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Brand
apple
samsung
Model
iPhone 15 Plus
Galaxy A21 US / SM-A215R4
Released
2023
2020
Operating System
iOS 17
Android 10
CPU
Apple A16 Bionic APL1010 / APL1W10 (T8120)
3460 MHz
MediaTek Helio P35 MT6765
2300 MHz
RAM
LPDDR5 SDRAM
3200 MHz
6 GB
mobile (LP) DDR3 SDRAM
-
3 GB
Graphical Controller
Apple A16MP5
N/A
Memory
256
64
Display Diagonal
6.7
6.5
Resolution
1290x2796
720x1600
Display Type
AM-OLED
IPS TFT LCD
Display Refresh Rate
60 Hz
-
Main Camera
8000x6000 px
48.0 MP
2.0 x optical zoom
4608x3456 px
15.9 MP
1.0 x optical zoom
Video Recording
3840x2160 px
60 fps
1920x1080 px
30 fps
Flash
Yes
Yes
Front Camera
12.2 MP
4032x3024 px
13.0 MP
4160x3120 px
Video Recording
3840x2160 px
60 fps
-
-
Battery
Lithium-ion
3.87 V
4383 mAh
Lithium-ion
-
4000 mAh
Bluetooth
5.3
5.0
Protection from solid materials
6 Totally protected from dust
Yes
Protection from liquids
8 Persistently protected against immersion beyond 1 meter of depth
Yes
Depth
7.8 mm
8.1 mm
Mass
201 g
193 g
SIM Card Slot
e-SIM (embedded), Nano-SIM (4FF)
Nano-SIM (4FF)
Scratch Resistant Screen
Corning Ceramic Shield
Yes
Number of Display Scales
1073.7
16.8
Display Width
2.8 Inch
2.67 Inch
Display Height
6.07 Inch
5.93 Inch
Additional sensors
Barometer, Light intensity sensor, Proximity sensor, Step counter, IR face sensor, LiDAR
Fingerprint sensor, Light intensity sensor, Proximity sensor
Compass
Yes
Yes
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Yes
NFC
Yes
Yes
A/V Out
DisplayPort (Unspecified)
No
Display Light Reflection Mode
Yes
Yes
