Nokia C21 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Nokia C21

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100 - global version; 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - LATAM, Brazil

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

LTE frequency band 1, 5, 7, 8, 20

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G network

-

5G band 1, 7, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA; SA/NSA/Sub6 - global version
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

11.5 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE-A (7CA)
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, aluminum frame, plastic back

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
SIM

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

Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
Height

169.9 mm

163.4 mm
Width

77.9 mm

78.1 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

8.9 mm
Weight

195 g

234 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

-

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)
Dust proof

-

IP68
Build features

-

Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance
Colors

Blue, Gray

Black, Blue, Cream, Green, Graphite, Lavender, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Quad
Main camera

8 MP

200 MP, (wide) , f/1.7 , 85˚ , 24 mm, 1/1.3" , 0.6 µm, 100x digital zoom
(periscope telephoto) , 10 MP, f/4.9 , 230 mm, 1/3.52" , 1.12 µm, 10x optical zoom
(telephoto) , 10 MP, f/2.4 , 70 mm, 1/3.52" , 1.12 µm, 3x optical zoom
(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚ , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

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Primary camera video

720p@30fps

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

LED 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, expert RAW, astro hyperlapse, adaptive VDIS

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WiFi Tri-Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 3.2
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
NFC

No

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes