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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Launch
Release Date
Jan, 2022 Sep, 2019
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 12 IOS 13
UI
One UI 4 NA
Dimensions
155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 in) 158 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 in)
Weight
177 g 226 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Front/back glass, stainless steel frame
Color Options
White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Midnight Green (matte colors)
Display Specifications
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED 2X Super Retina XDR OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.4 inches
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6.5 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~411 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, Always-on display 800 nits Dolby Vision HDR10 Wide color gamut True-tone 120 Hz touch-sensing
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 4500 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion ,3969 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min
Fast wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 30 min USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi wireless charging
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - Version 1
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Version 2
Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Version 1
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Version 2
Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+)
GPU
Adreno 660 - Version 1
Mali-G78 MP14 - Version 2
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
6/8GB RAM 4GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 64/256/512GB Built-in
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), PDAF, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123° (ultrawide)
Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4, 120°, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
Features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30 60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS Show more

Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 216 p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
HDR, stereo sound rec.
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Front
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm
HDR, Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Dual 12 MP, f/2.2
TOF 3D camera
HDR, Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or Electronic SIM card) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
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) - for China CDMA 800 / 190
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... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
SA/NSA/Sub6 - Global
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
NO
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/ax, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Siri natural language commands and dictation
Extra
FM radio IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 4m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified
Pricing
Price
US$ 690 USD $1,375
Resale Value
Very High Extreme
Comparison Result
Score
8 Point(s) 6 Point(s)
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