Apple iPhone 13 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, Manufactured in February, 2021with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13
- Lighter design: 174g vs 227g
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 515ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3227mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB - 4/512 GB |
- 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.8 in |
| Resolution | 1170x2532 pixels | 1440x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 515 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 1500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 89.5 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 129 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 609 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 7.5 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) | 165.1 mm (6.5 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 75.6 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 174 g (6.14 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Red - Pink |
- Black - Silver - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
| Max Frequency | 3230 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55) - 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78) - 1/2.91 (Cortex-X1) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A15 GPU | Mali-G78 MP14 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 896 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 854 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS | 1530.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2182 | 1449 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5142 | 3892 |
| CPU | 305402 | 232358 |
| GPU | 438906 | 256356 |
| Memory | 218819 | 163007 |
| UX | 301561 | 191217 |
| NanoReview Score | 1264688 | 843008 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 45.7 °C | 40.8 °C |
| Stability | 78 % | 69 % |
| Graphics Test | 52 fps | 31 fps |
| Graphics Score | 8702 | 5221 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 18 GB | 26.4 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 6 |
Battery
| Volume | 3227 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (54% in 30 min) | Yes (54% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:46 h | 1:11 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:29 h | 07:58 h |
| Video Playback | 13:58 h | 13:59 h |
| Games | 05:12 h | 05:14 h |
| Standby Mode | 114 h | 111 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 12000x9000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 10x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX603 | Samsung S5KHM3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.9 | 1/1.33 |
| Pixel size | 1.7 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 10 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/4.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 240 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.65 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.22 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | Sony IMX563 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | 70 |
| Preview | 76 | 67 |
| Zoom | 65 | 106 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 40 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 7864x5200 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX514 | Samsung S5KGH1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.65 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | n/a | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | 18 | 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2021 yr | January, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2021 yr | February, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 800 | 1200 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
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