Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy M21 vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy M12

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced 2020, March 18 2020, October 13 2021, February 05
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, March 23 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, November 13 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, February
Price Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 129,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Midnight Blue, Raven Black Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Midnight Green, Blue (matte colors) Gray, Blue, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm
(6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm
(6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
163.9 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm
(6.45 x 2.99 x 0.35 in)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 228 g (8.04 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) 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) LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G Network - 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
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 4m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 iOS 14 Android 10
User Interface One UI 2.0 - One UI 2.5
Processor Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9611 (10nm) Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 850 (8nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G52
RAM 6 GB N/A 6 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128GB, 256GB, 512GB 128 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) No microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
420 nits max brightness (advertised)
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
PLS IPS Display
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 6.4 inches 6.7 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1284 x 2778 pixels (457 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.07% 87.74% 81.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + TOF 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED dual tone Flash LED flash
Features 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.8", 1.0μm
HDR
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]
8 MP, f/2.2, (Wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 128GB, 256GB, 512GB 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM (eMMC 5.1)
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi wireless charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 6000 mAh - 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -