Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Announced On:October, 2020

Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G

Announced On:January, 2021

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max	Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G

Price
EUR: €437	EUR: €326
USD: $420	USD: $217
GBP: £370	GBP: £220
INR: N/A	INR: ₹49,000
PKR: Rs.236,999	PKR: Rs.184,999

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen	Candybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm (6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)	161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
Weight
228 g (8.04 oz)	200 g (Sub6), 202 g (mmWave) (7.05 oz)
Build
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Colors
Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue	Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red
Models
A2411, A2342, A2410, A2412, iPhone13,4	SM-G996B, SM-G996B/DS, SM-G996U, SM-G996U1, SM-G996W, SM-G996N, SM-G9960

Type
Display
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak) Always-on display
Size
6.7 inches, 109.8 cm² (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)	6.7 inches, 107.8 cm² (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1284 x 2778 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)
Protection
Ceramic Shield glass	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Brightness
800 nits max brightness (advertised) Dolby Vision HDR10+ Wide color gamut True-tone 120Hz refresh rate

Technology
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) for China	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 A2342	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 SM-G996U1
5G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave A2342	2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave SM-G996U1

Internal Memory
Memory
128GB ROM, 6GB RAM 256GB ROM, 6GB RAM 512GB ROM, 6GB RAM	128GB ROM, 8GB RAM 256GB ROM, 8GB RAM
Storage Type
NVMe	UFS 3.1
Card Slot
No	No

Speed
Connectivity
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0	USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes	Yes

Main Camera
Camera
Primary: 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.9", 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS Secondary: 12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom Third: 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120" (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm Forth: TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)	Primary: 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS Secondary: 64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom Third: 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120" (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Camera Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) Features: HDR Video: 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS	10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF Features: Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Radio
Multimedia
No	FM radio (Snapdragon model only, market/operator dependent)

Operating System (OS)
Software
iOS 14.1	Android OS, v11
Upgradable
Upgradable to iOS 17	Upgradable to Android 13
UI
	One UI 5.1

Chipset
Hardware
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Exynos 2100 (5 nm) International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) USA/China
CPU
Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)	Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) International Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) USA/China
GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)	Mali-G78 MP14 International Adreno 660 USA/China
Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) for China	Nano-SIM and eSIM Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG
Audio Jack
No	No

Performance
Benchmarks
AnTuTu: 638584 (v8) GeekBench: 4240 (v5.1) GFXBench: 55fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 622276 (v8) GeekBench: 3476 (v5.1) GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 3687 mAh, non-removable (14.13 Wh)	Li-Ion 4800 mAh, non-removable
Standby
Up to 20 h (multimedia)
Charging
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) 15W wireless (MagSafe) 15W wireless (Qi2) requires iOS 17.4 update	25W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi/PMA) 4.5W reverse wireless
Music Play
Up to 80 h

Features
Additional Features
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support	Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

SAR EU
Misc
0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)	0.54 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)

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