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| Global Score | |
| 98.1 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-01-29 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Phantom black and Silver | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 966.00 | $ 999.00 |
| 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 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 | 4 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 | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.64 |
| 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 has a general score of 98.1, which is better than the Apple iPhone XS's global score of 84.2. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is a a lot newer phone than Apple iPhone XS, although it's much heavier and somewhat thicker. Apple iPhone XS features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy S21 Ultra, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Galaxy S21 Ultra has a better screen than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a much brighter screen, a better 1440 x 3200 resolution, a bigger display and a just a little more pixels per display inch. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra features a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than iPhone XS, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy S21 Ultra has a way better battery performance than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a 5000mAh battery size. The Galaxy S21 Ultra captures much better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Galaxy S21 Ultra also has a much better 7680x4320 video definition, a lot larger sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photographs and a lot more MP back camera.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is not only the best phones in this comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone, making it easy to pick between these phones.
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