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| Global Score | |
| 98.1 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11 | iOS 15.x |
| 2021-01-29 | 2021-09-24 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Phantom black and Silver | Gold, Graphite, Sierra Blue and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 966.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 516 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.8 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3240 MHz processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.72 | 10.71 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 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 | 4352mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 a general score of 98.1, which is slightly better than the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max's 93.2 score. Although the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max were only released with a few months difference, Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra's design is a little lighter but also somewhat thicker. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra works with Android 11 OS, while Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max comes with iOS 15.x OS.
Galaxy S21 Ultra has a brighter display than iPhone 13 Pro Max, because it has a quite larger display, a bit greater pixels quantity in each inch of display and a little higher 1440 x 3200 pixels resolution. The iPhone 13 Pro Max features as much storage to install applications and games as the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, both have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max counts with a superior performance than Galaxy S21 Ultra, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and lesser CPU cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. Galaxy S21 Ultra counts with a bit better battery performance than Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy S21 Ultra takes a lot better videos and photos than iPhone 13 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a way higher video quality and a back camera with way more MP.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy S21 Ultra is also cheap compared to the other phone.
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