samsung galaxy s21 plus vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max in Sweden

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Launch
Status
Available. Released Jan 2021
Available. Released Sep 2021
Body
Dimensions
161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm
160.8 x 78.1 x 7.65 mm
Weight
202 g
238 g
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), Aluminum frame
Glass front, glass back, stainless steel frame
SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM
Colors
Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet
Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue, Alpine Green
Display
Type
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Size
6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2
6.7 inches
Resolution
1080 x 2400
2778 x 1284
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Ceramic Shield
Features
IP68, 8K video, 120Hz AMOLED, stereo AKG Dolby Atmos, wireless charging, 4 OS updates
120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)  
Platform
OS
Android 11, upgradable to Android 15 (One UI 7)
iOS 15, upgradable to iOS 18.3
Chipset
Samsung Exynos 2100 (5 nm) / Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Apple A15 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, 1TB 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 3x
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
4800 mAh
Li-Ion 4352 mAh
Charging
Glass front + Gorilla Glass Victus), Plastic back, Aluminum frame, Stylus support, Tuned by AKG, Glass front + Gorilla Glass), Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, ANT+, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless
Glass front + Gorilla Glass), Glass back + Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame, Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating, Wide color gamut, True-tone, Siri natural language commands and dictation, Ultra Wideband (UWB) support