iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

iPhone 12 Pro Max

SM-G998B / SM-G998B/DS

2020, October

2021, January

2020, October

2021, January

160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm (6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)

165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)

228 g (8.04 oz)

227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame

Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue

Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China

Yes, Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

OLED

Dynamic AMOLED

6.7 inches, 109.8 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)

6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)

1284 x 2778 pixels

1440 x 3200 pixels

16M colors

1B colors

458 ppi density

515 ppi density

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Dolby Vision Wide color gamut True-tone

2X 120Hz HDR10+ 1500 nits (peak) Always-on display

No

Yes

12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

108 MP (2nd gen), f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS

12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom

10 MP, (periscope telephoto), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide)

10 MP, (telephoto), dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video

4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

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

Dolby Vision HDR, stereo sound rec. HDR (photo/panorama)

Auto-HDR, panorama

Quad-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash

Dual Cameras

Single Camera

12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)

40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF

SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

-

4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

HDR

Dual video call, Auto-HDR

iOS 14

Android 11

-

One UI 3.0

Apple A14 Bionic (5nm)

Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International / Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China/Korea

Hexa-core

Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea

6 GB

12 GB

128GB/256GB/512GB

128/256/512 GB

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

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

5.1, A2DP, LE

5.2, A2DP, LE

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

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

Lightning, USB 2.0

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

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

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

Qi fast wireless charging 15W

Yes, Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W / Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G

Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)

Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)

3687 mAh, Battery

5000 mAh, Battery

Yes, 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)

Yes, 25W (USB Power Delivery 3.0)