Samsung Galaxy S21 vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S21 Manufactured in February, 2021, with display 6.2 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, Manufactured in November, 2020with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 169g vs 226g
- Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 3687mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.2 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1284x2778 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 421 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (48-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.9 % | 87.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.5 % | 99.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 5 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 151.7 mm (5.97 in) | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) |
| Width | 71.2 mm (2.8 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 169 g (5.96 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Pink - Purple |
- Silver - Gold - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2100 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2900 MHz | 3100 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) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G78 MP14 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 896 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 854 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1530.4 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1331 | 1976 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3593 | 5114 |
| CPU | 253391 | 309114 |
| GPU | 281676 | 346277 |
| Memory | 158352 | 174323 |
| UX | 210361 | 309815 |
| NanoReview Score | 903780 | 1139529 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 38.9 °C | 45 °C |
| Stability | 66 % | 75 % |
| Graphics Test | 34 fps | 47 fps |
| Graphics Score | 5715 | 7880 |
| Writing score | 16101 | n/a |
| Web score | 11909 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7097 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10153 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 13123 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 28.1 GB | 16 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4000 mAh | 3687 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 20 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 (55% in 50 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:35 h | 1:32 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:01 h | 08:35 h |
| Video Playback | 11:06 h | 13:38 h |
| Games | 04:21 h | 05:29 h |
| Standby Mode | 95 h | 116 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 1.1x | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual 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 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX555 | Sony IMX603 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76 | 1/1.9 |
| Pixel size | 1.8 μm | 1.7 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 65 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 | Sony IMX613 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX563 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | 70 |
| Preview | 72 | 80 |
| Zoom | 126 | 115 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 10 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3872x2592 pixels | 4290x2800 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| 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, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.2 | n/a |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - 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 * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (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/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | 24 | 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, 2021 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2021 yr | November, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 800 | 1100 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
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