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Samsung Galaxy S21+ (USA)

Brand samsung
Codename sm-g996u
Region CCT,SPR,CHA,TMB,USC,VZW
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Find and download official MIUI firmware for Samsung Galaxy S21+ (USA) (sm-g996u). All firmware files include MD5 hash verification and are available for direct download.

Samsung Galaxy S21+ (USA)

Version Method Size Release Date MD5 Hash Download
G996USQU9FWK9/G996UOYN9FWK9/G996USQU9FWK9 Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQS9EWI8/G996UOYN9EWI8/G996USQS9EWI8 Odin 325 B N/A
G996USQS9EWI7/G996UOYN9EWI7/G996USQS9EWI7 Odin 328 B N/A
G996USQU9FWL6/G996UOYN9FWL6/G996USQU9FWL6 Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQU9FWK5/G996UOYN9FWK5/G996USQU9FWK5 Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQS9FXA4/G996UOYN9FXA4/G996USQS9FXA4 Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQS9FXA3/G996UOYN9FXA3/G996USQS9FXA3 Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQS9FXA2/G996UOYN9FXA2/G996USQS9FXA2 Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQS9FWL2/G996UOYN9FWL2/G996USQS9FWL2 Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQU9EWL2/G996UOYN9EWL2/G996USQU9EWL2 Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQS9EWK2/G996UOYN9EWK2/G996USQS9EWK2 Odin 317 B N/A
G996USQS9EWI2/G996UOYN9EWI2/G996USQS9EWI2 Odin 340 B N/A
G996USQS9FXA1/G996UOYN9FXA1/G996USQS9FXA1 Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQS9FWL1/G996UOYN9FWL1/G996USQS9FWL1 Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQS9EWK1/G996UOYN9EWK1/G996USQS9EWK1 Odin 332 B N/A
G996USQS9EWI1/G996UOYN9EWI1/G996USQS9EWI1 Odin 343 B N/A
G996USQU9FWKC/G996UOYN9FWKC/G996USQU9FWKC Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQU8EWH6/G996UOYN8EWH6/G996USQU8EWH6 Odin 344 B N/A
G996USQU8EWI5/G996UOYN8EWI5/G996USQU8EWI5 Odin 330 B N/A
G996USQS8EWH1/G996UOYN8EWH1/G996USQS8EWH1 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQS8EWG1/G996UOYN8EWG1/G996USQS8EWG1 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQS8EWF1/G996UOYN8EWF1/G996USQS8EWF1 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU7EWE5/G996UOYN7EWE5/G996USQU7EWE5 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU7EWF4/G996UOYN7EWF4/G996USQU7EWF4 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQS7EWF1/G996UOYN7EWF1/G996USQS7EWF1 Odin 313 B N/A
G996USQS6EWD5/G996UOYN6EWD5/G996USQS6EWD5 Odin 334 B N/A
G996USQS6EWD4/G996UOYN6EWD4/G996USQS6EWD4 Odin 337 B N/A
G996USQU6EWD3/G996UOYN6EWD3/G996USQU6EWD3 Odin 342 B N/A
G996USQU6EWD1/G996UOYN6EWD1/G996USQU6EWD1 Odin 346 B N/A
G996USQS6EWCA/G996UOYN6EWCA/G996USQS6EWCA Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQSEGYA5/G996UOYNEGYA5/G996USQSEGYA5 Odin 3 B N/A
G996USQU5DVL9/G996UOYN5DVL9/G996USQU5DVL9 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU5DVK9/G996UOYN5DVK9/G996USQU5DVK9 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU5CVH9/G996UOYN5CVH9/G996USQU5CVH9 Odin 542 B N/A
G996USQU5CVG9/G996UOYN5CVG9/G996USQU5CVG9 Odin 655 B N/A
G996USQU5CVF9/G996UOYN5CVF9/G996USQU5CVF9 Odin 1017 B N/A
G996USQU5DWA8/G996UOYN5DWA8/G996USQU5DWA8 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQS5CVI8/G996UOYN5CVI8/G996USQS5CVI8 Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQU5CVH8/G996UOYN5CVH8/G996USQU5CVH8 Odin 248 B N/A
G996USQU5CVF8/G996UOYN5CVF8/G996USQU5CVF8 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU5CVE8/G996UOYN5CVE8/G996USQU5CVE8 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQS5DVK7/G996UOYN5DVK7/G996USQS5DVK7 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQS5BVA6/G996UOYN5BVA6/G996USQS5BVA6 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQS5DWA5/G996UOYN5DWA5/G996USQS5DWA5 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU5CVG4/G996UOYN5CVG4/G996USQU5CVG4 Odin 666 B N/A
G996USQU5CVC4/G996UOYN5CVC4/G996USQU5CVC4 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQS5EWB3/G996UOYN5EWB3/G996USQS5EWB3 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQS5DVL3/G996UOYN5DVL3/G996USQS5DVL3 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU5DVK3/G996UOYN5DVK3/G996USQU5DVK3 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU5CVF3/G996UOYN5CVF3/G996USQU5CVF3 Odin 321 B N/A
G996USQU5CVF2/G996UOYN5CVF2/G996USQU5CVF2 Odin 782 B N/A
G996USQS5DVL1/G996UOYN5DVL1/G996USQS5DVL1 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU5CVF1/G996UOYN5CVF1/G996USQU5CVF1 Odin 678 B N/A
