samsung galaxy s21 vs apple iphone 12 pro in Singapore

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Date Jan 2021 Oct 2020
Price Price In S$ S$ 978 S$ 1649
Build OS Android 11 OS   IOS 14.1  
UI One UI 3.1  
Dimensions 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm   146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm  
Weight 171 g   189 g  
SIM Dual Sim, Dual Standby, eSIM (Nano-SIM)   Dual Sim, Dual Standby or eSIM (Nano-SIM)  
Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink   Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue  
Frequency 2G Band SIM1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900SIM2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   SIM1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900SIM2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
3G Band HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
4G Band LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)   LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)  
5G Band 5G SA/NSA   5G SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave  
Processor CPU Octa-core (1 x 2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3 x 2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4 x 2.2 GHz Cortex-A55)   Hexa-core (2 x 3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4 x 1.8 GHz Icestorm)  
Chipset Exynos 2100 (5 nm)   Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)  
GPU Mali-G78 MP14   Apple GPU (4-core graphics)  
Display Technology Dynamic AMOLED 2X Capacitive Touchscreen, 16M Colors, Multitouch   Super Retina XDR OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, 16M Colors, Multitouch  
Size 6.2 Inches   6.1 Inches  
Resolution 1080 x 2400 1170 x 2532
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus   Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating  
Extra Features Eye Comfort Shield, Always-on display, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)   HDR10, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak), Dolby Vision, Wide color gamut, True-tone  
Memory Built-in 128/256GB Built-in, 8GB RAM, UFS 3.1   128/256/512GB Built-in, 6GB RAM  
Card No   No  
Camera Main Triple Camera: 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS + 64 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (telephoto), 1/1.76", PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom + 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, (ultrawide), 1/2.55", Super Steady video, LED Flash   Quad Camera: 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), dual pixel PDAF, OIS + 12 MP, f/2.0, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom + 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6 + TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth, dual-LED dual-tone flash  
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama, Video (8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS) phase detection, OIS, 2x optical zoom, Geo-tagging, , touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama), Video (4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.)
Front 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24   Dual 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" + SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor), HDR, Video (4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS)
Connectivity WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot   Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot  
Bluetooth v5.0 with A2DP, LE   v5.0 with A2DP, LE  
GPS Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO   Yes + A-GPS support, & GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS  
Radio
USB USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go   Lightning, USB 2.0  
NFC Yes   Yes  
Data GPRS, Edge, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G LTE-A (CA), 5G capable   GPRS, Edge, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G LTE-A, 5G capable, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps  
Features Sensors Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), Gyro, Proximity, SpO2   Accelerometer, Compass, Face ID, Gyro, Proximity  
Audio 32-bit/384kHz audio, MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.265 player, MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player, Speaker Phone   Lightning to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter, MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player, MP4/H.264 player, Speaker Phone  
Browser HTML5   HTML5 (Safari)  
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM   iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email  
Games Built-in + Downloadable   Built-in + Downloadable  
Torch Yes   Yes  
Extra 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 Glass front + Gorilla Glass), Glass back + Gorilla Glass), Stainless steel frame, IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified), Siri natural language commands and dictation, Voice memo/command/dial, Documen
Battery Capacity (Li-Po Non removable), 4000 mAh   (Li-ion Non removable), 2815 mAh