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  • Tech - Compare & Reviews
  • Updated: Feb 10, 2021

Phone Compare: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro

Phone Review: Apple iPhone 12 Pro
7.5
  • Battery 7

  • Camera 7

  • Connectivity 7

  • Design 8

  • Display 8

  • Storage 8

Phone Review: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
8.9
  • Battery 9

  • Camera 9

  • Connectivity 8.5

  • Design 9

  • Display 9

  • Storage 9

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)
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 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: 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 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
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, 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, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

 

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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