Apple iPhone 13 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 13 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 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 13 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.23 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 runs at 2.84 GHz, making Apple iPhone 13 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 6.1 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 features a Dynamic AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 13's Super Retina XDR, making Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 13 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Apple iPhone 13 offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 offers 10 MP, making Apple iPhone 13 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 delivers longer battery life with 10h 04m, while Apple iPhone 13 delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Apple iPhone 13 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Apple iPhone 13 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 equally at 8.


User Rating: Apple iPhone 13 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

17 Sep, 2021
24 Aug, 2021
14 May, 2026

Performance

Apple A15 Bionic
Snapdragon 888
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Main Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super Retina XDR
Dynamic AMOLED
AMOLED
1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1080x2640 px (FHD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A
1.9 inches (4.83 cm)
N/A
N/A
260x512 px
N/A

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
10 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

3227 mAh
3300 mAh
6600 mAh
20W Fast Charging
15W Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
512 GB
NVMe
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Excellent performer
  • Capable cameras
  • Long-lasting battery life
  • Stylish, compact design
  • Durability enhancements
  • Larger Cover screen is useful
  • Fun to use
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Slow wired and wireless charging speeds
  • No high-refresh rate screen
  • Camera quality cannot match peers
  • Average battery life
  • Slow charging speeds
  • Careful handling required
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.6/5
(304,284 ratings)
4.3/5
(8,716 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
675,661
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
10h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Sep 17, 2021
(Official)
Aug 24, 2021
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v15
Android v11
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
4 Year
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
5 Year
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Apple A15 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Hexa Core

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

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

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)
Adreno 660
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB
8 GB
16 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.

N/A
675,661
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s
19.0 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
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
10.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.8 %
15.9 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR
Dynamic AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1170x2532 px (FHD+)
1080x2640 px (FHD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits
N/A
4500 nits

Brightness

N/A
1200 nits
N/A

HBM Brightness

800 nits
N/A
N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
120 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
22:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

457 ppi
426 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.89 %
84.82 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
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
94.49 %

Design

Height

146.7 mm
166 mm
162.98 mm

Width

71.5 mm
72.2 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
6.9 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

174 grams
183 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Form Factor

N/A
Clamshell
N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)
Yes Water resistant IPX8 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
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 Angle1/1.9" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.7µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 78° field-of-view27 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 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 Dual 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
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom
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Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording
Bokeh portrait video
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
10 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1.22µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
N/A

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps
4k @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3227 mAh
3300 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 26 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W 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 04m
15h 10m

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

1h 33m 17s
1h 25m 28s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
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 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
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) / 2300(band 30)
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)
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) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.1
Yes v6.0

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

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
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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