Apple iPhone 12 vs. Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Intl) vs. Samsung Galaxy S21 (US/CH)

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Mobile Phones

Apple iPhone 12

Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Intl)

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Samsung Galaxy S21 (US/CH)

Commercialization

Brand

Apple

Samsung

Samsung

Model

iPhone 12

Galaxy S24+

Galaxy S21

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Onyx Black, Marble Grey, Cobalt Violet, Amber Yellow, Jade Green, Sandstone Orange, Sapphire Blue

Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

5G

5G

SIM/Chip Type

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

Nano-SIM and eSIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM

Cell Bands

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

Intl: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
USA: SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave

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/6, dual-band

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

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

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.0, A2DP, LE

Geolocation

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Broadcast Radio

No

No

FM radio

Physical Ports

Data Connector

Lightning

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Data Technology

Lightning, USB 2.0

USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Headphones Connector

No

No

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic

Exynos 2400

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

CPU(s)

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

10-core (1x3.2GHz Cortex-X4 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.6GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.95GHz Cortex-A520)

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

GPU

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Xclipse 940

Adreno 660

Min. RAM

4 GiB

12 GiB

8 GiB

Max. RAM

4 GiB

12 GiB

8 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

NVMe

UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

Display

Technology

Super Retina XDR OLED

Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

Scratch Protection

Ceramic Shield

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Peak Brightness

1200 nits

2600 nits

1300 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.1 in

6.7 in

6.1 in

Horizontal Resolution

1170 pixels

1440 pixels

1080 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2532 pixels

3120 pixels

2340 pixels

Pixel Density

460 ppi

513 ppi

425 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

iOS 14.1

Android 14, One UI 6.1

Android 11

Updated Operative System

iOS 17.5.1

Android 14, One UI 6.1

Android 14, One UI 6.1

Biometric Locking

Face ID

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic)

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic)

Other Sensors

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

IP Rating

IP68

IP68

IP68

Main Camera

Resolution

12 MP

50 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

26 mm

24 mm

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.6

f/1.8

f/1.8

Image Stabilization

OIS

OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

dual pixel PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

Pixel Size

1.4 μm

1 μm

1.8 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

12 MP

12 MP

12 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

13 mm

13 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.4

f/2.2

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

Super Steady video

Pixel Size

1.4 μm

1.4 μm

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

10 MP

64 MP

Zoom

3x optical

1.1x optical

Focal Length

67 mm

29 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.4

f/2

Image Stabilization Technology

OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

PDAF

Pixel Size

1 μm

0.8 μm

2nd Telephoto Camera

Resolution

Zoom

Focal Length

Lens Aperture

Image Stabilization Technology

Auto-Focus Technology

Pixel Size

Front Camera

Resolution

12 MP

12 MP

10 MP

Focal Length

23 mm

26 mm

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.2

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF SL 3D

dual pixel 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

PD3.0

Wired Charging Power

15 W

45 W

25 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

MagSafe

Qi/PMA

Qi/PMA

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)

568 674

584 055

AnTuTu (v9)

1 290 977

AnTuTu (v10)

1 774 819

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)