Compare iPhone 12 By APPLE with Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G By SAMSUNG

iPhone 12 By APPLE

5g 4g 3g

Announced - 2020, October 13
(Available. Released 2020, October 23)

Apple iPhone 12 smartphone. Announced Oct 2020. Features 6.1″ display, Apple A14 Bionic chipset, 2815 mAh battery, 256 GB storage, 4 GB RAM, Scratch-resistant ceramic glass.

Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G By SAMSUNG

5g 4g 3g

Announced - 2021, January 14
(Available. Released 2021, January 29)

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Android smartphone. Announced Jan 2021. Features 6.8″ display, Exynos 2100 chipset, 5000 mAh battery, 512 GB storage, 16 GB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus.

Platform

Chipset
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU
Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
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
GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China
Operating System
iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 15.4.1
Android 11, One UI 3.1

Network

2G
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China CDMA 800 / 1900
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
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2172 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 - A2403, A2404 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2402
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 - SM-G998U1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - SM-G998B
5G
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2172 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2402, A2403, A2404
2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G998U1 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G998B
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 (5+ Gbps DL)
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

Memory

Card slot
No
No
Internal
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM NVMe
128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM UFS 3.1

Main Camera

Dual
12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
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Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Selfie camera

Dual
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
-
Features
HDR
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Phone body

Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
Dimensions
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs + eSIM, dual stand-by) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Stylus support
Weight
164 g (5.78 oz)
227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)

Display

Protection
Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating Wide color gamut True-tone
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Always-on display
Resolution
1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
Size
6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Type
Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)

Sound

35mm jack
No
No 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers

Communications

Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
5.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
WLan
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

Features

Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Battery

Charging
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery 2.0 MagSafe wireless charging 15W Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
Fast charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Type
Li-Ion 2815 mAh, non-removable (10.78 Wh)
Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable

Tests information

Battery life
Endurance rating 84h
Endurance rating 114h
Camera
Photo / Video
Photo / Video
Display
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker
-24.4 LUFS (Very good)
-25.5 LUFS (Very good)
Performance
AnTuTu: 568674 (v8) GeekBench: 4067 (v5.1) GFXBench: 58fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 657150 (v8) GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

More information

Colors
Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple
Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy
Models
A2403, A2172, A2402, A2404, iPhone13,2
SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980
Price
$ 500.00 / € 670.20 / £ 549.00 / ₹ 54,900 / Rp 12,275,000
$ 589.99 / € 999.00 / £ 995.00 / Rp 18,999,000
SAR-EU
0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)
0.71 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)