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| Global Score | |
| 98.1 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-01-29 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Phantom black and Silver | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 966.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 516 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.72 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is much better than iPhone XR, having a 98.1 score against 82. Although the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is incredibly newer than iPhone XR, it is somewhat heavier and just a little thicker. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra counts with a much better screen than iPhone XR, because it has a much better resolution of 1440 x 3200 pixels, much more pixels per display inch, much more screen brightness and a little bigger display.
Galaxy S21 Ultra features a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Apple iPhone XR, because it has 128 GB internal storage. The iPhone XR counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, because although it has 2 lesser and slower processing cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra takes a lot better photographs and videos than iPhone XR, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra also has a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels, a much higher video definition and a way bigger sensor capturing much better quality photos.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra counts with a very superior battery performance than Apple iPhone XR, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy S21 Ultra costs more money than iPhone XR, but it's still a great deal, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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