Compare Apple iPhone 12 vs. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

	Apple iPhone 12	Samsung Galaxy S21 5G
Specifications
Brand	Apple	Samsung
Model	A2172, A2402, A2403, A2404	-
Release Date	October 2020	January 2021
Operating System	iOS 14.1	One UI (Android 11)
Dimensions
Size	146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in	151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in
Weight	164 g 5.78 oz	169 g 5.96 oz
Screen
Size	6.1 inches	6.2 inches
Resolution	1,170 x 2,532 pixels	1,080 x 2,400 pixels
PPI	460	421
Features	OLED	OLED, 120Hz
Cameras
Rear	Dual camera 12 MP f/1.6 Wide 12 MP f/2.4 Ultra Wide	Triple camera 12 MP f/1.8 Wide 12 MP f/2.2 Ultra Wide 64 MP f/2.0 Telephoto
Front	Dual camera 12 MP f/2.2 Wide SL	10 MP f/2.2 Wide
Storage
Memory	4 GB	8 GB
Fixed	64 GB 128 GB 256 GB	128 GB 256 GB
Removable	-	-
Processor
Chip	Apple A14 Bionic Hexa-core processor 5 nm	Samsung Exynos 2100 Octa-core processor 5 nm
CPU	2x 3.10 GHz Firestorm 4x 1.80 GHz Icestorm	1x 2.90 GHz Cortex-X1 3x 2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 4x 2.20 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU	Apple-designed four-core	Mali-G78 MP14
Battery
Capacity	2,815 mAh	4,000 mAh
Features	Fast charging 20W	Fast charging 25W
Removable
Connectivity
5G
NFC
3.5 mm Audio Jack
Micro USB
USB Type-C
Lightning

Apple iPhone 12	Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Released in October 2020. Features 6.1 inches screen with a resolution of 1,170 x 2,532 pixels and 460 ppi. Hexa-core processor Apple A14 Bionic with up to 4 GB memory and 256 GB storage. It has 2,815 mAh battery.	Released in January 2021. Features 6.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,400 pixels and 421 ppi. Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 2100 with up to 8 GB memory and 256 GB storage. It has 4,000 mAh battery.
Head to Head
Thinner (7%) Better quality screen (8%) Probably better rear camera	Higher screen refresh rate Probably more versatile rear camera More memory Much more processing power (19%) Much better battery capacity (30%) Battery with better fast charging (20%)

Prices
4 GB RAM + 64 GB 695.00 € 4 GB RAM + 128 GB 759.00 € 4 GB RAM + 256 GB 901.59 €	8 GB RAM + 128 GB 768.81 € 8 GB RAM + 256 GB 774.99 €

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