Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max runs at a higher processing speed of 4.05 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra runs at 3.39 GHz, making Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra offers 6.8 inches, making Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max's Super Retina XDR, making Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max feature a 12 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers 4685 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra receives a higher expert rating of 8.7 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max is rated 8.4.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has a rating of 4.6.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

₹119,999

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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

₹134,900

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Summary

Spec Score

94%

96%

Release Date

18 Jan, 2024

13 Sep, 2024

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Apple A18 Pro
Octa Core (upto 3.39 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.05 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Super Retina XDR
1440x3120 px (QHD+)	1320x2868 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	4685 mAh
45W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	NVMe

Expert Review

8.7/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

AI & productivity features
Strong performance & battery life
Good display & cameras
Useful S Pen

Good performance & battery life
Excellent cameras & useful Photo Styles
Video capabilities & Audio Mix
Apple Intelligence

Cons

Big and heavy
Pricey
AI features won`t appeal to everyone

Camera control needs a learning curve
Apple Intelligence needs more work
Slow charging
Pricey

User Ratings

4.6/5

(11,925 ratings)

4.7/5

(17,250 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,770,105 AnTuTu Score	1,774,620 AnTuTu Score
16h 18m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Jan 18, 2024

(Official)

Sep 13, 2024

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

iOS v18

OS Updates

7 Years

5 Years

Security Updates

7 Years

5 Years

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650

Apple A18 Pro

Processor

Octa core

3.39 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.1 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.9 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Hexa Core

4.05 GHz, Dual core 2.42 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 750

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,770,105

1,774,620

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s

15.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

24.1 %

28.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

Resolution

1440x3120 px (QHD+)

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2600 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

505 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.34 %

92.2 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Armor

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Design

Height

162.3 mm

163 mm

Width

79 mm

77.6 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

8.25 mm

Weight

232 grams

227 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Armor

Back: Textured Matt Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 ISO-CELL 0.6µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.78 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.22µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera120 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/3.4111 mm focal length 1/2.52" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus Super Quad Pixel Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

16000 x 12500 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @120 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Ultra Steady Video
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A	Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

4685 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

16h 18m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 5m 4s

1h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands: