Samsung Galaxy S21 vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro
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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 17 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2025 with chipsetApple A19 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21
- Lighter design: 169g vs 206g
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 17 Pro
- Larger display: 6.3in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 4252mAh vs 4000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 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 | 6.2 in | 6.3 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1206x2622 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 421 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (48-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.9 % | 90.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.5 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 5 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 151.7 mm (5.97 in) | 150 mm (5.91 in) |
| Width | 71.2 mm (2.8 in) | 71.9 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 8.75 mm (0.34 in) |
| Weight | 169 g (5.96 oz) | 206 g (7.27 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Pink - Purple |
- Silver - Blue - Orange |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2100 | Apple A19 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 2900 MHz | 4300 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) |
4/2.51 () |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G78 MP14 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 896 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 854 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 1530.4 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1331 | 3720 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3593 | 10805 |
| CPU | 253391 | 519980 |
| GPU | 281676 | 787998 |
| Memory | 158352 | 391721 |
| UX | 210361 | 447023 |
| NanoReview Score | 903780 | 2146722 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 38.9 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 66 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 34 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 5715 | n/a |
| 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 | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | iOS 26 |
| OS Size | 28.1 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4000 mAh | 4252 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 40 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (55% in 50 min) | Yes (50% in 20 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:35 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 06:01 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 11:06 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:21 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 95 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 1.1x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 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: 48 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX555 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 1.8 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX563 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 72 | n/a |
| Zoom | 126 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 10 MP | 24 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3872x2592 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | n/a |
| 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/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 24 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January, 2021 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2021 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 800 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 1099 |
| 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 | n/a | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 17 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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