| Product |
Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
|
Apple iPhone XS
|
| Battery |
| Charging |
25W wired, PD3.015W wireless (Qi)4.5W reverse wireless |
15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 minWireless (Qi) |
| Type |
Li-Ion 4800 mAh |
Li-Ion 2658 mAh, non-removable (10.13 Wh) |
| Body |
| Build |
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame |
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame |
| Dimensions |
161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in) |
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in) |
| SIM |
Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) |
Nano-SIM + eSIM |
| Weight |
200 g (Sub6), 202 g (mmWave) (7.05 oz) |
177 g (6.24 oz) |
| |
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 2m 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, dual-band, hotspot |
| Display |
| Protection |
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus |
Scratch-resistant glass |
| Resolution |
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density) |
1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density) |
| Size |
6.7 inches, 107.8 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio) |
5.8 inches, 84.4 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Type |
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak) |
Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM) |
| |
- |
3D Touch |
| 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 |
- |
| Launch |
| Announced |
2021, January 14 |
2018, September 12. Released 2018, September 21 |
| Status |
Available. Released 2021, January 29 |
Discontinued |
| Main Camera |
| Dual |
- |
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom |
| Features |
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
Quad-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 |
- |
| 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, HDR, stereo sound rec. |
| Memory |
| Card slot |
No |
No |
| Internal |
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM |
| |
UFS 3.1 |
NVMe |
| Misc |
| Colors |
Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red |
Space Gray, Silver, Gold |
| Models |
SM-G996B, SM-G996B/DS, SM-G996U, SM-G996U1, SM-G996W, SM-G996N, SM-G9960 |
A2097, A1920, A2100, A2098, iPhone11,2 |
| SAR |
0.65 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body) |
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.18 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, 46, 66 - A2097 |
| 5G bands |
2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1 |
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| Speed |
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL) |
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps |
| Technology |
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G |
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE |
| |
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-G996B |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - A1920, A2100 |
| Platform |
| Chipset |
Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - InternationalQualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China |
Apple A12 Bionic (7 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 (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) |
| 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 12, 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 |
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
| Video |
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps |
1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS |
| Sound |
| 3.5mm jack |
No |
No |
| Loudspeaker |
Yes, with stereo speakers |
Yes, with stereo speakers |
| |
32-bit/384kHz audioTuned by AKG |
- |
| Tests |
| Audio quality |
- |
Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -82.8dB |
| Battery (old) |
Endurance rating 114h |
Endurance rating 72h |
| Camera |
Photo / Video |
Photo / Video |
| Display |
883 nits max brightness (measured) |
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 5.171 (sunlight) |
| Loudspeaker |
-25.8 LUFS (Very good) |
Voice 71dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 78dB |
| Performance |
AnTuTu: 622276 (v8)GeekBench: 3476 (v5.1)GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
AnTuTu: 346379 (v7)GeekBench: 11472 (v4.4)GFXBench: 47fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
