Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Smartphone Review: Improved in many ways, but not all

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	3583 Points ∼94%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	2815 Points ∼74% -21%
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Apple A14 Bionic, A14 Bionic GPU, 6144	3476 Points ∼91% -3%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	3338 Points ∼88% -7%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	3300 Points ∼87% -8%
Qualcomm SD 888 Test Device Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G, Adreno 660, 12288	3810 Points ∼100% +6%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	3583 Points ∼94% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (248 – 4201, n=171)	1932 Points ∼51% -46%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	1106 Points ∼83%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	940 Points ∼71% -15%
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Apple A14 Bionic, A14 Bionic GPU, 6144	1326 Points ∼100% +20%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	906 Points ∼68% -18%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	1006 Points ∼76% -9%
Qualcomm SD 888 Test Device Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G, Adreno 660, 12288	1139 Points ∼86% +3%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	1106 Points ∼83% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (63 – 1604, n=171)	558 Points ∼42% -50%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	5873 Points ∼85%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	4281 Points ∼62% -27%
Huawei Mate 40 Pro HiSilicon Kirin 9000, Mali-G78 MP24, 8192	6923 Points ∼100% +18%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	5873 Points ∼85% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (205 – 8672, n=35)	3303 Points ∼48% -44%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	5756 Points ∼85%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	4305 Points ∼64% -25%
Huawei Mate 40 Pro HiSilicon Kirin 9000, Mali-G78 MP24, 8192	6779 Points ∼100% +18%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	5756 Points ∼85% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (153 – 7275, n=35)	2903 Points ∼43% -50%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	2807 Points ∼72%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	3201 Points ∼83% +14%
Huawei Mate 40 Pro HiSilicon Kirin 9000, Mali-G78 MP24, 8192	2642 Points ∼68% -6%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	3830 Points ∼99% +36%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	3875 Points ∼100% +38%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	2807 Points ∼72% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (1740 – 4061, n=220)	2637 Points ∼68% -6%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	9900 Points ∼88%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	8659 Points ∼77% -13%
Huawei Mate 40 Pro HiSilicon Kirin 9000, Mali-G78 MP24, 8192	11259 Points ∼100% +14%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	8173 Points ∼73% -17%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	9047 Points ∼80% -9%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	9900 Points ∼88% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (203 – 11259, n=220)	3043 Points ∼27% -69%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	6340 Points ∼91%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	6280 Points ∼90% -1%
Huawei Mate 40 Pro HiSilicon Kirin 9000, Mali-G78 MP24, 8192	6528 Points ∼94% +3%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	6578 Points ∼94% +4%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	6977 Points ∼100% +10%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	6340 Points ∼91% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (253 – 6977, n=220)	2673 Points ∼38% -58%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	4651 Points ∼83%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	4447 Points ∼79% -4%
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Apple A14 Bionic, A14 Bionic GPU, 6144	3115 Points ∼56% -33%
Huawei Mate 40 Pro HiSilicon Kirin 9000, Mali-G78 MP24, 8192	5602 Points ∼100% +20%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	5277 Points ∼94% +13%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	5406 Points ∼97% +16%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	4651 Points ∼83% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (573 – 5780, n=577)	2294 Points ∼41% -51%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	10794 Points ∼89%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	9157 Points ∼75% -15%
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Apple A14 Bionic, A14 Bionic GPU, 6144	11824 Points ∼97% +10%
Huawei Mate 40 Pro HiSilicon Kirin 9000, Mali-G78 MP24, 8192	12146 Points ∼100% +13%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	9356 Points ∼77% -13%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	9953 Points ∼82% -8%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	10794 Points ∼89% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (75 – 12146, n=577)	2303 Points ∼19% -79%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	8345 Points ∼87%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	7412 Points ∼77% -11%
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Apple A14 Bionic, A14 Bionic GPU, 6144	7294 Points ∼76% -13%
Huawei Mate 40 Pro HiSilicon Kirin 9000, Mali-G78 MP24, 8192	9643 Points ∼100% +16%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	7986 Points ∼83% -4%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	8386 Points ∼87% 0%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	8345 Points ∼87% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (93 – 9643, n=578)	2124 Points ∼22% -75%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	4162 Points ∼79%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	4267 Points ∼81% +3%
Huawei Mate 40 Pro HiSilicon Kirin 9000, Mali-G78 MP24, 8192	5262 Points ∼100% +26%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	4895 Points ∼93% +18%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	5035 Points ∼96% +21%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	4162 Points ∼79% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (435 – 5318, n=657)	2168 Points ∼41% -48%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	9978 Points ∼86%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	8257 Points ∼71% -17%
Huawei Mate 40 Pro HiSilicon Kirin 9000, Mali-G78 MP24, 8192	11573 Points ∼100% +16%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	8299 Points ∼72% -17%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	9032 Points ∼78% -9%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	9978 Points ∼86% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (53 – 11573, n=657)	1918 Points ∼17% -81%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	7614 Points ∼83%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	6836 Points ∼75% -10%
Huawei Mate 40 Pro HiSilicon Kirin 9000, Mali-G78 MP24, 8192	9138 Points ∼100% +20%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	7157 Points ∼78% -6%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	7678 Points ∼84% +1%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	7614 Points ∼83% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (68 – 9138, n=658)	1817 Points ∼20% -76%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	26 fps ∼65%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	33 fps ∼83% +27%