G996USQU5EWAI/G996UOYN5EWAI/G996USQU5EWAI Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU5CVIF/G996UOYN5CVIF/G996USQU5CVIF Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQS5CVHB/G996UOYN5CVHB/G996USQS5CVHB Odin 285 B N/A
G996USQS5CVHC/G996UOYN5CVHC/G996USQS5CVHC Odin 543 B N/A
G996USQS5CVGA/G996UOYN5CVGA/G996USQS5CVGA Odin 655 B N/A
G996USQU5CVGB/G996UOYN5CVGB/G996USQU5CVGB Odin 655 B N/A
G996USQU5CVDB/G996UOYN5CVDB/G996USQU5CVDB Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU5CVDL/G996UOYN5CVDL/G996USQU5CVDL Odin 800 B N/A
G996USQS5CVCB/G996UOYN5CVCB/G996USQS5CVCB Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU5CVCC/G996UOYN5CVCC/G996USQU5CVCC Odin 906 B N/A
G996USQU5CVCG/G996UOYN5CVCG/G996USQU5CVCG Odin 813 B N/A
G996USQU5BULJ/G996UOYN5BULJ/G996USQU5BULJ Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQSEGXJ4/G996UOYNEGXJ4/G996USQSEGXJ4 Odin 315 B N/A
G996USQSAFXD4/G996UOYNAFXD4/G996USQSAFXD4 Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQSAFXC4/G996UOYNAFXC4/G996USQSAFXC4 Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQU4BUK9/G996UOYN4BUK9/G996USQU4BUK9 Odin 342 B N/A
G996USQU4BUK7/G996UOYN4BUK7/G996USQU4BUK7 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU4AUI7/G996UOYN4AUI7/G996USQU4AUI7 Odin 282 B N/A
G996USQU4AUF5/G996UOYN4AUF5/G996USQU4AUF5 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQS4AUI1/G996UOYN4AUI1/G996USQS4AUI1 Odin 354 B N/A
G996USQS4BULC/G996UOYN4BULC/G996USQS4BULC Odin 583 B N/A
G996USQS4BUKK/G996UOYN4BUKK/G996USQS4BUKK Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU4BUKF/G996UOYN4BUKF/G996USQU4BUKF Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQS4AUIN/G996UOYN4AUIN/G996USQS4AUIN Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQS4AUIR/G996UOYN4AUIR/G996USQS4AUIR Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQU4AUIL/G996UOYN4AUIL/G996USQU4AUIL Odin 274 B N/A
G996USQU4AUGE/G996UOYN4AUGE/G996USQU4AUGE Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU4AUGQ/G996UOYN4AUGQ/G996USQU4AUGQ Odin 289 B N/A
G996USQS4AUFD/G996UOYN4AUFD/G996USQS4AUFD Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQSEGXK3/G996UOYNEGXK3/G996USQSEGXK3 Odin 321 B N/A
G996USQSCGXF3/G996UOYNCGXF3/G996USQSCGXF3 Odin 339 B N/A
G996USQSAFXD3/G996UOYNAFXD3/G996USQSAFXD3 Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQU3AUDB/G996UOYN3AUDB/G996USQU3AUDB Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU3AUDD/G996UOYN3AUDD/G996USQU3AUDD Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQSGHYF2/G996UOYNGHYF2/G996USQSGHYF2 Odin 348 B N/A
G996USQSFHYE2/G996UOYNFHYE2/G996USQSFHYE2 Odin 325 B N/A
G996USQSDGXJ2/G996UOYNDGXJ2/G996USQSDGXJ2 Odin 320 B N/A
G996USQSCGXH2/G996UOYNCGXH2/G996USQSCGXH2 Odin 310 B N/A
G996USQSBGXE2/G996UOYNBGXE2/G996USQSBGXE2 Odin 356 B N/A
G996USQSAFXD2/G996UOYNAFXD2/G996USQSAFXD2 Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQSAFXC2/G996UOYNAFXC2/G996USQSAFXC2 Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQU2AUC8/G996UOYN2AUC8/G996USQU2AUC8 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU2AUB5/G996UOYN2AUB5/G996USQU2AUB5 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQSJHZB1/G996UOYNJHZB1/G996USQSJHZB1 Odin 159 B N/A
G996USQSIHYL1/G996UOYNIHYL1/G996USQSIHYL1 Odin 327 B N/A
G996USQSHHYI1/G996UOYNHHYI1/G996USQSHHYI1 Odin 342 B N/A
G996USQSBGXF1/G996UOYNBGXF1/G996USQSBGXF1 Odin 349 B N/A
G996USQSAFXD1/G996UOYNAFXD1/G996USQSAFXD1 Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQU1AUA3/G996UOYN1AUA3/G996USQU1AUA3 Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU1AUAG/G996UOYN1AUAG/G996USQU1AUAG Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU1AUAI/G996UOYN1AUAI/G996USQU1AUAI Odin 1 B N/A
G996USQU1ATLF/G996UOYN1ATLF/G996USQU1ATLF Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQU1ATLI/G996UOYN1ATLI/G996USQU1ATLI Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQSJHZAA/G996UOYNJHZAA/G996USQSJHZAA Odin 316 B N/A
G996USQUEHYDA/G996UOYNEHYDA/G996USQUEHYDA Odin 339 B N/A
G996USQSEGXLB/G996UOYNEGXLB/G996USQSEGXLB Odin 321 B N/A
G996USQUCGXGA/G996UOYNCGXGA/G996USQUCGXGA Odin 320 B N/A
G996USQUAGXDE/G996UOYNAGXDE/G996USQUAGXDE Odin 360 B N/A
G996USQSAFXBC/G996UOYNAFXBC/G996USQSAFXBC Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQSAFXBD/G996UOYNAFXBD/G996USQSAFXBD Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQSAFXAE/G996UOYNAFXAE/G996USQSAFXAE Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQSAFXAF/G996UOYNAFXAF/G996USQSAFXAF Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQSAFXAG/G996UOYNAFXAG/G996USQSAFXAG Odin 2 B N/A
G996USQSAFXAI/G996UOYNAFXAI/G996USQSAFXAI Odin 2 B N/A

