Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Manufactured in January, 2022, with display 6.4 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2021with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
- Lighter design: 177g vs 240g
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4352mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB - 6/1024 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 | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.4 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1284x2778 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 403 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7 % | 87.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 97 % | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 247 Hz | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 8.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 155.7 mm (6.13 in) | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 177 g (6.24 oz) | 240 g (8.47 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Green - Purple |
- Black - Silver - Gold - Blue - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
- 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 780 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 640 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1371 | 2266 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3396 | 5459 |
| CPU | 247848 | 327704 |
| GPU | 311997 | 434683 |
| Memory | 152639 | 248498 |
| UX | 182414 | 315845 |
| NanoReview Score | 894898 | 1326730 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 39.1 °C | 45.8 °C |
| Stability | 69 % | 82 % |
| Graphics Test | 34 fps | 56 fps |
| Graphics Score | 5704 | 9444 |
| Writing score | 14216 | n/a |
| Web score | 11960 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7049 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10196 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 12441 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 17.5 GB | 13 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 4352 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 23 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (51% in 30 min) | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | 1:46 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:11 h | 11:16 h |
| Video Playback | 11:05 h | 17:03 h |
| Games | 04:48 h | 06:41 h |
| Standby Mode | 100 h | 136 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 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 | 960 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX555 | Sony IMX703 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76 | 1/1.66 |
| Pixel size | 1.8 μm | 1.9 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 76 mm | 77 mm |
| Sensor | Hynix Hi847 | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.5 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | Sony IMX772 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 75 |
| Preview | n/a | 81 |
| Zoom | n/a | 119 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6464x4864 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | n/a |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) | 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 category | 19 | 18 |
| 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 | January, 2022 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2022 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 790 | 1100 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
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