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Samsung s21 vs Iphone 12 comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21
Apple iPhone 12
Network
Technology 5G/LTE/EVDO/HSPA/CDMA/GSM 5G/LTE/EVDO/HSPA/CDMA/GSM
2G bands SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900)
CDMA 800/1900
GSM 850/900/1800/1900
CDMA 800/1900

3G bands HSDPA 850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100
CDMA2000 (1xEV-DO)
HSDPA 850/900/1700
(AWS)/1900/2100 CDMA2000 (1xEV-DO)
4G bands 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,14,17,18,19,20,25,26,28,30,32,38,39,40,41,46,48,66,71 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,14,17,18,19,20,21,25,26,28,29,30,32,34,38,39,40,41,42,46,48,66,71 - A2341, A2406, A2407, A2408
5G bands 1,3,5,7,8,20,28,38,40,41,66,77,78 SA/NSA/Sub6 1,2,3,5,7,8,12,20,25,28,38,40,41,66,71,77,78,79,260,261
Sub6/mmWave - A2341, A2406, A2407, A2408
Network Type Speed LTE-A(7CA)Cat20 (2000/200)Mbps, 5G(5+ Gbps DL) EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, 5G, LTE-A, and HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps)
Launch
Launch Date January 14, 2021 October 13, 2020
Status Available Available
Body
Weight 171g 164g
Build Gorilla Glass Victus Front, Plastic Back With Aluminum Frame Gorilla Glass (Front And Back) With Aluminum Frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM) Dual SIM(Dual Stand-By, Nano-SIM) Or Single SIM (eSIM / Nano-SIM)
Display
Display Dynamic Amoled 2X Super Retina XDR OLED, Dolby Vision
Size 6.2 Inch 6.1 Inch
Resolution (1080x2400) Pixels (1170x2532) Pixels
Platform
OS Android 11, One (UI 3.1) IOS 14.1, Upgradable Up To IOS 15.4
CPU Octa-Core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55 / 1x2.9GHz Cortex-X1 / 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78) Hexa-Core (2x3.1GHz Firestorm / 4x1.8GHz Icestorm)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 4-Core Graphics Apple GPU
Memory
Card slot N/A N/A
Main Camera
Features LED Flash, Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama, and HDR10+ HDR (Panorama/Photo), Dual-LED Dual-Tone Flash
Video 8K Video Recording (24/30fps)
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
4K Video Recording (24/30/60fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/120/240fps)
Sound
Loudspeaker Stereo Speakers Available Stereo Speakers
3.5mm jack N/A N/A
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi(802.11) A/B/G/N/AC/6, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Dual-Band Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac), Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, and Hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v5.0 Bluetooth v5.0
GPS Yes (A-GPS Support & Glonass, GALILEO, and BDS) Available With QZSS, GALILEO, GLONASS, and A-GPS
NFC Yes Yes
RADIO Yes N/A
USB USB Type-C (3.2) USB 2.0, Lightning
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (ultrasonic) / Accelerometer / Gyro / Proximity / Compass / Barometer Face ID / Barometer / Three‑axis Gyro / Accelerometer / Proximity Sensor / Ambient Light sensor
Battery
Type Li-Po 4000 mAh (Non removable) Li-Ion 2815 mAh (Non-Removable)
Charging Fast Charging (25W)
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA Wireless Charging (15W)
Reverse Wireless Charging (4.5W)
20W Fast Charging, (50% in 30 Min)
2.0 USB Power 7.5W Qi Magnetic
Fast Wireless Charging 15W MagSafe Wireless Charging
Misc
Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom Pink, Phantom White, and Phantom Violet Purple, Blue, Green, Red, White, and Black
Model SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS A2784 (Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan), A2782 (Japan), A2785 (China), A2783 (other countries and regions), A2595 (United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Mexico, Saudi Arabia)
Price 210,000 192,000
Brand Samsung IPhone
Model Samsung S21 IPhone 12
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Network
Technology
2G bands
SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 1850/900/1800/1900) SIM1 and SIM2 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900)
CDMA 800/1900