Device Specifications

Also known as Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G
Versions: SM-G996B, SM-G996B/DS (International); SM-G996U (USA); SM-G996U1 (USA unlocked); SM-G996W (Canada); SM-G996N (Korea); SM-G9960 (China)

NetworkTechnologyGSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G bandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands1, 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
 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G996B
5G bands2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1
 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G996B
SpeedHSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
LaunchAnnounced2021, January 14
StatusAvailable. Released 2021, January 29
BodyDimensions161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
Weight200 g (Sub6), 202 g (mmWave) (7.05 oz)
BuildGlass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
SIM· Nano-SIM + eSIM
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
DisplayTypeDynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Size6.7 inches, 107.8 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)
ProtectionCorning Gorilla Glass Victus
PlatformOSAndroid 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
ChipsetExynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
CPUOcta-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA/China
GPUMali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
MemoryCard slotNo
Internal128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 3.1
Main CameraTriple12 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
FeaturesLED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie cameraSingle10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
FeaturesHDR
Video4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
SoundLoudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
 High-bitrate audio support
CommsWLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth5.0, A2DP, LE
PositioningGPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFCYes
RadioFM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USBUSB Type-C 3.2, OTG
FeaturesSensorsFingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
BatteryTypeLi-Ion 4800 mAh
Charging25W wired, PD3.0
15W wireless (Qi)
4.5W reverse wireless
MiscColorsPhantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red
ModelsSM-G996B, SM-G996B/DS, SM-G996U, SM-G996U1, SM-G996W, SM-G996N, SM-G9960
SAR0.65 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU0.54 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    
Price$ 170.00 / € 180.99 / £ 254.00
Our TestsPerformance AnTuTu: 622276 (v8)
GeekBench: 3476 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 883 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -25.8 LUFS (Very good)
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 114h
Data source: GSMArena

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