Battery 8.5
Camera 9
Connectivity 9
Design 9
Display 9
Storage 9
Battery 7
Camera 8
Connectivity 8
Design 7
Display 7
Storage 8
Samsung and Apple modern smartphones have offered what seems to be two hard choices for so many buyers. These two phone makers' products will be compared. The two phones are Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and iPhone 12 Pro.
Design
iPhone 12 Pro: 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm.
Galaxy S21 Ultra: 165.1 X75.6 x 8.9 mm.
Both: IP68 water and dust resistant
Both: Glass and aluminum build
The design of the two phones being compared are unique. Looking at the two phones, there is no way you will get them confused with each other.
Network
iPhone 12 Pro :technology: GSM/CDMA/HSPA/EVDO/LTE/5G
Galaxy S21 ultra: Technology: GSM/CDMA/HSPA/EVDO/LTE/5G
Display
Type: iPhone 12 Pro: Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Galaxy S21 Utra: Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)
size: iPhone 12 Pro: 6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Galaxy S21 Ultra: 6.8 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~89.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution: iPhone 122 Pro: 1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
Galaxy S21 Ultra: 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~515 ppi density)
Protection: iPhone 12 Pro: Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating, Dolby Vision, Wide color gamut, True-tone
Galaxy S21 Ultra: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Always-on display
Performance and battery
iPhone 12 Pro: iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 14.4, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm), Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm), Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Galaxy S21 Ultra: Android 11, One UI 3.1, Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International, Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China, 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, Mali-G78 MP14 - International, Adreno 660 - USA/China.
iPhone 12 Pro: 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM storage
Galaxy S21 Ultra: 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM storage
iPhone 12 Pro: Li-Ion 2815 mAh, non-removable (10.78 Wh) battery
Galaxy S21 Ultra: Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable battery
Both: Wireless charging up to 15W
The real thing to note here is that in every day, day-to-day use, both phones give you fast and reliable performance. Whether you're loading the latest graphically intense games, browsing the internet or catching up on social media. They're fast and smooth.
Both have 5G, wireless charging and fast charging, but neither ships with a charger in the box anymore.
Cameras
iPhone 12 Pro: 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
[email protected]/30/60fps, [email protected]/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera: 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
Video: [email protected]/30/60fps, [email protected]/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
Galaxy S21 Ultra: 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
[email protected], [email protected]/60fps, [email protected]/60/240fps, [email protected], HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera: 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF
Video: Dual video call, Auto-HDR, [email protected]/60fps, [email protected]
Price and Conclusion
iPhone 12 Pro: from N 493,620.00
Galaxy S21 Ultra: from N 577,524.00
Both phones offer a great all-round experience and choosing one over the other might just come down to having premium build and a better display, Both have strengths and weaknesses.
As for software, iPhones benefit is that you get updates as soon as they're available and will likely be supported for a good number of years before it no longer gets them. Samsung is getting better in that regard - in terms of long term support - but you do have to wait until Samsung tests and releases its own versions of major Android updates.
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