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| Global Score | |
| 98.1 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2021-01-29 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Phantom black and Silver | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 966.00 | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 516 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.72 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 13.75 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has an overall score of 98.1, which is much better than the Apple iPhone 12's 88.7 global score. Despite being the best in this review, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is a thicker and way heavier phone than the Apple iPhone 12. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra counts with Android 11 OS, and Apple iPhone 12 works with iOS 15.x OS.
The Galaxy S21 Ultra has a slightly better screen than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a bit bigger screen, a better resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels, a quite brighter display and a quite higher pixel quantity in each inch in the display. The iPhone 12 features a bit better processing power than Galaxy S21 Ultra, because although it has lesser processing cores and 8 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Galaxy S21 Ultra features a superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 12, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has a really longer battery life than iPhone 12, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 2815mAh. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra counts with a way better camera than iPhone 12, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low light photography, it also counts with a lot more mega pixels camera and a lot higher video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra costs more than the Apple iPhone 12, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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