Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
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Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G or Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G | Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max | |
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Release date | 2022, January 07 | 2019, September | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm | 6.13 x 6.13 x 2.93 in | 158 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.06 in | |
Weight | 177 g | 6.24 oz | 226 g | 7.97 oz | |
Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame | Front/back glass, stainless steel frame | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive | Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Midnight Green (matte colors) | |
Battery | 4500 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 3969 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 20 h Music play - Up to 80 h |
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Approximate price | 750 EUR | 1250 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | OLED | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 6.4" in | 6.5" in | |
Screen area | 103.9 cm2 | 102.9 cm2 | |
Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 89.6% | 83.7% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1242 x 2688 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 401 PPI | 458 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating | |
Other specs | - 120Hz -HDR10+ -Always-on display |
- Super Retina XDR OLED -800 nits -Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Wide color gamut -True-tone -120 Hz touch-sensing |
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Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Triple | 12 MP, Triple | |
Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm |
-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, 13mm (ultrawide) |
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Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | |
Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS | 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. | |
DxOMark Main Score | 120 | 122 | |
DxOMark Photo | 126 | 126 | |
DxOMark Video | 104 | 124 | |
Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 12 MP, Dual | |
Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm | 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) TOF 3D camera |
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Functions | HDR | HDR | |
Video | Yes | 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | |
DxOMark Selfie Score | 92 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 93 | ||
DxOMark Video | 90 |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 12, One UI 4 | iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 13.2 | |
Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Exynos 2100 (5 nm) |
- Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) | |
CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - Snapdragon Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Exynos |
- Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder) | |
GPU | Adreno 660 - Snapdragon Mali-G78 MP14 - Exynos | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | |
External memory | No | No | |
Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 10 Total | 778093 | 928669 | |
Antutu 10 CPU | 220634 | 243335 | |
Antutu 10 GPU | 220199 | 335206 | |
Antutu 10 Mem | 167618 | 161350 | |
Antutu 10 UX | 220634 | 243335 | |
Antutu 9 Total | 742147 | ||
Antutu 8 Total | 527458 | ||
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1713 | ||
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 3802 | ||
GeekBench 6 Metal | 13596 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1068 | 1334 | |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3209 | 3518 | |
GeekBench 4 Single Core | 5483 | ||
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 13789 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, 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 | |
Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2218 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2161 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2220 |
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Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 1.6 Gbps DL, 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 - 0.77 W/kg (head) 0.90 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 1.16 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
Radio | No | ||
Headphone jack | No | No | |
Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos sound |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
Other extras |
- Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min -Fast wireless charging 15W -Reverse wireless charging -USB Power Delivery 3.0 - 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 4m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) -Stylus support |
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Versions |
- Versions: -A2218 (Global market) -A2161 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) -A2220 (China, Hong Kong) |
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