Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

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Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
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Release date 2022, September 07 2024, January 17
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.7 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 3.06 in 162.3 x 79 x 8.6 mm | 6.39 x 6.39 x 3.11 in
Weight 240 g | 8.47 oz 232 g | 8.18 oz
Body Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame Glass front (Corning Gorilla Armor), glass back (Corning Gorilla Armor), titanium frame (grade 2)
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Colors Space Black, Silver, Gold, Deep Purple Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, Titanium Orange
Battery 4323 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Approximate price 1499 EUR $ 878.00
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Screen

Technology LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" in 6.8" in
Screen area 110.2 cm2 113.5 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 88.3% 88.5%
Screen resolution 1290 x 2796 px 1440 x 3120 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 460 PPI 505 PPI
Screen protection Ceramic Shield glass Corning Gorilla Armor
Other specs - 120Hz
-HDR10
-Dolby Vision
-1000 nits (typ)
-2000 nits (HBM)
-Always-On display
- 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 200 MP, Quad
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
-12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
-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
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps), stereo sound rec. 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 146 144
DxOMark Photo 143 144
DxOMark Video 149 137
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), dual pixel PDAF
Functions HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps) Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 145
DxOMark Photo 139
DxOMark Video 154

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 16 Android 14, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1
Chipset - Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) - Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth) - 8-core (1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Adreno 750 (1 GHz)
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM, 1TB 6GB RAM 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1442590 1523833
Antutu 10 CPU 376051 452123
Antutu 10 GPU 470781 374852
Antutu 10 Mem 268247 386963
Antutu 10 UX 376051 452123
Antutu 9 Total 973003
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2544 2143
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 6464 6698
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 14122
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 15420
GeekBench 6 Metal 22383
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1872
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 5349

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and eSIM) or Dual eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Nano-SIM and eSIM/ Dual eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
1, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.07 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)
SAR - 1.26 W/kg (head)     0.62 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.06 W/kg (head)     1.30 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
-Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
- Fast charging, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-MagSafe fast wireless charging 15W
-Qi wireless charging 7.5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
-Circle to Search
- 45W Fast charging, Power Delivery 3.0, 65% in 30 min
-15W Wireless charging (Qi/PMA)
-4.5W Reverse wireless charging
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
-Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

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