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| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 89.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 11 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2022-01-11 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S21 FE has a general score of 89.1, which is just a bit better than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max's overall score of 85.3. Galaxy S21 FE's body is much newer, just a bit thinner and incredibly lighter than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max. The Galaxy S21 FE has Android 11 operating system, while Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with iOS 15.x operating system.
IPhone 11 Pro Max features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy S21 FE, because although it has 2 lesser and slower CPU cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor. IPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy S21 FE, because it has a bit higher resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels, a little bigger display and a just a bit better count of pixels in each inch of screen.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy S21 FE. Both of them have a 12 megapixels back-facing camera, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the same aperture and the same 60 frames per second video frame rate. Galaxy S21 FE has a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy S21 FE counts with a bit superior battery life than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has a 4500mAh battery size instead of 3969mAh.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is also by far the cheapest one, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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