Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone XS Max vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Motorola Moto G51 5G

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Motorola
Announced September 2018 2021, January 14 November 2021
Status Coming Soon - September 2018 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Coming Soon - November 2021
Price Rs. 109,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Indigo Blue, Bright Silver, Aqua Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm
(6.2 x 3.05 x 0.3 in)
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
170.5 x 76.5 x 9.1 mm
(6.71 x 3.01 x 0.36 in)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and e-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Europe, Asia, Saudi Arabia
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - China
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43 - Europe/Asia
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43 - Saudi Arabia
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe/Asia
1, 5, 8, 28, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - China
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- 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)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Water-repellent design

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 12 Android 11 Android 11
User Interface - One UI 3.1 -
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A12 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 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460), Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G (8 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Adreno 619
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64/256/512 GB 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 6.5 inches 6.2 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1242 x 2688 pixels (456 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (387 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.97% 86.12% 85.60%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 12 MP 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8 (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 1080p@30/60/240fps
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar] 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm - Global
16 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm - China only
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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD/Adaptive
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 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
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity - 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 20 h (3G) - -