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| Global Score | |
| 98.1 | 88.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-01-29 | 2017-11-03 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Phantom black and Silver | Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 966.00 | $ 1149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 516 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.72 | 10.17 |
| 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 (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 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 2716mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.72 |
| 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 is better than the iPhone X, getting a 98.1 score against 88.1. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is a a lot newer cellphone than the iPhone X, but it is much heavier and somewhat thicker. The iPhone X features a little faster CPU than Galaxy S21 Ultra, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 9 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Galaxy S21 Ultra counts with a better looking screen than iPhone X, because it has way more brightness, a higher resolution of 1440 x 3200px, a quite better pixel count in each inch of screen and a larger screen. IPhone X counts with a way bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S21 Ultra, because it has 256 GB internal storage.
Galaxy S21 Ultra features a much longer battery life than iPhone X, because it has an 84% larger battery capacity. The Galaxy S21 Ultra features a greater camera than iPhone X, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Galaxy S21 Ultra also has a much higher video quality, a camera with a lot higher resolution and a lot larger sensor.
The Galaxy S21 Ultra is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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