Today we will compare two biggest luxury smartphone flagships: the 6.7 inches iPhone 14 Pro Max released in September this year and the 6.8 inches Galaxy S21 Ultra released in 2021.
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
| Specs | Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max | Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra | |
| Display | Size | 6.67 inches LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz | 6.8 inches Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz |
| Resolution | 1290 x 2796 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels | |
| OS | iOS 16, upgradable to iOS 16.1 | Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 | |
| Chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) | Exynos 2100 (5 nm) | |
| CPU | Hexa-core (2×3.46 GHz Everest + 4×2.02 GHz Sawtooth) | Octa-core (1×2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Apple GPU (5-core graphics) | Mali-G78 MP14 | |
| RAM | 6GB | 12GB and 16GB | |
| Storage | 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB | 128GB, 256GB and 512GB | |
| Camera | Front camera: 12 MP f/1.9
Back camera: Quad – 48 MP, f/1.8, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS + 12 MP, f/2.8, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom + 12 MP, f/2.2,120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.dual pixel PDAF + TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) |
Front camera:40 MP, f/2.2
Back camera: Quad – 108 MP, f/1.8, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS + 10 MP, f/4.9, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom + 10 MP, f/2.4, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom + 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video |
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| Sensors | Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Ultra Wideband (UWB) support, and Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving) | Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Samsung Pay, and Ultra Wideband (UWB) support | |
| Battery | 4323 mAh battery with wired charging, 15W wireless (MagSafe) and 7.5 wireless (Qi) | 5000 mAh with 25W wired charging, 15W wireless and 4.5W reverse | |
| Color | Space Black, Silver, Gold, Deep Purple | Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown, Navy | |
