Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
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Release date 2024, September 09 2024, January 17
Dimensions (HxWxD) 163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm | 6.42 x 6.42 x 3.06 in 162.3 x 79 x 8.6 mm | 6.39 x 6.39 x 3.11 in
Weight 227 g | 8.01 oz 232 g | 8.18 oz
Body Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5) Glass front (Corning Gorilla Armor), glass back (Corning Gorilla Armor), titanium frame (grade 2)
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Colors Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, Titanium Orange
Battery 4685 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Approximate price € 1,391 $ 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 6.9" in 6.8" in
Screen area 115.6 cm2 113.5 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 91.4% 88.5%
Screen resolution 1320 x 2868 px 1440 x 3120 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 460 PPI 505 PPI
Screen protection Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen) 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, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 5x optical zoom
-48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 0.7µm, 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@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec. 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 157 144
DxOMark Photo 157 144
DxOMark Video 159 137
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, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec. Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 18, upgradable to iOS 18.1 Android 14, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1
Chipset - Apple A18 Pro (3 nm) - Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz) - 8-core (1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU Apple GPU (6-core graphics) Adreno 750 (1 GHz)
External memory No No
Internal memory 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1523833
Antutu 10 CPU 452123
Antutu 10 GPU 374852
Antutu 10 Mem 386963
Antutu 10 UX 452123
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2143
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 6698
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 14122
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 15420

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM and 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 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3296
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3084
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3295
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3297
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3296
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3084
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3295
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3297
-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, LTE, 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/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.01 W/kg (head)     1.15 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.22 W/kg (head)     1.45 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 (gen2 chip)
-Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
- Fast charging, Power Delivery 2.0, 50% in 30 min
-25W Wireless charging (MagSafe), 15W Wireless charging (China only)
-15W Wireless charging (Qi2)
-4.5W Reverse charging
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
-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)
Versions
- Versions: A3296 (International); A3084 (USA); A3295 (Middle East, Canada, Mexico); A3297 (China, Hong Kong)

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