Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs. Apple iPhone 12 vs. Samsung Galaxy A14 5G (USA)

Commercialization

Brand

Apple

Apple

Samsung

Model

iPhone 15 Plus

iPhone 12

Galaxy A14 5G

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink

Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Black, Light Green, Dark Red, Silver

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

5G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

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

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

Nano-SIM

Cell Bands

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

A2172: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave
A2402, A2403, A2404: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6

USA: 2, 5, 66, 77 Sub6/mmWave
Asia: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
India: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 40, 41, 78 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, dual-band

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.2, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Broadcast Radio

No

No

FM radio

Physical Ports

Data Connector

USB Type-C

Lightning

USB Type-C

Data Technology

USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort

Lightning, USB 2.0

USB Type-C 2.0

Headphones Connector

No

No

3.5mm TRS

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Apple A16 Bionic

Apple A14 Bionic

Exynos 1330

CPU(s)

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

Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)

Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Apple GPU

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Mali-G68 MP2

Min. RAM

6 GiB

4 GiB

4 GiB

Max. RAM

6 GiB

4 GiB

4 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

NVMe

NVMe

Display

Technology

Super Retina XDR OLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

PLS LCD

Scratch Protection

Ceramic Shield

Ceramic Shield

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.7 in

6.1 in

6.6 in

Horizontal Resolution

1290 pixels

1170 pixels

1080 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2796 pixels

2532 pixels

2408 pixels

Pixel Density

460 ppi

460 ppi

400 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

iOS 17

iOS 14.1

Android 13, One UI Core 5

Updated Operative System

iOS 17.5.1

iOS 17.5.1

Biometric Locking

Face ID

Face ID

Fingerprint (side-mounted)

Other Sensors

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

IP Rating

IP68

IP68

Main Camera

Resolution

48 MP

12 MP

50 MP

Focal Length

26 mm

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.6

f/1.6

f/1.8

Image Stabilization

sensor-shift OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

dual pixel PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

PDAF

Pixel Size

1 μm

1.4 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

12 MP

12 MP

5 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.4

f/2.4

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

Zoom

Focal Length

Lens Aperture

Image Stabilization Technology

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

2nd Telephoto Camera

Resolution

Zoom

Focal Length

Lens Aperture

Image Stabilization Technology

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

Front Camera

Resolution

12 MP

12 MP

13 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

23 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.9

f/2.2

f/2

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

PDAF SL 3D

Pixel Size

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

PD2.0

Wired Charging Power

15 W

15 W

15 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

MagSafe

MagSafe

n/a

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)

568 674

AnTuTu (v9)

307 886

AnTuTu (v10)

1 385 649

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)