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Apple A14 Bionic, A14 Bionic GPU, 6144	40 fps ∼100% +54%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	30 fps ∼75% +15%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	35 fps ∼88% +35%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	26 fps ∼65% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (0.61 – 60, n=368)	11.8 fps ∼30% -55%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	28 fps ∼93%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	22 fps ∼73% -21%
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Apple A14 Bionic, A14 Bionic GPU, 6144	30 fps ∼100% +7%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	20 fps ∼67% -29%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	22 fps ∼73% -21%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	28 fps ∼93% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (0.21 – 101, n=366)	8.26 fps ∼28% -70%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	37 fps ∼69%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	51 fps ∼94% +38%
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Apple A14 Bionic, A14 Bionic GPU, 6144	53.5 fps ∼99% +45%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	47 fps ∼87% +27%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	54 fps ∼100% +46%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	37 fps ∼69% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (1.4 – 60, n=372)	17.6 fps ∼33% -52%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	69 fps ∼79%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	56 fps ∼64% -19%
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Apple A14 Bionic, A14 Bionic GPU, 6144	85 fps ∼98% +23%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	54 (20min) fps ∼62% -22%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	58 fps ∼67% -16%
Qualcomm SD 888 Test Device Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G, Adreno 660, 12288	87 fps ∼100% +26%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	69 fps ∼79% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (0.6 – 257, n=372)	20.2 fps ∼23% -71%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	58 fps ∼77%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	50 fps ∼67% -14%
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Apple A14 Bionic, A14 Bionic GPU, 6144	75 fps ∼100% +29%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	50 fps ∼67% -14%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	55 fps ∼73% -5%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	58 fps ∼77% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (0.6 – 75, n=529)	15.5 fps ∼21% -73%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	30 fps ∼58%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	44 fps ∼85% +47%
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Apple A14 Bionic, A14 Bionic GPU, 6144	42.9 fps ∼83% +43%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	45 fps ∼87% +50%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	52 fps ∼100% +73%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	30 fps ∼58% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (1.1 – 60, n=533)	13.6 fps ∼26% -55%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	52.07 (22.24min – 74.36max) fps ∼100%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	42.64 (18.1min – 74.99max) fps ∼82% -18%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	52.1 fps ∼100% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (10.5 – 61.5, n=29)	27 fps ∼52% -48%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	84.44 (17.95min – 272.19max) fps ∼100%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	71.55 (21.96min – 153.62max) fps ∼85% -15%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	84.4 fps ∼100% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (2.71 – 84.4, n=31)	31.7 fps ∼38% -62%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	448.69 (185.08min – 2895.32max) fps ∼100%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	364.91 (102.63min – 1528.33max) fps ∼81% -19%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	fps ∼0% -100%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	449 fps ∼100% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (22.7 – 452, n=27)	189 fps ∼42% -58%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	59.77 (16.66min – 145.51max) fps ∼100%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	49.21 (16.35min – 130.08max) fps ∼82% -18%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	59.8 fps ∼100% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (5 – 67.2, n=30)	28.6 fps ∼48% -52%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	98.75 (21.37min – 228.87max) fps ∼100%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	85.44 (20.45min – 139.09max) fps ∼86% -13%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	98.8 fps ∼100% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (3.8 – 98.8, n=33)	32 fps ∼32% -68%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	297.33 (37.15min – 1346.87max) fps ∼100%
Average of class Smartphone   (27.2 – 537, n=15)	179 fps ∼60%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	1471 Points ∼91%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	1270 Points ∼78% -14%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	1514 Points ∼93% +3%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	1621 Points ∼100% +10%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	1471 Points ∼91% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (7 – 2169, n=766)	844 Points ∼52% -43%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	14362 Points ∼100%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	10781 Points ∼75% -25%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	11567 Points ∼81% -19%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	11782 Points ∼82% -18%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	14362 Points ∼100% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (18 – 16996, n=766)	2629 Points ∼18% -82%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	6588 Points ∼82%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	4497 Points ∼56% -32%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	7945 Points ∼99% +21%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	8056 Points ∼100% +22%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	6588 Points ∼82% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (21 – 8874, n=766)	1983 Points ∼25% -70%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	10936 Points ∼100%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	9478 Points ∼87% -13%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	10002 Points ∼91% -9%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	9901 Points ∼91% -9%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	10936 Points ∼100% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (369 – 14189, n=766)	3597 Points ∼33% -67%
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung Exynos 2100 5G, Mali-G78 MP14, 12288	6247 Points ∼100%
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung Exynos 990, Mali-G77 MP11, 12288	4915 Points ∼79% -21%
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Adreno 650, 8192	6072 Points ∼97% -3%
Asus Zenfone 7 Pro ZS671KS Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ (Plus), Adreno 650, 8192	6247 Points ∼100% 0%
Average Samsung Exynos 2100 5G	6247 Points ∼100% 0%
Average of class Smartphone   (1 – 6402, n=766)	1850 Points ∼30% -70%