Apple iPhone 14 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Specs Comparison

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6.8
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
9.1
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
Apple iPhone 14 Plus Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
Released · Oct 07, 2022
Released · Jan 29, 2021
6.7-inch
6.8-inch
Dual camera
Quad camera
6GB · 128GB
12GB · 128GB
4325 mAh
5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.33 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump)
160.8 x 78.1 x 7.8 mm (~11.14 mm with camera bump)
6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump)
165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.16 oz (203.0 g) 8.04 oz (229.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock 2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight, Purple, Starlight, (Product) RED, Blue Phantom black, Silver

Display

Size
6.7-inch 6.8-inch
Resolution
2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI 3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 516 PPI
Technology
OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz 120Hz (adaptable)
Screen-to-body
87.97 % 89.33 %
Peak brightness
1200 cd/m2 (nit) 1500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple 15 Bionic (4 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
2x 3.23GHz Avalanche + 4x 1.82GHz Blizzard
Octa-core
1x 2.84GHz Kryo 680 + 3x 2.42GHz Kryo 680 + 4x 1.80GHz Kryo 680
GPU
Apple GPU 5-core Adreno 660
RAM
6GB (LPDDR5) 12GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
128GB 128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x) Android (14, 13, 12, 11), One UI

Battery

Capacity
4325 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
6h 49min
Browsing
14h 51min
Video
10h 53min
Gaming
8h 18min
Battery Life Estimate
6h 15min
Browsing
14h 43min
Video
8h 52min
Gaming
8h 40min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.5
Focal length: 26 mm
Pixel size: 1.9 μm
108 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.33"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 13 mm
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 70 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.2"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Fourth camera
10 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 70 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.2"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
OIS, HDR, Hyperlapse, Video light, EIS
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps) 40 MP (PDAF, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
137
Overall
134
Photo
141
Video
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3 5.1
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6)
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning Type-C, USB 3.2
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4 M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving) GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB) NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave Bands n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n77, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
eSIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 22, 2022
FCC ID value: BCG-E8139A
Date approved: Dec 22, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG998U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.95 W/kg
Body: 0.94 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg
Head: 0.77 W/kg
Body: 1.02 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.16 W/kg
Phablet: 3.15 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 899 / € 1199 $ 1200 / € 1399
In The Box
Phone, USB-C to Lightning Cable, Documentation C to C Data Cable, Ejection Pin

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 07, 2022 Jan 14, 2021

Alternative variants

With 256Gb internal storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 999
with 256GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
Colors Phantom black
MSRP $ 1250
With 512GB internal storage
Internal storage 512GB
MSRP $ 1199
with 512GB storage
RAM 16GB
Internal storage 512GB
Colors Phantom black
MSRP $ 1380
International
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
SIM type Nano SIM, eSIM
for Europe
System chip Samsung Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
Processor Octa-core
1x 2.91GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x 2.81GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 2.2GHz Cortex-A55
GPU Mali G78 MP14
Weight 8.01 oz (227.0 g)
5G Bands SA, NSA, Sub-6
FCC approval Date approved: Dec 22, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG998B
Measured SAR Head: 0.16 W/kg
Body: 0.72 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg
Phablet: 3.86 W/kg
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