Both of these phones have beautiful AMOLED displays, capable of outputting rich yet accurate colors and deep blacks. However, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus has the edge in a couple of ways.
For one thing, the Galaxy S21 Plus display is much bigger at 6.7-inches compared to the iPhone 12 Pro’s 6.1-inches. In this way, the Samsung is more like the iPhone 12 Pro Max, while the iPhone 12 Pro is closer to the regular Samsung Galaxy S21.
More importantly, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus display is significantly smoother than its Apple counterpart. At 120Hz, content scrolls past up to twice as fluidly as on the 60Hz iPhone 12 Pro. This is arguably the most glaring omission from Apple’s current champ, and will be the first thing we look for on the iPhone 13 Pro spec list.
In terms of sharpness, the iPhone 12 Pro wins back some of the initiative. Its 2532 x 1170 display packs in more pixels than the 2400 x 1080 Samsung, and in a smaller space too. The result is a pixel density of 460ppi for the iPhone 12 Pro and 394ppi for the Galaxy S21 Plus.
You could argue that this is the most glaring omission for Samsung’s phone, as the Galaxy S20 Plus gave the option of a QHD+ resolution – albeit only at 60Hz. But as we generally recommend that you opt for Hertz over pixels in phones, it’s not really a biggie.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus can get slight brighter than its counterpart, with a 1300 nits peak brightness compared to 1200 nits in the iPhone. Both get plenty bright enough in general usage, though.
While the Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus opts for an in-display fingerprint sensor for unlocking your phone and mobile payments, Touch ID is nowhere to be seen on the iPhone 12 Pro. Instead, Apple uses that prominent notch to house Face ID, which scans your face.
This has become a lot less convenient now that we’re all wearing masks whilst out and about. But that’s (hopefully) a temporary snag, and Samsung’s ultrasonic fingerprint technology continues to feel a little laggy and unreliable, despite being 70% larger than before.
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