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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

 
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Brand Apple nobrand
Category Mobiles Mobiles

General

Model A2411, A2342, A2410, A2412 -
Released November 2020 -
Phone Series - -

Display

Display Type Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak) Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1600 nits (peak)
Display Size 6.7 inches, 109.8 cm 6.8 inches, 111.6 cm2
Screen to Body Ratio ~87.4% screen-to-body ratio -
Resolution 1284 x 2778 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio
Pixel Density ~458 ppi density ~516 ppi density
Display Colors Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue Phantom Black, Phantom Silver
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Protection Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating. Dolby Vision Wide color gamut True-tone Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features - -

Design

Type - -
Dimensions 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm (6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in) -
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) -
Waterproof Yes Yes

Hardware

CPU Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) -
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) -
RAM Memory 6GB RAM 12GB RAM, 16GB RAM
Internal Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB 128GB, 256GB, 512GB
Card Slot No -
Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Siri natural language commands and dictation Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift stabilization (IBIS) 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) 108 MP (2nd gen), f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
image - -
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Flash LED flash LED flash
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF
Camera Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Front Flash - -

Battery

Capacity Li-Ion 3687 mAh, non-removable (14.13 Wh) Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Placement - -
Fast Charge Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 15W
Fast charging 25W
Wireless Charging - Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W

Software

Operating System iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 14.2 Android 11, One UI 3.0
User Interface 3.5mm 3.5mm

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 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
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
FM Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
Headphones 3.5mm 3.5mm

Data

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 (CA), 5G

Network

SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)
Dual SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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