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Samsung Galaxy A21s SM-A217F/DS 32GB vs. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max 256GB
Built-in camera
Yes
Yes
Front camera
Yes
Yes
Effective pixels front camera
13 megapixels
12 megapixels
Number of front cameras
1 ​
2 ​
Camera features
Autofocus, Built-in flash/lamp
Autofocus, Built-in flash/lamp, Optical image stabilization (OIS), Time-of-Flight (ToF camera), Optical zoom
Effective pixels
48 megapixels
12 megapixels
Maximum lens aperture
2
1.6
Number of rear cameras
4 ​
4 ​
Sensor format
1/2"
Video recording
Yes
Yes
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
60 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
30 fps
240 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
1920x1080 (HD 1080) pixels
1920x1080 (HD 1080) pixels
Maximum resolution (video)
1920x1080 (HD 1080) pixels
3840x2160 (4K Ultra HD) pixels
2G (GSM)
Yes
Yes
3G (UMTS)
Yes
Yes
HSPA+
Yes
Yes
4G (LTE)
Yes
Yes
4G: Speed (down/up)
5G (NR)
No
Yes
Frequency range (5G)
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth codec
SBC
Bluetooth profile
A2DP
A2DP
Bluetooth version
5.0
5.0
Built-in navigation system
Yes
Yes
Type of navigation system
GPS, A-GPS, BeiDou, Galileo, GLONASS
GPS, A-GPS, BeiDou, Galileo, GLONASS, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
Yes
Yes
Wireless networking standard
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4), 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4), 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5), 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)
Streaming standards
Data connector
USB
Lightning
Type of USB connector
USB (Type C)
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
Yes
USB version
2.0
Headphone output (2.5/3.5 mm)
Yes
No
Type of connection
3.5 mm
Colour
Black, Silver, Blue, White
Black, Silver, Blue, Grey, Yellow, Gold
Developed especially for seniors
No
No
Physical keyboard/numpad
No
No
Dimensions (WxHxD)
Depth
8.9 mm
7.4 mm
Height
163.7 mm
160.8 mm
Width
75.3 mm
78.1 mm
Product weight
192 g
226 g
Built-in sensors
Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer
Built-in wireless charging
No
Yes
Wireless standard
QI
Dual SIM card support
Yes
Yes
Hybrid Dual Sim
No
No
Type of Dual SIM
Dual SIM cards
SIM card + eSIM
Features
FM radio
Built-in stereo speakers
Security
Fingerprint reader, Face scanner
Face scanner
SIM card
Nano sim
Nano sim
Supports fast charging
Yes
Yes
Type of quick charge
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Water resistant
No
Yes
IP code (level of dust/water resistance)
IP68
Series
Galaxy A21
iPhone 12
Aspect ratio
20:9
19.5:9
Display features
Scratch resistant display, HDR
Display technology
LCD
OLED (AMOLED)
Panel type
IPS (TFT)
Display
Colour
Colour
Number of colours
16 777 216 colours
16 777 216 colours
Pixel density
270 PPI
458 PPI
Screen resolution (HxV)
720x1600 pixels
1284x2778 pixels
Screen size
6.5 inches
6.7 inches
Touchscreen
Yes
Yes
Material (body/chassis)
Glass, Steel
RAM size
3GB
6GB
Release year
2020
2020
Battery capacity
5000 mAh
2815 mAh
Exchangeable battery
No
No
Graphics processor (GPU)
Yes
Yes
Graphics processor type
ARM Mali-G52 MP6
Processor core type
8 (Octa) Core
6 (Hexa) Core
Processor speed
2 GHz
3.1 GHz
SoC/CPU (System on Chip)
Samsung Exynos 850
Apple A14 Bionic
Operating system (latest version)
Android 10 (Android Q)
Apple iOS 14
Support for alternative firmware
Android One
Internal storage space (size)
32 GB
256 GB
Memory card reader
Yes
No
Compatible memory cards
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Maximum memory card size
512GB
