Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max 4GB/256GB

os

Android 11, One UI 3.1

iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 13.1.2

RAM

12 GB

4 GB

ROM

256 GB

256 GB

CPU

Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55)

Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder)

GPU

Mali-G78 MP14

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

SoC

Exynos 2100 (5 nm)

Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+)

number of cores

8core

6core

features

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)

primary

Quad:
108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8m, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22m, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22m, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4m, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video

Triple:
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4m, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0m, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide)

secondary

40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7m, PDAF

Dual:
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
SL 3D camera

video

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

capacity

5000mAh

3969mAh

charging

Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 30 min, USB Power Delivery 2.0

type

Li-ion (non-removable)

Li-ion (non-removable)

build

Front/back glass, stainless steel frame

dimension

165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm

158 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm

display

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)

Super Retina XDR OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 102.9 cm2 (~83.7% screen-to-body ratio)

protection

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating, 800 nits max brightness, Dolby Vision, HDR10, Wide color gamut, True-tone, 120Hz touch-sensing

resolution

1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)

1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)

screen

6.8"

6.5"

weight

227 gm

226 gm

GPS

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

NFC

Yes

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go

2.0, proprietary reversible connector

bluetooth

5.2, A2DP, LE

5.0, A2DP, LE

internet

HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

wifi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, hotspot

radio

FM radio

No

general

Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or Electronic SIM card) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation