Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Huawei Mate 40 Pro 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Huawei Samsung
Announced 2020, October 13 Expected Announcement - October 2020 2021, January 14
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, November 13 Rumored - November 2020 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29
Price Rs. 129,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 105,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Midnight Green, Blue (matte colors) Black, Silver Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm
(6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
162.9 x 75.5 x 9.1 mm
(6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 in)
165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm
(6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) LTE LTE
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342 - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 4m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- 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+

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 14 Android 10 Android 11
User Interface - EMUI 10.1, no Google Play Servic One UI 3.0
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.04 GHz Cortex-A55), Kirin 9000 5G (5 nm) 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
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G78 MP24 Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea
RAM N/A 12 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 128GB, 256GB, 512GB 512 GB 512 GB
External Memory No NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super Retina XDR OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
HDR10+
Wide color gamut
True-tone
QHD+ OLED Screen
HDR10+
120Hz Refresh rate
QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1500 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 6.7 inches 6.76 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1284 x 2778 pixels (457 ppi) 1344 x 2772 pixels (456 ppi) 1440 x 3200 pixels (516 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 87.74% 93.99% 89.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + TOF 50 MP + 12 MP + 20 MP + TOF 108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP
Flash Quad-LED dual tone Flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash LED flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
20 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/2.8", 1.0µm, PDAF
TOF 3D, (depth)
panorama, HDR
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
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 1080p@960fps, 720p@7680fps, gyro-EIS 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, panorama
4K, 1080p [Similar]
40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 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 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128GB, 256GB, 512GB 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS3.1) 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported 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 present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi wireless charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 65W
Fast wireless battery charging
Reverse wireless charging
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
Capacity - 4400 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -