Samsung Galaxy A14 4G (America & Asia) vs. Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy S21 (US/CH)

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Mobile Phones

Samsung Galaxy A14 4G (America & Asia)

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Apple iPhone 15 Plus

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Samsung Galaxy S21 (US/CH)

Commercialization

Brand

Samsung

Apple

Samsung

Model

Galaxy A14

iPhone 15 Plus

Galaxy S21

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Black, Dark Red, Silver, Green

Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink

Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink

Communications

Cell Technology

4G

5G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

Nano-SIM

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

Nano-SIM and eSIM

Cell Bands

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41

A3094: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
A2847: 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
A3093: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
A3096: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6

SM-G991U1: 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
SM-G991B: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

WiFi

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

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

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

Bluetooth

5.1 or 5.3, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.0, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Broadcast Radio

No

No

FM radio

Physical Ports

Data Connector

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Data Technology

USB Type-C 2.0

USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Headphones Connector

3.5mm TRS

No

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Exynos 850

Apple A16 Bionic

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

CPU(s)

Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

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)

GPU

Mali-G52 MC2

Apple GPU

Adreno 660

Min. RAM

4 GiB

6 GiB

8 GiB

Max. RAM

6 GiB

6 GiB

8 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

NVMe

UFS 3.1

Display

Technology

PLS LCD

Super Retina XDR OLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

Scratch Protection

Ceramic Shield

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

1300 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.6 in

6.7 in

6.1 in

Horizontal Resolution

1080 pixels

1290 pixels

1080 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2408 pixels

2796 pixels

2340 pixels

Pixel Density

400 ppi

460 ppi

425 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

Android 13, One UI Core 5

iOS 17

Android 11

Updated Operative System

iOS 17.5.1

Android 14, One UI 6.1

Biometric Locking

Fingerprint (side-mounted)

Face ID

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic)

Other Sensors

accelerometer, proximity, compass

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

IP Rating

IP68

IP68

Main Camera

Resolution

50 MP

48 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

26 mm

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.8

f/1.6

f/1.8

Image Stabilization

sensor-shift OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

1 μm

1.8 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

5 MP

12 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.4

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

Super Steady video

Pixel Size

1.4 μm

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

64 MP

Zoom

1.1x optical

Focal Length

29 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2

Image Stabilization Technology

OIS

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

Pixel Size

0.8 μm

2nd Telephoto Camera

Resolution

Zoom

Focal Length

Lens Aperture

Image Stabilization Technology

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

Front Camera

Resolution

13 MP

12 MP

10 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2

f/1.9

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

1.22 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

Wired Charging Power

15 W

15 W

25 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

n/a

MagSafe

Qi/PMA

Wireless Charging Power

15 W

15 W

Product Dimensions and Weight

Height

Width

Thickness

Weight

Packaging Dimensions and Weight

Length

Width

Height

Weight

Performance

AnTuTu (v8)

584 055

AnTuTu (v9)

AnTuTu (v10)

1 385 649

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)