Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs. Samsung Galaxy A15 vs. Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Commercialization

Brand

Samsung

Samsung

Apple

Model

Galaxy S21 FE 5G

Galaxy A15

iPhone 16 Pro Max

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive

Brave Black, Optimistic Blue, Magical Blue, Personality Yellow

Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

4G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM

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

Cell Bands

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

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

USA: SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Intl: SA/NSA/Sub6

WiFi

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

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

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

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.4, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

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

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Broadcast Radio

No

FM radio

No

Physical Ports

Data Connector

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Data Technology

USB Type-C, OTG

USB Type-C 2.0

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort

Headphones Connector

No

3.5mm TRS

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G

Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm)

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)

CPU(s)

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

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

Hexa-core

GPU

Adreno 660

Mali-G57 MC2

Apple GPU

Min. RAM

6 GiB

4 GiB

8 GiB

Max. RAM

8 GiB

8 GiB

8 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

UFS 3.1

NVMe

Display

Technology

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

Super AMOLED

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED

Scratch Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Glass

Ceramic Shield

Peak Brightness

800 nits

2000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

90 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.4 in

6.5 in

6.9 in

Horizontal Resolution

1080 pixels

1080 pixels

1328 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2340 pixels

2340 pixels

2878 pixels

Pixel Density

403 ppi

396 ppi

460 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

Android 12, One UI 4.1

Android 14, One UI 6

iOS 18

Updated Operative System

Android 14, One UI 6.1

Biometric Locking

Fingerprint (under display, optical)

Fingerprint (side-mounted)

Face ID

Other Sensors

accelerometer, gyro, compass

accelerometer, compass

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

IP Rating

IP68

IP68

Main Camera

Resolution

12 MP

50 MP

48 MP

Focal Length

26 mm

24 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.8

f/1.8

f/1.8

Image Stabilization

OIS

sensor-shift OIS

Auto-Focus

dual pixel PDAF

AF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

1.8 μm

1.22 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

12 MP

5 MP

48 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

1.12 μm

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

8 MP

12 MP

Zoom

3x optical

5x optical

Focal Length

76 mm

120 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.4

f/2.8

Image Stabilization Technology

OIS

3D sensor‑shift OIS

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

1 μm

1.12 μm

2nd Telephoto Camera

Resolution

Zoom

Focal Length

Lens Aperture

Image Stabilization Technology

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

Front Camera

Resolution

32 MP

13 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

26 mm

23 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2

f/1.9

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

Pixel Size

0.8 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.

PD3.0

PD2.0

Wired Charging Power

25 W

25 W

15 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

Qi/PMA

No

MagSafe

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)

566 529

AnTuTu (v9)

719 696

316 967

AnTuTu (v10)

375 314

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)