Product
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
₹128,999
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
₹164,900
Battery
Charging 25W wired, PD3.015W wireless (Qi)4.5W reverse wireless Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 25W wireless (MagSafe), 15W wireless (China only) 15W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired
Type Li-Ion 5000 mAh Li-Ion 3582 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame Glass front, glass back, titanium frame (grade 5)
Dimensions 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) 149.6 x 71.5 x 8.3 mm (5.89 x 2.81 x 0.33 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
Weight 227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)Stylus support IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen)
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density) 1206 x 2622 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
Size 6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio) 6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak) LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)Ultra Wideband (UWB) supportCircle to Search Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Launch
Announced 2021, January 14 2024, September 09
Status Available. Released 2021, January 29 Available. Released 2024, September 20
Main Camera
Features Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Quad 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS10 MP, f/2.4, 72mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video -
Triple - 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 5x optical zoom 48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec.
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM
  UFS 3.1 NVMe
Misc
Colors Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium
Models SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS, SM-G998U, SM-G998U1, SM-G998W, SM-G998N, SM-G9980 A3293, A3083, A3292, A3294, iPhone17,1
SAR 0.77 W/kg (head)     1.02 W/kg (body)     1.09 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.71 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)     1.24 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 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, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G998U1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3293
5G bands 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G998U1 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3293
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL) HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G998B 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3294
Platform
Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - InternationalQualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - InternationalOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - USA/China Hexa-core (2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - InternationalAdreno 660 - USA/China Apple GPU (6-core graphics)
OS Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 iOS 18, upgradable to iOS 18.5
Selfie camera
Features HDR HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
Single 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
  32-bit/384kHz audioTuned by AKG -
Tests
Battery (new) - Active use score 14:17h
Battery (old) Endurance rating 114h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display 1023 nits max brightness (measured) 1764 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -25.5 LUFS (Very good) -27.3 LUFS (Good)
Performance AnTuTu: 657150 (v8)GeekBench: 3518 (v5.1)GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) AnTuTu: 1871052 (v10) GeekBench: 8283 (v6) 3DMark: 4898 (Wild Life Extreme)
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