Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 48, 66(1700/2100) - global version; LTE frequency 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), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA, Canada; LTE frequency 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), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - China, Hong Kong

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71
5G network

-

5G band SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE-A, 1.6 Gbps download

LTE-A (CA), 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2019-9

2021-01
Status

2019-9

2021-01

Design
Build

Front/back glass, stainless steel frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or Electronic SIM card) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
Height

158 mm

151.7 mm
Width

77.8 mm

71.2 mm
Thickness

8.1 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

226 g

169 (Sub6) / 171 (mmWave) g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

IP68, 4m and 30 mins

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)
Dust proof

IP68

IP68
Colors

Gray, Gold, Green, Silver

Gray, Pink, Violet, White

Display
Display type

Super Retina XDR OLED capacitive touchscreen

Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Physical size

6.5 inches

6.2 inches
Resolution

1242 x 2688 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

456 ppi

421 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, oleophobic (lipophobic) coating

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Multitouch

Yes

-
Display features

800 nits max brightness, Dolby Vision, HDR10, True-tone, wide color gamut, 120 Hz touch-sensing

120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak), Infinity-O display, Always-On display
DxOMark display score

84

-

Hardware
CPU

Hexa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.65 GHz Lightning

Single-core 2.9 GHz Cortex-X1
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Thunder

Triple-core 2.80 GHz Cortex-A78
CPU(third)

Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

Apple A13 Bionic

Exynos 2100
GPU

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Mali-G78 MP14
Internal storage

64, 256, 512 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory RAM

4 GB

8 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

-

UFS 3.X

OS
OS

iOS 13

Android 11, One UI 3.1

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom

12 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.76" , 1.8 µm, (wide)
12 MP, f/2.0 , 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm

64 MP, f/2.0 , 29 mm, 1/1.72" , 0.8 µm, (telephoto) , 1.1x optical zoom , 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.4 , 13 mm

12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 120˚ , (ultrawide) , 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

Quad-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, RAW, night mode

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus
DxOMark photo

132

123
DxOMark zoom

59

77
DxOMark video

109

93
DxOMark camera score

124

116

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Dual

-
Selfie camera

12 MP, f/2.2 , 23 mm

10 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, (wide) , 80˚ , 1/3.24" , 1.22 µm
TOF 3D camera
Selfie camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

3648 x 2736 pixels
Selfie camera features

-

Autofocus, HDR, phase detection autofocus
Selfie camera video

2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark photo

93

100
DxOMark video

90

95
DxOMark camera score

92

98

Sound
3.5mm jack

No

No
Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

No

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 6E
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

Type-C 3.2
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, Face ID, gyroscope, light, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity