Samsung Galaxy S21 is currently the fastest Android smartphone, thanks to its latest Snapdragon 888. This device's chip is proven amongst the fastest mobile processors. It can easily power up any Android device, until now.

Samsung Galaxy S21 is the Fastest Android Smartphone Right Now! Here's What Makes It iPhone 12's Ultimate Competitor
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: In this undated handout photo provided by Samsung, International photographer Rankin creates a collection of portraits and social content shot entirely on the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, collaborating with musician Stefflon Don in transformative 80s-themed photoshoot.

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Although it is considered the fastest Android phone, iPhone 12 still has the advantage against Samsung's latest smartphone flagship. The device's latest benchmarks revealed that iPhone 12's A14 Bionic chip is still faster than the Snapdragon 888 chipset.

This means that iPhone 12 has nothing to worry about, even if Samsung Galaxy S21 is currently its ultimate rival in the industry. According to Toms Guide's latest report, Geekbench released benchmarks for the latest smartphone brands that were freshly released last year and this year. To give you additional information, here are the benchmarks of iPhone 12, Samsung Galaxy S21, and other popular Android devices.

Samsung Galaxy S21 benchmarks

Geekbench released the benchmarks for the most popular smartphones this year of 2021. Here is the list you should know. These scores are based on the devices' single-core and multi-core scores.

Samsung Galaxy S21 is the Fastest Android Smartphone Right Now! Here's What Makes It iPhone 12's Ultimate Competitor
(Photo : Photo by Rankin/Handout/Getty Images for Samsung)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: In this undated handout photo provided by Samsung, International photographer Rankin creates a collection of portraits and social content shot entirely on the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, collaborating with musician Stefflon Don in transformative 80s-themed photoshoot.
  • iPhone 12 Pro (A14 Bionic) - 1,595 // 3,880
  • iPhone 12 (A14 Bionic) - 1,593 // 3,859
  • Galaxy S21 Ultra (Snapdragon 888) - 1,123 // 3,440
  • Galaxy S21 (Snapdragon 888) - 1,048 // 3.302
  • Galaxy Note 20 Ultra (Snapdragon 865 Plus) - 985 // 3,294
  • OnePlus 8T (Snapdragon 865) - 887 // 3,393
  • Galaxy S20 Plus (Snapdragon 865) - 811 // 3,076
  • Pixel (Snapdragon 765G) - 596 // 1,617

Right now, it is clear that the iPhone 12 lineup is still the faster smartphone. However, the latest Samsung Galaxy S21 flagships are only a few scores behind them, making Samsung's latest smartphones the fastest Android devices.

What makes Galaxy S21 iPhone 12's ultimate rival?

According to News 18's latest report, Samsung Galaxy S21 has certain features that make it the ultimate competitor of iPhone 12. The first one is its compatibility with a stylus, specifically Samsung's latest S-Pen. On the other hand, Samsung's latest device also has an insane amount of RAM, depending on the variant you pick.

Aside from Galaxy S21's huge amount of RAM, its storage is also upgraded to a faster UFS 3.1. This means that the device now has faster write and read speeds, which greatly improves the device's performance. If you want to know more detail, all you need to do is click this link.

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