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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Samsung Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
2.8
Price TBA
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
256GB · ?GB RAM
3.8
From $1,199
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★ Our Pick

Our Verdict

Analysis

IPhone 16 Pro Max has the bigger display.

Overall Winner
iPhone 16 Pro Max
Display Winner
iPhone 16 Pro Max
Performance Winner
Tie
Camera Winner
Tie
Battery Winner
Tie
Value Winner
Tie

Specifications Comparison

Feature Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra iPhone 16 Pro Max
Display size (in) 6.80 6.90
Charging (W) 45 27
Main camera (MP) 200.00 48.00
Weight (g) 232 227
Thickness (mm) 8.60 8.25
Chipset Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) Apple A18 Pro
OS Android 14, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5 iOS 18

Pros & Cons

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

iPhone 16 Pro Max

  • Excellent build quality
  • Strong sustained performance
  • Reliable cameras
  • Long software support
  • Expensive
  • Slow charging compared to Android flagships
  • Heavy in hand

Every Spec, Side by Side

Specification
Samsung
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Apple
iPhone 16 Pro Max
Battery 3 specs
Type
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Charging
45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless
27W wired, 25W MagSafe
Capacity
4685 mAh
Body 5 specs
Dimensions
162.3 x 79 x 8.6 mm (6.39 x 3.11 x 0.34 in)
163 x 77.6 x 8.25 mm
Weight
232 g or 233 g (8.18 oz)
227 g
Build
Glass front (Corning Gorilla Armor), glass back (Corning Gorilla Armor), titanium frame (grade 2)
SIM
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN
 
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Connectivity 7 specs
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
5G
Yes
Display 5 specs
Resolution
1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~505 ppi density)
2868 x 1320 pixels
Protection
Corning Gorilla Armor
 
DX anti-reflective coating
Type
Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED
Size
6.8 inches, 113.5 cm2 (~88.5% screen-to-body ratio)
6.9 inches
Features 2 specs
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Launch 2 specs
Announced
2024, January 17
Status
Available. Released 2024, January 24
Main Camera 4 specs
Quad
200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Features
Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Triple
48 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP
Memory 5 specs
Card slot
No
Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
 
UFS 4.0
RAM
8GB
Storage
256GB
Misc 5 specs
Colors
Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, Titanium Orange
Models
SM-S928B, SM-S928B/DS, SM-S928U, SM-S928U1, SM-S928W, SM-S928N, SM-S9280, SM-S928E, SM-S928E/DS
SAR
1.26 W/kg (head)     0.62 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU
1.06 W/kg (head)     1.30 W/kg (body)    
Price
$ 519.99 / C$ 774.00 / £ 467.46 / € 559.82
Network 7 specs
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
 
1, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Our Tests 5 specs
Performance
AnTuTu: 1453497 (v9), 1823822 (v10) GeekBench: 7076 (v6) 3DMark: 4983 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
1447 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera
Photo / Video
Loudspeaker
-24.6 LUFS (Very good)
Battery
Active use score 13:49h
Platform 4 specs
OS
Android 14, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5
iOS 18
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Apple A18 Pro
CPU
8-core (1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU
Adreno 750 (1 GHz)
Selfie Camera 3 specs
Single
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
12 MP
Features
HDR, HDR10+
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound 3 specs
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No
 
High-bitrate audio support

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