Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra vs iPhone 3GS

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra $1,200
iPhone 3GS $599
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,200
Base Price (MSRP)
$599
CPU
Snapdragon 888
CPU
A3
GPU
Adreno 660
GPU
PowerVR SGX535 A3
Memory
12GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
128GB
Storage
8GB
Display
6.8" AMOLED 3200x1440 Touch
Display
3.5" LCD TN 480x320 Touch
Snapdragon 888
8 Cores
8 Threads
2.84GHz Clock
A3
1 Core
1 Thread
0.6GHz Clock
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Adreno 660
512 Shaders
840MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX535 A3
4 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 0.86 TFLOPS
2%
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0%
FP32 0 TFLOPS
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12GB
LPDDR5-6400
256MB
LPDDR-400
40 Tabs
8%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
8GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
Unknown # min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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6.8"
AMOLED
Always On
3.5"
LCD TN
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1,000 Nits
1,500 Nits Peak
300 Nits
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120Hz
Variable
60Hz
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3200x1440
4.6 Million Pixels
516 PPI
480x320
0.2 Million Pixels
163 PPI
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2,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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200:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
108.0MP
24mm Lens
ƒ/1.8 Aperture
1/1.33" Sensor Size
0.80 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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Main
3.1MP
35mm Lens
ƒ/2.8 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.40 µm Pixel Size
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Ultrawide
12.2MP
13mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/2.55" Sensor Size
1.40 µm Pixel Size
118˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Telephoto
10.0MP
72mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.52" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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Periscope
10.0MP
240mm Lens
ƒ/4.9 Aperture
1/3.52" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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Front
39.9MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/2.82" Sensor Size
0.70 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
1.8x Zoom-Out
3.0x Optical Zoom-In
10.0x Optical Zoom-In (Periscope)
100x Digital Zoom-In
Zoom
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FPS
720p up to 960 FPS
1080p up to 240 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
8K up to 24 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
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Features
Flash
Laser Detect Autofocus
Autofocus
Front Autofocus
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HDR Photo
HDR Video
Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Audio Zoom
Features
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Photo Geotagging
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Modes
Slow Motion
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Time-Lapse
Night Mode
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Night Mode Time-Lapse
Panorama
Burst Mode
Portrait Mode
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Portrait Lighting
Macro Mode
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Not Included
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Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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3
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Modem
Qualcomm
X60
5G mmWave
Modem
Infineon
X-Gold 618
3G
Speed
Up to 7500Mbps Download
Up to 3000Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 7.2Mbps Download
Up to 5.76Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Dual SIM capable
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 2.1
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
Motion
Accelerometer
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Communication
NFC
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Ultra-Wideband Chip
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Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
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Compass
Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
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Compass
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
Not Included
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5W
5.00V
1.00A
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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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19.3Wh
5000mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
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4.5Wh
1219mAh
3.70V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 18 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Up to 80% in 45 min
Up to 100% in 80 min
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 60 min
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Up to 80% in 100 min
Up to 100% in 140 min
Android
iOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
IP68
Up to 1.5m Water Resistant
Build Material
Plastic, Glass
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Qi Wireless Charging
Reverse Wireless Charging
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Height
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
Width
75.6 mm (3 in)
Depth
8.9 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.110 L
Height
115.5 mm (4.5 in)
Width
62.1 mm (2.4 in)
Depth
12.3 mm (0.5 in)
Volume
0.090 L
Weight
229 g (8.08 oz)
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135 g (4.76 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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