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| Global Score | |
| 98.1 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-01-29 | 2016-09-16 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Phantom black and Silver | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 966.00 | $ 969.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 516 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 13.75 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 Galaxy S21 Ultra is better than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, getting a 98.1 score against 83.8. The Galaxy S21 Ultra design is notably newer than Apple iPhone 7 Plus's, although it is thicker and heavier. The Galaxy S21 Ultra features a more vivid screen than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a bigger screen, more pixels per screen inch, a way brighter display and a lot higher 1440 x 3200 resolution.
The Apple iPhone 7 Plus counts with a much better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, because it has 256 GB internal memory. Galaxy S21 Ultra features a bit superior processor than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster) and 9 GB more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra captures a lot better videos and photos than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra also has a lot larger camera sensor providing a much better image quality, a back facing camera with much more mega pixels and a much better 7680x4320 video resolution.
Galaxy S21 Ultra features a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a 72 percent larger battery capacity.
The Galaxy S21 Ultra is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also cheaper than the iPhone 7 Plus.
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