Apple iPhone XS Max vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G - Detailed Phone Comparison

Detailed Comparison

Specification

General

Launch Date September 21, 2018 January 29, 2021
Release Year 2018 2021

Physical

Volume 93.87 cm³ 85.33 cm³
Screen Size to Weight Ratio 3.13 "/g 3.67 "/g
Weight 208 g 169 g
Height 157.5 mm 151.7 mm
Width 77.4 mm 71.2 mm
Thickness 7.7 mm 7.9 mm
Foldable Design No No
Available Colors
  • Space Gray
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Phantom White
  • Phantom Gray
  • Phantom Violet
  • Phantom Pink

Display

Screen Size 6.5 " 6.2 "
Resolution 1242 x 2688 1080 x 2400
Aspect Ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.1 % 85.9 %
Pixel Density 458 PPI 421 PPI
Refresh Rate N/A 120 Hz
Typical Brightness N/A N/A
HBM Brightness 625 nits N/A
Peak Brightness N/A 1300 nits

Hardware

Battery Capacity per Screen Area 75.12 mAh/in² 104.06 mAh/in²
Battery Density 33.81 mAh/cm³ 46.88 mAh/cm³
Battery Capacity 3174 mAh 4000 mAh
NFC Support Yes Yes
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
CPU Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G78 MP14 - International

Connectivity

USB Version 2.0 3.2
OTG Support 1
DisplayPort
DisplayPort Version N/A N/A
USB Features Lightning 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Software

Operating System iOS Android
Initial OS Version 12 11
Maximum OS Version 18 15