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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Launch
Release Date
Jan, 2021 Sep, 2021
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 IOS 15
UI
One UI 3.1 NA
Dimensions
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in) 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.7 mm (6.33 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
Weight
169 g 240 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED 2X Super Retina XDR OLED
Size
6.2 inches
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6.7 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1284 x 2778 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Always-on display
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak), Wide color gamut, True-tone
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion ,4000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 4373 mAh (16.75 Wh)
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Charging
Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min
USB Power Delivery 2.0
MagSafe wireless charging 15W
Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China
Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz + 4x-.- GHz)
Chipset
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Global
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU
Mali-G78 MP14 - Global
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 6GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 128/256/512GB/1TB (1024GB) Built-in, NVMe
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120° (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Quad 12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120° (ultrawide), PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60f s, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS Show more

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@ 4/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10?bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode, stereo sound rec. Show more

Front
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Dual 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM, dual stand-by)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2643, A2644
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2484
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2641
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go Lightning, USB 2.0
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Extra
FM radio (Snapdragon model only) NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 888 USD $1,179
Resale Value
Very High Extreme
Comparison Result
Score
6 Point(s) 8 Point(s)
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