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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G vs iPhone 12 Pro Max Comparison

General

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G	iPhone 12 Pro Max
Release date:
Jan 2021	Nov 2020
OS:
Android 11	iOS 14
Dimensions:
165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9mm	6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches
Weight:
227g	8.03 oz
Colors:
Phantom Black, Phantom Silver	Silver, Pacific Blue, Gold, Graphite

Display

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G	iPhone 12 Pro Max
Scren size:
6.8 inch	6.7 inch
Touchscreen type:
Infinity-O Display	Super Retina XDR display
Resolution:
3200 x 1440 pixel	2532 x 1170-pixel
Pixels per inch (PPI):
515 ppi	460 ppi

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Camera

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G	iPhone 12 Pro Max
Rear camera:
12MP Ultra Wide Camera + 108MP Wide-angle Camera + 3 10MP Telephoto Camera + 4 10MP Telephoto Camera	12 MP
Front camera:
40 MP	12 MP

Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G	iPhone 12 Pro Max
Processor:
	A14 Bionic chip
RAM:
12 GB/ 16 GB	6GB LPDDR5
Internal storage:
Up to 512 GB	Up to 512 GB

Battery

12 GB/ 16 GB	6GB LPDDR5
Capacity:
5000 mAh	3687 mAh

Connectivity

12 GB/ 16 GB	6GB LPDDR5
Wi-Fi standards supported:
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax	Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO
Bluetooth standards supported:
v 5.2	v5.0
GPS:
GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
USB:
USB type-C	Lightning

Audio

12 GB/ 16 GB	6GB LPDDR5
Supported audio codecs:
MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, APE, DSF, DFF	AAC‑LC, HE‑AAC, HE‑AAC v2, Protected AAC, MP3, Linear PCM, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital (AC‑3), Dolby Digital Plus (E‑AC‑3), Dolby Atmos, and Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+)

Video

12 GB/ 16 GB	6GB LPDDR5
Supported video codecs:
MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM	HEVC, H.264, MPEG‑4 Part 2, and Motion JPEG HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG

Sensors

12 GB/ 16 GB	6GB LPDDR5
Ultrasonic Fingerprint sensor Accelerometer Barometer Gyro sensor Geomagnetic sensor Hall sensor Proximity sensor Ambient Light sensor	Face ID LiDAR Scanner Barometer Three-axis gyro Accelerometer Proximity Ambient light

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G comparison