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Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Apple
Announced
2021, January 14 2020, October 13
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, November 13
Price
Rs. 81,999 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 119,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Midnight Green, Blue (matte colors)
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm
(6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
Weight
200 g (7.05 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
SIM Type
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
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-G996U1 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
5G Network
2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342
Messaging
Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 4m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Display

Type
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
Super Retina XDR OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
HDR10+
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Colors
16M Colour 16M Colour
Size
6.7 inches [Similar] 6.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
88.68% 87.25%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android 11 iOS 14
User Interface
One UI 3.1 -
Processor
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/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea [Similar] Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU
Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea [Similar] Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
256 GB 128GB, 256GB, 512GB
External Memory
Unspecified No

Camera

Rear Camera
12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP [Similar] 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + TOF [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash Quad-LED dual tone Flash
Features
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 (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
Front Camera
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
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/ax, dual-band, hotspot
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser
Yes Yes

User Memory

Internal
256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS 3.1) 128GB, 256GB, 512GB
Expandable Storage
Unspecified No
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)
Gyroscope Sensor
Barometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi wireless charging 15W
Capacity
4800 mAh -
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- -
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