Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G vs Apple iPhone 12
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G Manufactured in August, 2021, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G, vs Apple iPhone 12, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 3300mAh vs 2815mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 164g vs 183g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 4/256 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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2640 pixels | 1170x2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21.9:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 426 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | 850 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85 % | 87.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 95.3 % | 99.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 242 Hz | 226 Hz |
| Response time | 6.5 ms | 16 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 166 mm (6.54 in) | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) |
| Width | 72.2 mm (2.84 in) | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) | 164 g (5.78 oz) |
| Water resistance | IPX8 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Green - Pink |
- White - Black - Blue - Green - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 3100 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)) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 780 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1332 | 1941 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3646 | 5008 |
| CPU | 240646 | 310050 |
| GPU | 210648 | 323143 |
| Memory | 164892 | 173777 |
| UX | 217186 | 288345 |
| NanoReview Score | 833372 | 1095315 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 39.1 °C | 41.2 °C |
| Stability | 71 % | 77 % |
| Graphics Test | 27 fps | 45 fps |
| Graphics Score | 4598 | 7601 |
| Writing score | 16293 | n/a |
| Web score | 12351 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7731 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10517 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 13933 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 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 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 29 GB | 7 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 3300 mAh | 2815 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (10 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (40% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:30 h | 1:30 h |
| Web Browsing | 05:34 h | 08:00 h |
| Video Playback | 09:17 h | 12:09 h |
| Games | 03:55 h | 04:35 h |
| Standby Mode | 65 h | 112 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad 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 Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX563 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 55 | 55 |
| Preview | 69 | 74 |
| Zoom | 72 | 60 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 10 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3648x2736 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX374 | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | n/a |
| 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 | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | n/a |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | 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/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/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 | 20 | 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 | August, 2021 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | August, 2021 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1000 | 800 |
| 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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