samsung galaxy s21 vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro in Japan

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Launch
Status
Available. Released Jan 2021
Available. Released Oct 2020
Body
Dimensions
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm
Weight
171 g
187 g
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, Aluminum frame
Glass front, glass back, stainless steel frame
SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM
Colors
Phantom Violet, Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Pink
Gold, Graphite, Pacific Blue, Silver
Display
Type
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Size
6.2 inches, 93.5 cm2
6.1 inches
Resolution
1080 x 2400
2532 x 1170
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Ceramic Shield
Features
IP68, 120Hz AMOLED, 8K video, stereo AKG Dolby Atmos, wireless charging, 4 OS updates
HDR10, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak), Dolby Vision, Wide color gamut, True-tone  
Platform
OS
Android 11, upgradable to Android 15 (One UI 7)
iOS 14, upgradable to iOS 18.3
Chipset
Samsung Exynos 2100 (5 nm) / Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU
Octa-core
Hexa-core
GPU
Mali-G78 MP14 / Adreno 660
Apple GPU
Memory
Card Slot
No
No
Internal
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM
Camera
Main
Triple: 12 MP, f/1.8 (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS | 64 MP, f/2.0 (telephoto), 3x hybrid zoom, PDAF, OIS | 12 MP, f/2.2 (ultrawide)
12 MP + 12 MP ultrawide + 12 MP telephoto 2x
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
LED flash, HDR, Dolby Vision
Selfie
10 MP, f/2.2
12 MP, f/2.2
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
5.3
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Lightning
Battery
Type
4000 mAh
Li-Ion 2815 mAh
Charging
Glass front + Gorilla Glass Victus), Plastic back, Aluminum frame, Stylus support, Tuned by AKG, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, ANT+, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience suppo
Glass front + Gorilla Glass), Glass back + Gorilla Glass), Stainless steel frame, IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified), Siri natural language commands and dictation, Voice memo/command/dial, Documen