Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPhone 13 vs Xiaomi 12 Pro (Dimensity)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Xiaomi
Announced 2021, January 14 September 2021 July 2022
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Coming Soon - September 2021 Coming Soon - July 2022
Price Rs. 105,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink, Red Gray, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm
(6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.7 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.3 in)
163.6 x 74.6 x 8.2 mm
(6.44 x 2.94 x 0.32 in)
Weight 227 g (8.01 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network 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 (dual-SIM)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave Sub6/mmWave 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - 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+
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Face ID, Siri natural language commands and dictation Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 iOS 15 Android 12
User Interface One UI 3.0 - MIUI 13
Processor 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 Hexa-core (2 + 4), Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (1x3.20 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.85 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510), MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ (4 nm)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G710 MC10
RAM 16 GB 6 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 512 GB 512 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No No

display Display

Type QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1500 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
Super Retina XDR OLED
HDR10
Dolby Vision
800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak) Scratch-resistant Ceramic Glass
Oleophobic Coating, Wide color gamut, True-tone
QHD+ LTPO2 AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Dolby Vision
HDR10+
1000 nits (HBM), 1500 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors 16M Colour 16 Colors 1B Colors
Size 6.8 inches 6.1 inches 6.73 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels (516 ppi) 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi) 1440 x 3200 pixels (521 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.46% 87.25% 89.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP 12 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 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
12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide)
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.4, 15mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF
HDR, Panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to XXfps), stereo sound rec. 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm
HDR, panorama
1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G 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
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 supported

battery Battery

Type 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
Li-Ion, non-removable
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
MagSafe wireless charging 15W
Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 67W
Fast wireless charging 50W
Reverse wireless charging 10W
Power Delivery 3.0
Quick Charge 4
Capacity 5000 mAh - 5160 mAh
Stand by - Up to 19 h (multimedia) -
Talk Time - Up to 75 h (Music Play) -