Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs. Huawei P30 Pro

Commercialization

Brand

Apple

Samsung

Huawei

Model

iPhone 16 Pro Max

Galaxy S21 FE 5G

P30 Pro

Known Since Year

Sold since year

Discontinued since year

Colors Available

Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium

White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive

Aurora, Amber Sunrise, Breathing Crystal, Black, Pearl White, Misty Lavender, Mystic Blue

Communications

Cell Technology

5G

5G

4G

SIM/Chip Type

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

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM

Cell Bands

USA: SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Intl: 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

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 66

WiFi

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

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

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

Bluetooth

5.4, A2DP, LE

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE

Geolocation

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

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)

NFC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Broadcast Radio

No

No

No

Physical Ports

Data Connector

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Data Technology

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort

USB Type-C, OTG

USB Type-C 3.1

Headphones Connector

No

No

No

CPU, Memory and Storage

Chipset

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G

Kirin 980 (7 nm)

CPU(s)

Hexa-core

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

Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Apple GPU

Adreno 660

Mali-G76 MP10

Min. RAM

8 GiB

6 GiB

6 GiB

Max. RAM

8 GiB

8 GiB

8 GiB

Min. Storage

Max. Storage

Type of Storage

NVMe

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.1

Display

Technology

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

OLED

Scratch Protection

Ceramic Shield

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

120 Hz

Size (Diam.)

6.9 in

6.4 in

6.47 in

Horizontal Resolution

1328 pixels

1080 pixels

1080 pixels

Vertical Resolution

2878 pixels

2340 pixels

2340 pixels

Pixel Density

460 ppi

403 ppi

398 ppi

Features and Software

Original Operative System

iOS 18

Android 12, One UI 4.1

Android 9.0

Updated Operative System

Android 14, One UI 6.1

Android 10, EMUI 10

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, color spectrum

IP Rating

IP68

IP68

IP68

Main Camera

Resolution

48 MP

12 MP

40 MP

Focal Length

24 mm

26 mm

27 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.8

f/1.8

f/1.6

Image Stabilization

sensor-shift OIS

OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus

dual pixel PDAF

dual pixel PDAF

PDAF

Pixel Size

1.22 μm

1.8 μm

Wide Camera

Resolution

48 MP

12 MP

20 MP

Focal Length

13 mm

16 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.2

Auto-Focus Technology

dual pixel PDAF

PDAF

Pixel Size

1.12 μm

Telephoto Camera

Resolution

12 MP

8 MP

8 MP

Zoom

5x optical

3x optical

5x optical

Focal Length

120 mm

76 mm

125 mm

Lens Aperture

f/2.8

f/2.4

f/3.4

Image Stabilization Technology

3D sensor‑shift OIS

OIS

OIS

Auto-Focus Technology

dual pixel PDAF

PDAF

PDAF

Pixel Size

1.12 μm

1 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

26 mm

Lens Aperture

f/1.9

f/2.2

f/2

Auto-Focus Technology

PDAF

Pixel Size

0.8 μm

0.8 μm

Energy and Autonomy

Battery Type/Chemistry

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Li-Po

Battery Capacity

Battery Replacement Model

non-removable

non-removable

non-removable

Wired Charging Tech.

PD2.0

PD3.0

Wired Charging Power

15 W

25 W

40 W

Wireless Charging Tech.

MagSafe

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)

566 529

401 208

AnTuTu (v9)

719 696

AnTuTu (v10)

GeekBench (v5)

GeekBench (v5.1)

GeekBench (v6)