Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs. Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro

Commercialization

Brand

Apple

Samsung

Asus

Model

iPhone 14 Pro Max

Galaxy S21 FE 5G

ROG Phone 8 Pro

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Space Black, Silver, Gold, Deep Purple

White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive

Phantom Black

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

5G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

Dual eSIM (USA) or Nano-SIM and eSIM (Intl)

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM

Cell Bands

A2894, A2896: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
A2651: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
A2893: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
A2895: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6

USA: 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Intl: 1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

USA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 29, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
Intl: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6

WiFi

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

Geolocation

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Broadcast Radio

No

No

No

Physical Ports

Data Connector

Lightning

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Data Technology

Lightning, USB 2.0

USB Type-C, OTG

2 x USB Type-C, DisplayPort 1.4, OTG

Headphones Connector

No

No

3.5mm TRS

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Apple A16 Bionic

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

CPU(s)

Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth)

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)

Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)

GPU

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

Adreno 660

Adreno 750

Min. RAM

6 GiB

6 GiB

16 GiB

Max. RAM

6 GiB

8 GiB

24 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

NVMe

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.0

Display

Technology

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

LTPO AMOLED

Scratch Protection

Ceramic Shield

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

2500 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.7 in

6.4 in

6.78 in

Horizontal Resolution

1290 pixels

1080 pixels

1080 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2796 pixels

2340 pixels

2400 pixels

Pixel Density

460 ppi

403 ppi

388 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

iOS 16

Android 12, One UI 4.1

Android 14

Updated Operative System

iOS 17.5.1

Android 14, One UI 6.1

Biometric Locking

Face ID

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Other Sensors

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, gyro, compass

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

IP Rating

IP68

IP68

IP68

Main Camera

Resolution

48 MP

12 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

24 mm

26 mm

24 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.8

f/1.8

f/1.9

Image Stabilization

sensor-shift OIS

OIS

gimbal OIS

Auto-Focus

dual pixel PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

PDAF

Pixel Size

1.22 μm

1.8 μm

1 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

12 MP

12 MP

13 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

13 mm

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.2

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

1.4 μm

1.12 μm

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

12 MP

8 MP

32 MP

Zoom

3x optical

3x optical

3x optical

Focal Length

77 mm

76 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.8

f/2.4

f/2.4

Image Stabilization Technology

OIS

OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

PDAF

PDAF

Pixel Size

1 μm

1 μm

0.7 μm

2nd Telephoto Camera

Resolution

Zoom

Focal Length

Lens Aperture

Image Stabilization Technology

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

Front Camera

Resolution

12 MP

32 MP

32 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

26 mm

22 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.9

f/2.2

f/2.5

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

Pixel Size

0.8 μm

0.7 μm

Energy and Autonomy

Battery Type/Chemistry

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Battery Capacity

Battery Replacement Model

non-removable

non-removable

non-removable

Wired Charging Tech.

PD2.0

PD3.0

PD3.0, QC5

Wired Charging Power

15 W

25 W

65 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

MagSafe

Qi/PMA

Qi

Wireless Charging Power

15 W

15 W

15 W

Product Dimensions and Weight

Height

Width

Thickness

Weight

Packaging Dimensions and Weight

Length

Width

Height

Weight

Performance

AnTuTu (v8)

566 529

AnTuTu (v9)

955 884

719 696

1 639 368

AnTuTu (v10)

2 167 612

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)