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Apple IPhone 12 Pro Max Vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

Should you buy Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis of price and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery ca ...Read More

Key Specs

Battery

3687 mAh 5000 mAh

Display

6.7 inches (17.02 cm) 6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Front Camera

12 MP 40 MP

Processor

Apple A14 Bionic Samsung Exynos 2100

RAM

6 GB 12 GB

Rear Camera

12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP 108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP

Battery

Capacity

3687 mAh 5000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes, Fast, 20W: 50 % in 30 minutes Yes, Fast, 25W

Removable

No No

TalkTime

- Up to 41 Hours(4G)

Type

Li-ion Li-ion

USB Type-C

No Yes

Wireless Charging

Yes Yes

Design

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Back: Gorilla Glass

Colours

Gold, Silver, Graphite, Pacific Blue Phantom Silver, Phantom Black, Phantom Brown

Height

160.8 mm 165.1 mm

Ruggedness

Dust proof Dust proof

Thickness

7.4 mm 8.9 mm

Waterproof

Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter), IP68 Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68

Weight

226 grams 227 grams

Width

78.1 mm 75.6 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9 20:9

Bezel-less display

Yes Yes with punch-hole display

Brightness

800 nits 1500 nits

Display Type

OLED Dynamic AMOLED 2x

HDR 10 / HDR+ support

Yes Yes, HDR 10+

Pixel Density

457 ppi 516 ppi

Refresh Rate

60 Hz 120 Hz

Resolution

1284x2778 px (FHD+) 1440x3200 px (QHD+)

Screen Protection

Yes Corning Gorilla Glass, Glass Victus

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm) 6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.55 % 89.44 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Front Camera

Autofocus

- Yes, Phase Detection autofocus

Camera Setup

Single Single

Flash

Yes, Retina Flash -

Resolution

12 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(23 mm focal length, 3.6" sensor size) 40 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.8" sensor size, 0.7µm pixel size)

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 24 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps
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General

Brand

Apple Samsung

Custom UI

- Samsung One UI

Launch Date

October 18, 2020 (Official) January 27, 2021 (Official)

Operating System

iOS v14 Android v11

Main Camera

Autofocus

Yes, Phase Detection autofocus, Dual Pixel autofocus Yes, Phase Detection autofocus, Laser autofocus

Camera Features

Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Camera Setup

Triple Quad

Flash

Yes, Dual LED Flash Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels 12000 x 9000 Pixels

OIS

Yes Yes

Resolution

12 MP f/1.6, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 1.7µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.2, Telephoto Camera(65 mm focal length, 3.4" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.4, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(13 mm focal length, 3.6" sensor size) 108 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 1.33" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)10 MP f/4.9, Periscope Camera(240 mm focal length, 3.24" sensor size, 1.22µm pixel size)10 MP f/2.4, Telephoto Camera(70 mm focal length, 3.24" sensor size, 1.22µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(13 mm focal length, 2.55" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size)

Sensor

- S5KHM3, ISOCELL Plus

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Burst mode Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 24 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps 1280x720 @ 30 fps 7680x4320 @ 24 fps 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 60 fps 1280x720 @ 960 fps

Video Recording Features

Audio Zoom Stereo recording Slo-motion Video HDR Bokeh portrait video Video Pro Mode

Multimedia

Audio Features

Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus -

Audio Jack

Lightning USB Type-C

FM Radio

No No

Loudspeaker

Yes Yes

Stereo Speakers

- Yes

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.0 Yes, v5.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

Yes Yes

Network Support

5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G 5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SAR Value

- Head: 0.77 W/kg, Body: 1.02 W/kg

SIM 1

5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano, SIM2: eSIM SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging Mass storage device, USB charging

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax), MIMO Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Calling

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

CPU

Hexa Core (3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Icestorm) Octa core (2.9 GHz, Single core, Cortex X1 + 2.8 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A78 + 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55)

Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic Samsung Exynos 2100

Co-Processor

Apple M14 motion -

Fabrication

5 nm 5 nm

Graphics

Apple GPU (four-core graphics) Mali-G78 MP14

RAM type

LPDDR4X LPDDR5

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

- On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

- Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory

No No

Internal Memory

128 GB 256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe UFS 3.1

USB OTG

- Yes

User Available Storage

- Up to 220 GB
Scoring parameters
How is the score calculated?

This is a relative score calculated on the basis of the following specifications:

  • Performance
  • Battery
  • Camera
  • Storage
  • Display

Each mobiles has been benchmarked against ~31,000 other phones to calculate the score.

For personalized scores based on your preference, you can visit Mobile Recommender to check scores of the recommended Mobiles for you.

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