Samsung Galaxy M21 vs Apple iPhone 11 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2020	Sep 10, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$699

Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 159.0 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm	5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	6.84 oz / 194.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight blue, Raven black	Black, Purple, Yellow, Green, Red, White

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 84.11% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 80.04% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 420 nits	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 324 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Scratch-resistant glass, Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2.08 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 9611 (10 nm)	Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Apple-designed 4 core
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1727
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3717
3D Mark High
Untested	Untested
3D Mark Low
Untested	Untested

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Battery

Type
6000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3110 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 3min

Browsing

11h 26min

Video

7h 13min

Gaming

7h 37min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (240 fps) EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
20 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 19 (1600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 25, 2019 FCC ID value: BCG-E3309A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.80 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$849

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$749