Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Apple iPhone SE3 (2022) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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Apple iPhone SE3 (2022)

Apple iPhone SE3 (2022)

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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G or Apple iPhone SE3 (2022) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Apple iPhone SE3 (2022)
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Release date 2021, January 14 2022, March 08
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.8 in 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm | 5.45 x 5.45 x 2.65 in
Weight 169 g | 5.96 oz 144 g | 5.08 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
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Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Black, White, Red
Battery 4000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 2018 mAh, Li-Ion , non-removable
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Screen

Technology Dynamic AMOLED 2X Retina IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.2" in 4.7" in
Screen area 94.1 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.2% 65.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 750 x 1334 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 421 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Always-on display
-120Hz
-HDR10+
-1300 nits (peak)
- Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-625 nits (typ)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 12 MP, Single
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 (wide), PDAF, OIS
Functions LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 116 118
DxOMark Photo 123 128
DxOMark Video 93 109
Front camera, selfie 10 MP, Single 7 MP, Single
Specifications 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF 7 MP, f/2.2
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 98
DxOMark Photo 100
DxOMark Video 95

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 11, One UI 3.1 iOS 15.4, upgradable to iOS 15.4.1
Chipset - Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
- Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
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 (2x3.22 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard)
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

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 715197 1153857
Antutu 10 CPU 205401 271012
Antutu 10 GPU 214138 356598
Antutu 10 Mem 131954 213381
Antutu 10 UX 205401 271012
Antutu 9 Total 755368 723852
Antutu 8 Total 601547
GeekBench 5 Single Core 945 1718
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3061 4564

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and/or 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 model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2783, A2784, A2785
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2783, A2784, A2785, A2782
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G, 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/6, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go Lightning, USB 2.0
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 - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 1.20 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio (Snapdragon only) No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, 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 charging 20W, 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging 7.5W
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Versions: SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS (International); SM-G991U (USA); SM-G991U1 (USA unlocked); SM-G991W (Canada); SM-G991N (Korea); SM-G9910 (China)

- Also known as Apple iPhone SE3, Apple iPhone SE (3rd generation)

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