Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPhone XS Max Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G or Apple iPhone XS Max Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G | Apple iPhone XS Max | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2021, January 14 | 2018, September | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 2.98 in | 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 3.05 in | |
| Weight | 227 g | 8.01 oz | 208 g | 7.34 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame | Front/back glass, stainless steel frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown | Space Gray, Silver, Gold | |
| Battery | 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 3174 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 25 h (3G) Music play - Up to 65 h |
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| Approximate price | $ 960 | 1250 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.8" in | 6.5" in | |
| Screen area | 112.1 cm2 | 102.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 89.8% | 84.4% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 3200 px | 1242 x 2688 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 515 PPI | 458 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating | |
| Other specs | - Always-on display -120Hz -HDR10+ -1500 nits (peak) |
- Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Wide color gamut -3D Touch -True-tone -120 Hz touch-sensing |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 108 MP, Quad | 12 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -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 |
-12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom |
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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 | 121 | 106 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 128 | 110 | |
| DxOMark Video | 98 | 96 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 40 MP, Single | 7 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.7µm, PDAF | 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | 1080p@60fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 101 | 82 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 104 | 81 | |
| DxOMark Video | 95 | 82 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 11, One UI 3.1 | iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China |
- Apple A12 Bionic (7 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 (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) | |
| GPU | Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China |
Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM | 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 744835 | 676031 | |
| Antutu 10 CPU | 199654 | 184996 | |
| Antutu 10 GPU | 229735 | 176588 | |
| Antutu 10 Mem | 150252 | 142942 | |
| Antutu 10 UX | 199654 | 184996 | |
| Antutu 8 Total | 638987 | 431328 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1275 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2594 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 8105 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 960 | 1111 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3177 | 2477 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 4208 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 10588 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)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 (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 - 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), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100) - A2101 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), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A1921 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), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A2104 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | 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 | |
| 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 | 5.2, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.77 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.77 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio (Snapdragon only) | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| 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) -Ultra Wideband (UWB) support -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Stylus support |
- Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min -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-G998B, SM-G998B/DS (International); SM-G998U (USA); SM-G998U1 (USA unlocked); SM-G998W (Canada); SM-G998N (Korea); SM-G9980 (China) |
- Versions: A2101 (Global market) A1921 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2104 (China, Hong Kong); A2102 (Japan) |
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