samsung galaxy s21 vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max in Tanzania

Compare specifications, features, and prices side-by-side to make the best choice.

Launch
Status
Available. Released Jan 2021
Available. Released Sep 2019
Body
Dimensions
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
158.0 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm
Weight
171 g
226 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
Midnight Green, Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Display
Type
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Size
6.2 inches, 93.5 cm2
6.5 inches
Resolution
1080 x 2400
2688 x 1242
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Ceramic Shield
Features
IP68, 120Hz AMOLED, 8K video, stereo AKG Dolby Atmos, wireless charging, 4 OS updates
oleophobic coating, 800 nits, Dolby Vision, HDR10, Wide color, gamut, True-tone, 120 Hz touch-sensing  
Platform
OS
Android 11, upgradable to Android 15 (One UI 7)
iOS 13, upgradable to iOS 18.3
Chipset
Samsung Exynos 2100 (5 nm) / Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Apple A13 Bionic (7 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
64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB 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
5.0
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 3969 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
Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus, Apple pencil support, Frost Glass design, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Siri natural language commands and dictation, IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 4m for 30 mins), Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX cert