Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G comparison

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
Released at Sep, 2021 Released at Jan, 2021

Pros

  • Thiner
  • More performance in the AnTuTu test
  • More performance in the GeekBench test
  • Battery with a higher capacity
  • Screen with a higher pixel density

Size comparison

75.6 mm (2.98″)
165.1 mm (6.5″)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max front
78.1 mm (3.07″)
160.8 mm (6.33″)
8.9 mm
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max side
7.7 mm
  • Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
  • Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Specifications comparison

General

Models
A2643 / A2484 / A2641 / A2644 / A2645 / iphone14,3 SM-G998B / SM-G998B/DS / SM-G998U / SM-G998U1 / SM-G998W / SM-G998N / SM-G9980
In the Box
USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Software

Operating System
iOS 15 Android 11
Custom UI
One UI 4.1

Body

Dimensions
78.1 x 160.8 x 7.7mm 75.6 x 165.1 x 8.9mm
Weight
240g 227g
Materials
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
Colours
Graphite / Gold / Silver / Sierra Blue / Alpine Green Phantom Black / Phantom Silver / Phantom Titanium / Phantom Navy / Phantom Brown / Navy

Display

Size
6.7" 6.8"
Type
Super Retina XDR OLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Resolution
1284x2778 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Density
458ppi 515ppi
Refresh rate
120Hz 120Hz
Protection
Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Camera

Rear camera
12MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS / 12MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom / 12MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF 108MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS / 10MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom / 10MP, f/2.4, 72mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom / 12MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Front camera
12MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" 40MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF

Processor

Chipset
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - InternationalQualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - USA/China
CPU
Hexa-core (2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard) 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
GPU
Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Mali-G78 MP14 - InternationalAdreno 660 - USA/China

Memory

RAM size
6GB 12 / 16GB

Storage

Internal storage
128 / 256 / 512GB 128 / 256 / 512GB
Card slot
- -

Connectivity

Number of SIMs
2 2
SIM type
Nano-SIM / eSIM Nano-SIM / eSIM
Cellular technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Wi-Fi
a / b / g / n / ac / 6 a / b / g / n / ac / 6e
Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
NFC
+ +
Navigation
GPS / GLONASS / BDS / GALILEO GPS / GLONASS / BDS / GALILEO
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go

Audio

Sensors

Fingerprint sensor
- +
Face ID
+ -
Accelerometer
+ +
Barometer
+ +
Gyro sensor
+ +
Geomagnetic sensor
+ +
Hall sensor
- -
Proximity sensor
+ +
Ambient Light sensor
- -

Battery

Capacity
4352mAh 5000mAh
Type
Li-Ion Li-Ion
Fast charging
+ +
Wireless charging
+ +
Reverse wireless charging
- +

Performance

AnTuTu
801691 (v9) 657150 (v8)
GeekBench
4706 (v5.1) 3518 (v5.1)