Apple iPhone 13 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 13

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G

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Apple iPhone 13 or Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 13 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
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Release date 2021, September 14 2021, August 11
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.7 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.81 in 158.2 x 128.1 x 6.4 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 5.04 in
Weight 174 g | 6.14 oz 271 g | 9.56 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Glass front (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back, aluminum frame
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Colors Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink, Red Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Green
Battery 3240 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4400 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 19 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 75 h
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Screen

Technology Super Retina XDR OLED Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" in 7.6" in
Screen area 90.2 cm2 179.9 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 25:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 86.0% 88.8%
Screen resolution 1170 x 2532 px 1768 x 2208 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 460 PPI 374 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Other specs - Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-HDR10
-Dolby Vision
-800 nits (HBM)
-1200 nits (peak)
- 120Hz
-HDR10+
-1200 nits (peak)
-Cover display: Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, 6.2 inches, 832 x 2268 pixels, 25:9 ratio
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Triple
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide)
-12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76'', 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10+
DxOMark Main Score 130 124
DxOMark Photo 138 134
DxOMark Video 117 103
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6''
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
4 MP, f/1.8, 2.0µm, under display
Cover camera:
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3'', 1.22µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 99 98
DxOMark Photo 102 103
DxOMark Video 95 92

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 15 Android 11, One UI 3.1.1
Chipset - Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz Avalanche + 4xX.X GHz Blizzard) - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 660
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1238187
Antutu 10 CPU 317254
Antutu 10 GPU 394639
Antutu 10 Mem 218353
Antutu 10 UX 317254
Antutu 9 Total 826703 780874
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2190 1256
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 5189 3330
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 3905
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 4234
GeekBench 6 Metal 17405
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1699 942
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4499 3035

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - Sub6/mmWave
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71
-5G - 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- Fast charging 23W, 50% in 30 min
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-MagSafe wireless charging 15W
-Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
-Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- Fast charging 25W
-Fast wireless charging 11W
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
- IPX8 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-Stylus support
-Unfolded: 158.2 x 128.1 x 6.4 mm
-Folded: 158.2 x 67.1 x 14.4-16 mm

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