Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Apple iPhone 7 Plus

September, 2016

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

January, 2021

Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G


Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Price
EUR: €320EUR: €273
USD: N/AUSD: $195
GBP: N/AGBP: £189
INR: N/AINR: N/A
PKR: Rs.96,249PKR: Rs.176,499
Body
Form Factor
Candybar, TouchscreenCandybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight
188 g (6.63 oz)169 g (Sub6), 171 g (mmWave) (5.96 oz)
Build
Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame

IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame

IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Colors
Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, RedPhantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Models
A1661, A1784, A1785, A1786, iPhone9,4, iPhone9,2SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS, SM-G991U, SM-G991U1, SM-G991W, SM-G991N, SM-G9910, SM-G991Q, SCG09
Display
Type
Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)

3D Touch display & home button
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)

Always-on display
Size
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Ion-strengthened glassCorning Gorilla Glass Victus
Brightness
625 nits max brightness (advertised)

Wide color gamut

3D Touch display & home button
Network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTEGSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 A1661, A1784GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 A1661, A1784HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 A1661, A17841, 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-G991U1
5G Bands
2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave SM-G991U1
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, proprietary ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
32GB ROM, 3GB RAM

128GB ROM, 3GB RAM

256GB ROM, 3GB RAM
128GB ROM, 8GB RAM

256GB ROM, 8GB RAM
Storage Type
NVMeUFS 3.1
Card Slot
NoNo
Connectivity
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 MbpsHSPA 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, dual-band, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE5.0, A2DP, LE
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSSYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
YesYes
Camera
Main Camera
Primary: 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3.0", PDAF, OIS

Secondary: 12 MP, f/2.8, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", AF, 2x optical zoom
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
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDRLED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)

Features: Face detection, HDR

Video: 1080p@30fps
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
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264
Radio
NoFM radio (Snapdragon model only, market/operator dependent)
Software
Operating System (OS)
iOS 10.0.1Android OS, v11
Upgradable
Upgradable to iOS 15.7Upgradable to Android 13
UI
One UI 5.1
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Messaging
iMessage, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Hardware
Chipset
Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)Exynos 2100 (5 nm) International

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) USA/China
CPU
Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)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
PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)Mali-G78 MP14 International

Adreno 660 USA/China
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometerFingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM and eSIM

Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakersYes, with stereo speakers

32-bit/384kHz audio

Tuned by AKG
Audio Jack
NoNo
Benchmarks
Performance
Basemark OS II 2.0: 3796AnTuTu: 584055 (v8)

GeekBench: 3238 (v5.1)

GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable (11.1 Wh)Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Standby
Up to 384 h (3G)
Charging
25W wired, PD3.0

15W wireless (Qi/PMA)

4.5W reverse wireless
Talk Time
Up to 21 h (3G)
Music Play
Up to 60 h
Additional Features
Features
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Misc
SAR US
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
1.24 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)0.46 W/kg (head) 1.51 W/kg (body)

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