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Apple iPhone 12 Pro VS Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus

Product Name

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus

Product Image Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
Price
Our Rating 10.0 9.0
Brand Apple Samsung
Category Mobile Phones Mobile Phones

DISPLAY

Apple iPhone 12 Pro MaxSamsung Galaxy S21 Plus
Technology Super Retina XDR OLED, Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Size 6.7 inches, 109.8 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1284 x 2778 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Density ~458 ppi density ~394 ppi density
Ratio 19.5:9 ratio 20:9 ratio
Features - Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
- HDR10
- 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
- Dolby Vision
- Wide color gamut
- True-tone
- 120Hz
- HDR10+
- 1300 nits (peak)
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
- Always-on display

HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

Apple iPhone 12 Pro MaxSamsung Galaxy S21 Plus
Operating System iOS 14 Android 11
User interface One UI 3.1
Chipset Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International / Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China/Korea
Processor Hexa-core
- Octa-core - International
- 1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1
- 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78
- 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55
- Octa-core - USA/China/Korea
- 1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680
- 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680
- 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Ram 6GB RAM 8GB RAM
Internal storage 128GB / 256GB / 512GB, NVMe 128GB / 256GB, UFS 3.1
Memory Card No No
Other Features - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

DESIGN

Apple iPhone 12 Pro MaxSamsung Galaxy S21 Plus
Dimensions 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm (6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in) 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 200 g (Sub6), 202 g (mmWave) (7.05 oz)
Colors Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red
Materials Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame

CAMERA

Apple iPhone 12 Pro MaxSamsung Galaxy S21 Plus
Rear Quad Triple
Main camera 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
Second 12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom 64 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (telephoto), 1/1.76", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
Third 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6" 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Fourth TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Camera features Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Selfie camera Dual
- 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
- SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
- HDR
- 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
- 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
- Dual video call, Auto-HDR
- 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

BATTERY

Apple iPhone 12 Pro MaxSamsung Galaxy S21 Plus
Capacity non-removable 4800 mAh, non-removable
Type Lithium-ion Li-Po
Fast charging Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min Fast charging 25W
Battery features - USB Power Delivery 2.0
- Qi fast wireless charging 15W
- Stand-by, Up to 20 h (multimedia)
- Music play, Up to 80 h
- USB Power Delivery 3.0
- Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
- Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

Sound

Apple iPhone 12 Pro MaxSamsung Galaxy S21 Plus

CONNECTIVITY

Apple iPhone 12 Pro MaxSamsung Galaxy S21 Plus
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Location 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)

AVAILABILITY

Apple iPhone 12 Pro MaxSamsung Galaxy S21 Plus
Officially announced 2020, October 13 2021, January 14
Available Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, November 13 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29

Phone

Apple iPhone 12 Pro MaxSamsung Galaxy S21 Plus
Brand Apple iPhone Samsung
Mobile Name Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G/Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G
Model A2411 (International); A2342 (USA); A2410 (Canada, Japan); A2412 (China, Hong Kong) SM-G996B, SM-G996B/DS, SM-G996U, SM-G996U1, SM-G996W, SM-G996N, SM-G9960

PRICES

Apple iPhone 12 Pro MaxSamsung Galaxy S21 Plus
USA 1100 USD 999 USD
India 80,691 INR 73,050 INR
Europe 935 EUR 824 EUR
Saudi 4,125 SAR 3,746 SAR

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