Comparing Samsung Galaxy S24 and iPhone 15: price, specs, design and more

Samsung Galaxy S24 has been launched officially as the latest S-series flagship and is an incremental update to the Galaxy S23. We get the same design as the predecessor but the hardware has been improved, including chipset, cameras and others. The Samsung Galaxy S24 Indian model is powered by the Exynos 2400 SoC while the international variants come with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. 

In this article, we compare the Samsung Galaxy S24 with iPhone 15 to see how they both fare against each other in price, specifications, and more.

Samsung Galaxy S24 vs iPhone 15: specs at a glance

Samsung Galaxy S24 vs iPhone 15: price

Samsung Galaxy S24 vs iPhone 15: design

Samsung Galaxy S24

• The Samsung Galaxy S24 has the same design as the S23.
• We get a centre-positioned punch-hole cutout for the selfie shooter, narrow bezels across the screen, and flat edges.
• The volume rocker and power button are on the right edge.
• The USB Type-C port, SIM tray, primary microphone, and speaker vents are at the bottom.
• The frame of the phone matches with the phone’s colour and this is the biggest change in design this year.
• Moving to the back, you find triple camera sensors stacked separately, an LED flash and a Samsung logo. 
• The phone will be available in yellow, black, grey and white colour options.

iPhone 15

• Apple introduced a brand new design with this year’s iPhone, the iPhone 15.
• We get the iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island design on the front and this replaces the traditional notch. The interactive notch changes form based on alerts, notifications, etc.
• The power button is on the right, while the traditional mute switch and volume rockers are on the left.
• The USB Type-C port and speaker vents are at the bottom.
• The back of the phone is where you find a square module to house two camera sensors, a microphone and an LED flash.
• The iPhone 15 will be available in black, blue, green, pink, and yellow colours.

Samsung Galaxy S24 vs iPhone 15: display

Samsung Galaxy S24: The Samsung Galaxy S24 sports a 6.2-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display with 120Hz (1-120Hz), HDR10+, 2600nits peak brightness, Always On, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection and a punch-hole cutout for the selfie snapper.

iPhone 15: The iPhone 15 flaunts a 6.1-inch OLED Super Retina XDR display with 2556×1179 pixels, 1000 nits max brightness, 1600 nits peak brightness, up to 2000 nits peak outdoor brightness, HDR, True Tone, and Dynamic Island.

Samsung Galaxy S24 vs iPhone 15: performance

Samsung Galaxy S24: The Samsung Galaxy S24 India model is powered by the in-house Exynos 2400 SoC with Xclipse 940 GPU. However, global variants come with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC paired with Adreno GPU for graphics. The chipset is paired with 8GB RAM and 256GB/512GB storage options.

iPhone 15: The latest iPhone is powered by the A16 Bionic 4nm SoC with 64-bit architecture, 5‑core GPU, and 16‑core Neural Engine. The phone is offered in 128GB/256GB/512GB storage models.

Samsung Galaxy S24 vs iPhone 15: cameras

Samsung Galaxy S24: The Samsung Galaxy S24 features a 50MP primary camera with f/1.8 aperture, OIS, a 12MP ultra-wide-angle lens with f/2.2 aperture and a 10MP telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture, 3x optical zoom, and OIS. The phone has a 12MP front camera.

iPhone 15: iPhone 15 has a 48MP wide-angle camera with second-gen sensor-shift OIS, HDR video recording, Dolby Vision, and a 12MP ultra-wide-angle lens. There is a 12MP TrueDepth front camera.

Samsung Galaxy S24 vs iPhone 15: battery, software

Samsung Galaxy S24: The Samsung Galaxy S24 packs a 4000mAh battery with 25W fast charging support. There is also wireless charging support. The phone runs on Android 14-based OneUI 6.0 custom skin out of the box.

iPhone 15: iPhone 15 reportedly has a 3349mAh battery with 20W wired charging and 15W MagSafe charging support. The phone runs on the latest iOS 17 out of the box.

Key takeaways

The Samsung Galaxy S24, as said, is an incremental update over the Galaxy S23. While last year’s model came with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, this year, we get the Exynos 2400 SoC in India. This should come as a disappointment to those who were expecting the Snapdragon chip.

The performance of the phone is something that we need to see in our full review but we’re hoping it would be flagship-level. The Xclipse 940 GPU is designed in partnership with AMD. It is based on the powerful AMD RDNA 3 architecture and offers hardware ray tracing technology that simulates real-world light movement for immersive visuals. We are hoping the gaming experience will be top-notch

On the other hand, the A16 Bionic SoC on the iPhone 16 offers an incredible experience. We never faced any lag or stutters during our daily usage. The phone was able to handle everything you threw at it with ease. The gaming experience is also top-notch.

Samsung Galaxy S24 and iPhone 15 run on the latest OS out of the box. We get Android 14 on the former and iOS 17 on the latter. 

iPhone 15 introduced a 48MP camera and the results are very appealing even during low-light conditions. The video recording is class apart. The 12MP selfie camera produces sharp images in well-lit conditions. The cameras on the Samsung Galaxy S24 need testing to find out more about the results.

The Samsung Galaxy S24 and iPhone 15 have equally good and impressive displays, going by the hardware details. Since both phones are flagships, there will be no compromises and you will be satisfied with whatever you pick.