Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB

Comparing the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,680, while Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB scores 3,536, making Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max offers 6.7 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max's Super Retina XDR, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 40 MP, while Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB delivers longer battery life with 10h 37m, while Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB the better option for storage.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB has a rating of 4.3.

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

₹129,900

(Out of Stock)

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 512GB

₹127,990

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

17 Sep, 2021

29 Jan, 2021

06 May, 2026

Performance


Apple A15 Bionic	Samsung Exynos 2100	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.9 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM	16 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super Retina XDR	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED
1284x2778 px (FHD+)	1440x3200 px (QHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	108 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	10 MP Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	40 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4352 mAh	5000 mAh	6500 mAh
20W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	512 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Flagship-grade performance
Great cameras
Stunning display
Long-lasting battery life

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Uneven weight distribution
No expandable storage
Purple-sky effect in lowlight scenarios

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5

(3,560 ratings)

4.3/5

(713 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

846,870 AnTuTu Score	646,482 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	10h 37m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 17, 2021

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v15

Android v11

Android v16

OS Updates

6 Year

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

7 Year

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A15 Bionic

Samsung Exynos 2100

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Hexa Core

3.23 GHz, Dual core, Avalanche 1.82 GHz, Quad core, Blizzard

Octa core

2.9 GHz, Single core, Cortex X1 2.8 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A78 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Mali-G78 MP14

Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

846,870

646,482

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

34.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

8.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

23.5 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1284x2778 px (FHD+)

1440x3200 px (QHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1000 nits

1500 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

457 ppi

516 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.55 %

89.44 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

160.8 mm

165.1 mm

150.83 mm

Width

78.1 mm

75.6 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

8.9 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

238 grams

227 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

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 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5 Wide Angle26 mm focal length IMX703 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor Sensor-shift Image Stabilization

108 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.33" sensor size S5KHM3 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

12 MP
f/1.8 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera77 mm focal length

10 MP
Telephoto Camera72 mm focal length 1/3.24" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

10 MP
f/4.9240 mm focal length 1/3.24" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

12000 x 9000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

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

7680x4320 @ 24 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 960 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode

N/A

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 Exmor RS

40 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4352 mAh

5000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 41 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

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

10h 37m

16h 04m

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

N/A

0h 55m 14s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

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 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 0.77 W/kg Body: 1.02 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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