Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Apple iPhone XR
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2021, with display 6.8 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100, vs Apple iPhone XR, Manufactured in October, 2018 with chipsetApple A12 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 515ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2942mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XR
- Lighter design: 194g vs 227g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 3/64 GB - 3/128 GB - 3/256 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.8 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 828x1792 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 515 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 1500 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5 % | 79.9 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
n/a |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 100 % |
| Response time | n/a | 32.8 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | 1920:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 165.1 mm (6.5 in) | 150.9 mm (5.94 in) |
| Width | 75.6 mm (2.98 in) | 75.7 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 8.3 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 227 g (8.01 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP67 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gray - Blue |
- White - Black - Blue - Red - Orange - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2100 | Apple A12 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2900 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55) - 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78) - 1/2.91 (Cortex-X1) |
- 4/1.6 (Tempest) - 2/2.49 (Vortex) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G78 MP14 | Apple A12 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 896 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 854 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1530.4 GFLOPS | 576 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1449 | 1167 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3892 | 3020 |
| CPU | 232358 | 203013 |
| GPU | 256356 | 155478 |
| Memory | 163007 | 134836 |
| UX | 191217 | 162926 |
| NanoReview Score | 843008 | 656253 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 40.8 °C | 42.6 °C |
| Stability | 69 % | 69 % |
| Graphics Test | 31 fps | 31 fps |
| Graphics Score | 5221 | 5205 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
3 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 26.4 GB | 11.1 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 2942 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes Qi (10 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (54% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:11 h | 1:43 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:58 h | 08:01 h |
| Video Playback | 13:59 h | 11:59 h |
| Games | 05:14 h | 04:34 h |
| Standby Mode | 111 h | 106 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 12000x9000 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 10x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | 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 | 120 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - RAW support |
| Matrix | 108 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM3 | Apple iSight X |
| Sensor size | 1/1.33 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 10 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/4.9 | n/a |
| Focal length | 240 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX563 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 67 | n/a |
| Zoom | 106 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 40 MP | 7 MP |
| Photo resolution | 7864x5200 pixels | 3088x2316 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 32 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGH1 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 |
| 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 (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600) |
| LTE category | 24 | 12 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January, 2021 yr | September, 2018 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2021 yr | October, 2018 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1200 | 750 |
| 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 |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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