3G bands
HSDPA 850/900/1700 (AWS) /1900/2100 HSDPA 850/900/1700 (AWS) /1900/2100
4G bands
1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,17,18,19,20,25,26,28,32,38,39,40,41,66 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,11,12,13,14,17,18,19,20,21,25,26,28,29,30,32,34,38,39,40,41,42,46,48,66,71 - A2342, A2411, A2412, A2410 
5G bands
5G, SA/NSA/Sub6 1,2,3,5,7,8,12,20,25,28,38,40,41,66,71,77,78,79,260,261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342, A2410, A2411, A2412 
Network Type Speed
HSPA (42.2/5.76 Mbps), LTE-A(7CA) Cat20 (2000/200Mbps), 5G HSPA (42.2/5.76) Mbps, 5G, LTE-A
Launch
Launch Date
January 14, 2021 November 13, 2020
Status
Available Discontinued
Body
Weight
227g 228g
SIM
Dual Sim (Nano-SIM / eSIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM or eSIM), Dust / Water Resistant, Apple Pay (MasterCard, Visa, AMEX certified)
Display
Display
Dynamic Amoled 2X Super Retina XDR OLED
Size
6.8 Inch 6.7 Inch
Resolution
(1440x3200) Pixels (2778x1284) Pixel
Platform
OS
One UI 3.1, Android 11 iOS 14
Chipset
EXYNOS 2100 (5nm)  A14 Bionic Chip (Next‑generation Neural Engine)
CPU
Octa-Core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55 / 1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 / 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78) Hexa-Core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm / 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
GPU
Mali-G78 (MP14)   (4 Core Graphics) Apple GPU
Memory
Card slot
N/A N/A
Internal
256GB 12GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM
256GB 6GB RAM
512GB 6GB RAM
Main Camera
Features
LED Flash, Dual Dixel PDAF, Touch Focus, Panorama, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, Geo-Tagging and HDR10+ Video Optical Zoom In and Out (2.5x), Night Mode, Panorama , Smart HDR3, ProRes, Cinematic mode, and HDR+
Video
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
8K Video Recording (24fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
720p Video Recording (960fps)
4K Dolby Vision HDR Video Recording (60fps)
4K Video Recording (60fps)
1080p Video Recording (60fps)
720p HD Video Recording (30fps)
Selfie Camera
Front Camera
40MP (F/2.2 Aperture) Wide 12MP (F/2.2 Aperture)
Video
4K Video Recording (30/60fps)
8K Video Recording (24fps)
1080p Video Recording (30/60/240fps)
720p Video Recording (960fps)
4K Dolby Vision HDR Video Recording (60fps)
4K Video Recording (60fps)
1080p Video Recording (60fps)
720p HD Video Recording (30fps)
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes, (Stereo Speakers) Stereo Speakers
3.5mm jack
N/A N/A
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6e), Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Dual-Band Dual-Band, Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6), and Hotspot
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6e), Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Dual-Band Dual-Band, Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/6), and Hotspot
Bluetooth
LE, v5.2, A2DP Bluetooth 5.0
GPS
Yes + (A-GPS, Galileo, BDS, Glonass) Built-in GPS, BeiDou, Galileo, GLONASS, and QZSS
NFC
Yes Yes
RADIO
FM Radio (Snapdragon model) N/A
USB
USB Type-C (3.2) USB-C Cable to Lightning Cable
Features
Sensors
Compass / Barometer / Fingerprint (Under Display, Ultrasonic) / Accelerometer / Gyro / Proximity Face ID / LiDAR Scanner / Barometer / Three‑axis Gyro / Accelerometer / Proximity sensor / Ambient light sensor
Battery
Type
Li-Ion 5000 mAh (Non-Removable) Li-Ion 3687 mAh (Non-Removable)
Charging
Fast Charging 25W
Reverse Wireless Charging 4.5W
MagSafe Wireless Charging (up to 15W)
Qi Wireless Charging (up to 7.5W)
Charging via USB to computer
Fast Charge: Up to 50% in 30 minutes
Misc
Colors
Phantom Brown, Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, and Phantom Navy Silver, Pacific Blue, Graphite, and Gold
Model
SM-G998BZKGMEA A2341 (United States)
A2406 (Canada, Japan)
A2408 (Hong Kong, China mainland, Macao)
A2407 (other countries and regions)
Price
242999 184999
Brand
Samsung IPhone
Model
Samsung S21 IPhone 12

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