Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G |
Apple iPhone 8 Plus |
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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G |
Apple iPhone 8 Plus |
| Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G | Apple iPhone 8 Plus |
| Launch | |
|---|---|
| Release Date | |
| Jan, 2021 | Sep, 2017 |
| Status | |
| Available | Discontinued |
| Body & Operating System | |
| Operating system | |
| Android 11 | IOS 11 up to 16 |
| UI | |
| One UI 3.1 | NA |
| Dimensions | |
| 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) | 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in) |
| Weight | |
| 227 g | 202 g |
| Body | |
| Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus support |
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
| Color Options | |
| Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown | Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red |
| Display Specifications | |
| Technology | |
| Dynamic AMOLED 2X | Retina IPS LCD |
| Size | |
| 6.8 inches More devices with a similar display. > |
5.5 inches More devices with a similar display. > |
| Resolution | |
| 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density) | Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density) |
| Protection | |
| Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating |
| Features | |
| 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak) Always-on display |
625 nits (typ) brightness, True-tone, Wide color gamut, 3D Touch display & home button |
| Battery & Charging | |
| Capacity | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion ,5000 mAh More devices with similar battery. > |
Non-removable Li-Ion, 2691 mAh (10.28 Wh) More devices with similar battery. > |
| Charging | |
| Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W |
Fast charging 15W, 50% in 30 min USB Power Delivery 2.0 Qi wireless charging |
| 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 (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) |
| Chipset | |
| Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Global Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China |
Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) |
| GPU | |
| Mali-G78 MP14 - Global Adreno 660 - USA/China |
Apple GPU (three-core graphics) |
| Memory & Storage | |
| Ram | |
| 12/16GB RAM | 3GB RAM |
| Storage Memory | |
| 128/256/512GB Built-in | 64/128/256GB Built-in |
| Memory Card | |
| No | No |
| Cameras | |
| Rear/Back | |
| Quad 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video |
Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom |
| Features | |
|
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR |
| Front | |
| 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps |
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) Face detection, HDR Video 1080p@30fps |
| Features | |
| NA | NA |
| Network | |
| SIM | |
| Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified |
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
| Data | |
| GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / 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: NO |
| 3G Bands | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Bands | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... | LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... |
| 5G Bands | |
| SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave | NO |
| Connectivity | |
| WLAN (WIFI) | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 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 | 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) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support |
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation |
| Extra | |
| FM radio (Snapdragon model only) | NA |
| Pricing | |
| Price | |
| US$ 1,342 | USD $939 |
| Resale Value | |
| Very High | Extreme |
| Comparison Result | |
| Score | |
| 11 Point(s) | 3 Point(s) |
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