Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy M21 vs Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix vs Apple iPhone 12

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Asus Apple
Announced 2020, March 18 July 2020 October 2020
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, March 23 Coming Soon - August 2020 Coming Soon - October 2020
Price Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Midnight Blue, Raven Black Black Black, White, Red, Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm
(6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
171 x 78 x 9.9 mm
(6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 in)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 240 g (8.47 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176
5G Network - 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (In-display)
RGB light panel (on the back)
Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 Android 10, ROG UI iOS 14
User Interface One UI 2.0 - -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9611 (10nm) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 Adreno 650 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 6 GB 8 GB N/A
Internal Memory 128 GB 256 GB 64GB, 128GB, 256GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
420 nits max brightness (advertised)
AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
HDR10+
144Hz refresh rate
650 nits max. brightness (advertised)
Super Retina XDR OLED screen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
HDR10
625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Colors 16M colors 1B colors 16M Colour
Size 6.4 inches 6.59 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (391 ppi) 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.07% 79.96% 87.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Quad-LED dual tone Flash
Features 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
13 MP, f/2.4, 125˚, 11mm (ultrawide))
5 MP, f/2.0, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.8", 1.0μm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 0.9µm
Panorama, HDR, [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G 4.0 Gbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, 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/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Two (side 3.1, bottom 2.0) Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; accessory connector Lightning, USB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, GNSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128GB 8GB RAM 64GB, 128GB, 256GB
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 not present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 30W
Quick Charge 4.0
Reverse charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi fast wireless charging 15W
Capacity 6000 mAh 6000 mAh -
Stand by - - Up to 17 h (multimedia)
Talk Time - - -