Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Xiaomi
Announced September 2017 2021, January 14 August 2023
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Coming Soon - August 2023
Price Rs. 64,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 105,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver Gold Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown Jade Black, Pastel Blue, Moonstone Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
(5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm
(6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
168.6 x 76.3 x 8.2 mm
(6.64 x 3 x 0.32 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus support
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP53, dust and splash resistant
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 11 Android 11 Android 13
User Interface - One UI 3.0 MIUI 14
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic 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, Exynos 2100 - Global / Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 - USA Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x Cortex-A55), Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)
GPU - Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Adreno 613
RAM 2 GB 16 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 64/256 GB 512 GB 256 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1500 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
550 Nits
Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 6.8 inches 6.79 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1440 x 3200 pixels (516 ppi) 1080 x 2460 pixels (396 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.21% 89.46% 84.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no yes
Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP 50 MP + 2 MP
Flash Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, 28mm, OIS, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) 108 MP (2nd gen), f/1.8, 26mm (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
auto-HDR, panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Portrait
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
USB 3.0, reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity - 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -