Apple iPhone 12 128GB vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 12 128GB vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 12 128GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,953, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE scores 3,275, making Apple iPhone 12 128GB the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Apple iPhone 12 128GB offers 6.1 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 12 128GB's Super Retina XDR, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 12 128GB and Samsung Galaxy S21 FE feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone 12 128GB offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while Apple iPhone 12 128GB offers 2815 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S21 FE better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Apple iPhone 12 128GB and Samsung Galaxy S21 FE offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: Apple iPhone 12 128GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is rated 7.


User Rating: Apple iPhone 12 128GB receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

85%
85%
96%

Release Date

18 Oct, 2020
11 Jan, 2022
29 Oct, 2026

Performance

Apple A14 Bionic
Samsung Exynos 2100
MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Hexa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.91 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.21 GHz)
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
Super Retina XDR
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
AMOLED
1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2768 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2.8x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
8 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
200 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
3.2 MP
Camera

Front Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

2815 mAh
4500 mAh
8000 mAh
20W Fast Charging
25W Fast Charging
80W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB
NVMe
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Excellent OLED display
  • Blazing-fast performance
  • Good cameras
  • Stunning display
  • Stylish, comfortable design
  • Capable selfie and main cameras
  • Clean UI
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Lacks a high refresh rate screen
  • High price tag in India
  • Smaller battery compared to iPhone 11
  • Expensive
  • Not the fastest phone in the market
  • Slow wired and wireless charging speeds
  • No headphone jack
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5
(242,080 ratings)
4.3/5
(150,201 ratings)
1/5
(5 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
753,639
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
8h 51m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Oct 18, 2020
(Official)
Jan 11, 2022
(Official)
Oct 22, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v14
Android v12
Android v17

OS Updates

N/A
4 Years
5 Years

Security Updates

N/A
5 Years
6 Years

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic
Samsung Exynos 2100
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MediaTek Dimensity 9600M MT6994
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Processor

Hexa Core

3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Icestorm
Octa core

2.91 GHz, Single core, Cortex X1 2.81 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A78 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

4.21 GHz, Single core, C1 Ultra 3.5 GHz, Tri core, C1 Premium 2.7 GHz, Quad core, ARM C1-Pro

Co-Processor

Apple M14 motion
N/A
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
5 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Mali-G78 MP14
Mali-Drage MC12

RAM

4 GB
8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A
N/A
Vapor Chamber Cooling

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
753,639
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s
19.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
5.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.9 %
39.2 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2768 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
1200 nits
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
120 Hz
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240 Hz
288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

457 ppi
403 ppi
462 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.89 %
86.49 %
91.48 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
Yes HDR 10+
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.0 %

Design

Height

146.7 mm
155.7 mm
156.5 mm

Width

71.5 mm
74.5 mm
74.3 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
7.9 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

162 grams
177 grams
216 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.826 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size S5K2LD ISOCELL Plus 1.8µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 2.8x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size 0.56µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size
N/A
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera76 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera65 mm focal length
N/A
N/A
3.2 MP
f/2.419 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
18 x Digital Zoom
2.8 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @960 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Night Time-Lapse
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size

Autofocus

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2815 mAh
4500 mAh
8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Si/C Li-Ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 39 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes
Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
8h 51m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
1h 19m 17s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.098 W/kg
Head: 1.188 W/kg Body: 0.948 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

Lightning
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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