinity-O display, Always-On display
DxOMark display score

-

91

Connectivity
WLAN

No

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 6E
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 1.1

Type-C 3.2
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

No

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

No

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

Yes

-
Java

No

-
Games

Yes

-
Sensors

-

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Main camera
Camera type

-

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 108 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.33" , 0.8 µm
(periscope telephoto) , 10 MP, f/4.9 , 1/3.24" , 1.22 µm, 10x optical zoom
(telephoto) , 10 MP, f/2.4 , 70 mm, 1/3.24" , 1.22 µm, 3x optical zoom
(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

12000 x 9000 pixels
Primary camera video

-

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Camera features

-

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus
DxOMark photo

-

128
DxOMark zoom

-

76
DxOMark video

-

98
DxOMark camera score

-

121