Product
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
₹100,999
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
₹119,900
Battery
Charging 25W wired, PD3.015W wireless (Qi)4.5W reverse wireless Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (MagSafe) 15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.4 update
Type Li-Ion 4800 mAh Li-Ion 3687 mAh (14.13 Wh)
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame Glass front, glass back, stainless steel frame
Dimensions 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in) 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm (6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
Weight 200 g (Sub6), 202 g (mmWave) (7.05 oz) 228 g (8.04 oz)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG Lightning, USB 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Ceramic Shield glass
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density) 1284 x 2778 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Size 6.7 inches, 107.8 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 109.8 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak) Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
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
Launch
Announced 2021, January 14 2020, October 13
Status Available. Released 2021, January 29 Available. Released 2020, November 13
Main Camera
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.9", 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM
  UFS 3.1 NVMe
Misc
Colors Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue
Models SM-G996B, SM-G996B/DS, SM-G996U, SM-G996U1, SM-G996W, SM-G996N, SM-G9960 A2411, A2342, A2410, A2412, iPhone13,4
SAR 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)     -
SAR EU 0.54 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 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-G996U1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2342
5G bands 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342
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-G996B 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2410, A2411, A2412
Platform
Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - InternationalQualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China Apple A14 Bionic (5 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 (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - InternationalAdreno 660 - USA/China Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
OS Android 11, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1 iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 18.5
Selfie camera
Features HDR HDR
Single 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@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 (old) Endurance rating 114h Endurance rating 95h
Camera Photo / Video Photo / Video
Display 883 nits max brightness (measured) 822 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -25.8 LUFS (Very good) -23.8 LUFS (Very good)
Performance AnTuTu: 622276 (v8)GeekBench: 3476 (v5.1)GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) AnTuTu: 638584 (v8) GeekBench: 4240 (v5.1) GFXBench: 55fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
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