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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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 6.3 inches, 95.8 cm
Screen to Body Ratio ~87.4% screen-to-body ratio -
Resolution 1284 x 2778 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio
Pixel Density ~458 ppi density ~418 ppi density
Display Colors Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Protection Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating. Dolby Vision Wide color gamut True-tone Corning Gorilla Glass
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 8GB RAM, 12GB RAM
Internal Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB 128GB, 256GB
Card Slot No 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) 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
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) 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel 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 4500 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 - -

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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