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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Apple iPhone 11 : What is the Difference?
- Release Date: 2021, January 14 | 2019, September
- Dimensions: 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm | 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
- Weight: 169 g | 194 g
- Screen: 6.2", Dynamic AMOLED 2X | 6.1", IPS LCD
- Main Camera: Triple, 12 MP | Dual, 12 MP
- Selfi Camera: Single, 10 MP | Dual, 12 MP
- Memory: 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
- Battery: 4000 mAh | 3110 mAh
- Headphone Jack: No | No
- Approximate price: $ 800 | 800 EUR
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Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S21 5G | Apple iPhone 11 | |
Rating | (+5) | (+1) | |
Release date | 2021, January 14 | 2019, September | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.8 in | 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.98 in | |
Weight | 169 g | 5.96 oz | 194 g | 6.84 oz | |
Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame | Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series) | |
Colors | Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink | Black, Green, Yellow, Purple, Red, White | |
Battery | 4000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 3110 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 17 h Music play - Up to 65 h |
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Approximate price | $ 800 | 800 EUR |
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Technology | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | IPS LCD | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 6.2" inc | 6.1" inc | |
Screen area | 94.1 cm2 | 90.3 cm2 | |
Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 87.2% | 79.0% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 828 x 1792 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 421 PPI | 326 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating | |
Other specs | - Always-on display -120Hz -HDR10+ -1300 nits (peak) |
- Liquid Retina -625 nits -Dolby Vision -HDR10 -True-tone -Wide color gamut -120 Hz touch-sensing |
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Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Triple | 12 MP, Dual | |
Camera specs | -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 |
-12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS - 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide) |
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Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | |
Video | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS | 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. | |
DxOMark Main Score | 116 | 119 | |
DxOMark Photo | 123 | 129 | |
DxOMark Video | 93 | 109 | |
Front camera, selfie | 10 MP, Single | 12 MP, Dual | |
Specifications | 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF | 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) TOF 3D camera |
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Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | HDR | |
Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | |
DxOMark Selfie Score | 98 | 91 | |
DxOMark Photo | 100 | 92 | |
DxOMark Video | 95 | 90 |
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Operating system - OS | Android 11, One UI 3.1 | iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 13.2 | |
Chipset | - Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China |
- Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) | |
Processor CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International -Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China |
- Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder) | |
Graphics processor GPU | Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China |
Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | |
External memory | No | No | |
Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM | |
Antutu 9 score | 755368 | ||
Antutu 8 score | 601547 | 507467 | |
Antutu 7 score | 455658 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 945 | 1328 | |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3061 | 3298 | |
GeekBench 4 Single Core | 5472 | ||
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 13769 |
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SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or Electronic SIM card) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China | |
Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | |
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Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
Wi-Fi | 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 | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
NFC | Yes | Yes | |
USB | USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go | 2.0, proprietary reversible connector | |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.74 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.46 W/kg (head) 1.51 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) |
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Radio | FM radio (Snapdragon only) | No | |
Headphone jack | No | No | |
Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos sound |
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Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
Other extras |
- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 25W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W -Reverse wireless charging 4.5W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -Qi wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
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Versions |
- Versions: SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS (International); SM-G991U (USA); SM-G991U1 (USA unlocked); SM-G991W (Canada); SM-G991N (Korea); SM-G9910 (China) |
- Versions: -A2221 (Global market) -A2111 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) -A2223 (China, Hong Kong) |
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