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| Global Score | |
| 84.9 | 91.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 11 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2021-01-29 |
| 5.67 x 2.81 x 0.32 inches | 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 722.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 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 + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.78 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3046mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.04 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S21 is a bit better than iPhone 11 Pro, getting a 91.8 score against 84.9. Galaxy S21 works with Android 11 OS, and iPhone 11 Pro has iOS 15.x OS. The Galaxy S21 is a newer cellphone, and it's also just a little thinner and just a little bit lighter than iPhone 11 Pro. IPhone 11 Pro features just a little better processing power than Galaxy S21, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores and also slower, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy S21 has a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPhone 11 Pro, because although it has a little worse 1080 x 2400 resolution and a just a bit lower pixel amount per inch of display, it also counts with a lot brighter screen and a little bit bigger display. Galaxy S21 counts with a slightly better camera than iPhone 11 Pro, and although they both have a camera with a 12 mega-pixels and the same aperture, the Galaxy S21 also has a lot better 7680x4320 video resolution and a much bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Galaxy S21 counts with much more memory capacity for games and applications than iPhone 11 Pro, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity. Galaxy S21 counts with longer battery performance than iPhone 11 Pro, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, Samsung Galaxy S21 is also a bargain compared to others.
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