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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE

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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE

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SAR measurements · W/kg, US 1 g

Head SAR · cellular only

1.01W/kgHigher
0.77W/kgLower

Body SAR · cellular only

1.15W/kgHigher
0.90W/kgLower

Hotspot SAR · cellular only

1.15W/kgHigher
1.09W/kgLower

Head SAR · simultaneous

1.41W/kgHigher
1.36W/kgLower

Body SAR · simultaneous

1.55W/kgHigher
0.61W/kgLower

Hotspot SAR · simultaneous

1.55W/kgHigher
1.24W/kgLower

The essentials

Screen size

6.9 inches
6.4 inches

Chipset

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Version 1Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Version 2

Dimensions

163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.42 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)
155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)

FCC identifier

BCG-E8684A
A3LSMG990U

Display

Type

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+

Size

6.9 inches, 115.6 cm2 (~91.4% screen-to-body ratio)
6.4 inches, 103.9 cm2 (~89.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1320 x 2868 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)

Protection

Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Features

Always-On display
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Always-on display

Display Test

Not listed
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Camera

Main Camera

Triple Camera: 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22m, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.06", 1.12m, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensorshift OIS, 5x optical zoom 48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 0.7m, PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Triple Camera: 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8m, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, 76mm (telephoto), 1/4.5", 1.0m, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 123 (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12m

Main Features

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video

4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec.
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera

Single Camera: 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Single Camera: 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8m

Selfie Camera Features

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
HDR

Selfie Camera Video

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Battery

Type

Li-Ion, non-removable
Li-Ion 4500 mAh, non-removable

Charging

Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) 25W wireless (MagSafe), 15W wireless (China only) 15W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired
25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) 15W wireless Reverse wireless

Battery Test

Not listed
Endurance rating 92h

Hardware

Operating System

iOS 18
Android 12, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5

Chipset

Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) - Version 1Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Version 2

CPU

Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.X GHz)
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - Version 1Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Version 2

GPU

Apple GPU (6-core graphics)
Adreno 660 - Version 1Mali-G78 MP14 - Version 2

Internal Storage

256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM NVMe
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Card Slot

No
No

Sensors

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Performance

Not listed
AnTuTu: 566529 (v8), 719696 (v9) GeekBench: 3049 (v5.1) GFXBench: 56fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Connectivity

Wi-fi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE
5.0, A2DP, LE

USB

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
USB Type-C, USB On-The-Go

GPS

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC

Yes
Yes

Radio

No
Unspecified

Sound

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm Jack

No
No

Loudspeaker Test

Not listed
-26.9 LUFS (Good)

Design

Type

Bar
Bar

Dimensions

163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.42 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)
155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)

Weight

227 g (8.01 oz)
177 g (6.24 oz)

Colors

Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium
White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive

Build

Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame

Network

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat19 1600/200 Mbps, 5G

SIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM - International Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

2G Network

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)

3G Network

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G Network

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3296 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3084 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3295 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3297
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International

5G Network

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3296 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3084 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3295 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3297
1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International

General

Phone

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

Announced

September 9, 2024
2022-01-04 22:29:16

Status

Coming soon. Exp. release 2024, September 20
Available. Released 2022, January 07

Price

About 1450 EUR
C$ 877.55 / ₹ 41,799 / $ 285.99 / £ 436.00 / € 495.77

Model Names

A3296, A3084, A3295, A3297, iPhone17,3
SM-G990B, SM-G990B/DS, SM-G990U, SM-G990U1, SM-G990W, SM-G990E, SM-G9900, SM-G990B2

Source: RF Safe phone records. Cellular-only and simultaneous values describe different laboratory test configurations; they are not measurements of your personal exposure. Regional models may differ. What SAR can and cannot tell you ↗

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