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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-03-23 |
| -- | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 6.63 ounces |
| -- | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Glass and Titanium | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| -- | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 403 pixels per inch |
| 2000 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| A18 Pro (3 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M21 is better than the iPhone 16 Pro Max, getting an 84.1 score against 74.7. The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with Android 11 OS, and iPhone 16 Pro Max works with iOS OS. Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a much sharper display than Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, although it has much lower brightness and a bit smaller screen.
The Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max counts with more memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy M21 counts with a much better processing power than iPhone 16 Pro Max, because although it has 4 GB less RAM, it also counts with more cores.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a superior battery performance than iPhone 16 Pro Max. Galaxy M21 takes much better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, although it has slower 30 fps video frame rate, they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a same resolution camera in the back.
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