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| Global Score | |
| 98.1 | 94.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11 | iOS 16.x |
| 2021-01-29 | 2022-09-16 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.33 x 3.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Phantom black and Silver | Deep Purple, Gold, Silver and Space Black |
| 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 | 2796 x 1290 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 516 pixels per inch | 460 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.8 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Apple 16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3460 MHz processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Apple GPU 5-core GPU |
| 9.72 | 10.8 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 24.00mm 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 | 11.33 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4323mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
Galaxy S21 Ultra is a bit better than the iPhone 14 Pro Max, with a general score of 98.1 against 94.9. The Galaxy S21 Ultra works with Android 11 operating system, and iPhone 14 Pro Max counts with iOS 16.x operating system. Galaxy S21 Ultra's design is just a little bit lighter than the iPhone 14 Pro Max, but it's thicker and was released just 20 months before.
Galaxy S21 Ultra counts with a sharper screen than iPhone 14 Pro Max, because it has a quite better resolution of 1440 x 3200, a quite greater pixel density and a little bigger display. IPhone 14 Pro Max's storage capacity for games and applications is just as good as the Galaxy S21 Ultra one, both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max counts with a faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, because although it has lesser processing cores (although faster) and lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra features a bit better battery duration than iPhone 14 Pro Max, because it has a 16 percent greater battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has a lot better camera than Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra also has a lot higher video quality and a lot better 108 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Galaxy S21 Ultra not only is the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also cheaper than the iPhone 14 Pro Max, which makes it an easy choice.
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