Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 98.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2021-01-29 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 8.04 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Phantom black and Silver |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 966.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 516 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.72 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") 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 |
| 10.12 | 13.75 |
| 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 | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
The Galaxy S21 Ultra is much better than Apple iPhone XS, with a 98.1 score against 84.2. The Galaxy S21 Ultra body is way newer, but thicker and incredibly heavier than the Apple iPhone XS. Galaxy S21 Ultra counts with a more vivid screen than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a just a little higher count of pixels in each inch of display, a larger screen, a higher resolution of 1440 x 3200px and way more screen brightness.
Galaxy S21 Ultra counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games than Apple iPhone XS, because it has more internal storage capacity. Apple iPhone XS features a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
Galaxy S21 Ultra takes way better videos and photos than iPhone XS, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Galaxy S21 Ultra also has a much higher 108 MP resolution back facing camera, a lot bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a lot higher 7680x4320 video definition.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XS, because it has an 88% larger battery size.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, Galaxy S21 Ultra is also cheap compared to the other phone.
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