Samsung Galaxy S24 vs Apple iPhone 15 Plus Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S24
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Samsung Galaxy S24 or Apple iPhone 15 Plus Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S24 | Apple iPhone 15 Plus | |
Rating | 0) | (+0) | (+|
Release date | 2024, January 17 | 2023, September 12 | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 147 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm | 5.79 x 5.79 x 2.78 in | 160.9 x 77.8 x 7.8 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 3.06 in | |
Weight | 167 g | 5.89 oz | 201 g | 7.09 oz | |
Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame | Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Onyx Black, Marble Grey, Cobalt Violet, Amber Yellow, Jade Green, Sandstone Orange, Sapphire Blue | Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink | |
Battery | 4000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 4383 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
Approximate price | $ 478.00 | £ 550.00 | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X | Super Retina XDR OLED | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 6.2" in | 6.7" in | |
Screen area | 94.4 cm2 | 110.2 cm2 | |
Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 90.9% | 88.0% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1290 x 2796 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 416 PPI | 460 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Ceramic Shield glass | |
Other specs | - 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak) -Always-on display |
- HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 2000 nits (peak) - |
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Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 48 MP, Dual | |
Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video |
-48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm |
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Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | |
Video | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. | |
DxOMark Main Score | 133 | 145 | |
DxOMark Photo | 134 | 147 | |
DxOMark Video | 125 | 153 | |
Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Single | 12 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), dual pixel PDAF | 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
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Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+ | HDR, Dolby Vision HDR | |
Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 14, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1 | iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 17.6.1, planned upgrade to iOS 18 | |
Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) - Exynos 2400 (4 nm) - International |
- Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) | |
CPU | - 8-core (1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A520) -10-core (1x3.2GHz Cortex-X4 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.6GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.95GHz Cortex-A520) |
- Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth) | |
GPU | Adreno 750 (1 GHz) - USA/Canada/China Xclipse 940 - International |
Apple GPU (5-core graphics) | |
External memory | No | No | |
Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 10 Total | 1733431 | 1404424 | |
Antutu 10 CPU | 421508 | 358727 | |
Antutu 10 GPU | 669480 | 443886 | |
Antutu 10 Mem | 321991 | 281384 | |
Antutu 10 UX | 421508 | 358727 | |
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 2198 | 2556 | |
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 6922 | 6373 | |
GeekBench 6 Metal | 22564 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 2535 | ||
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 6271 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Nano-SIM and eSIM/ Dual eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM and eSIM - International Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China |
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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 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 -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA |
-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, 46, 48, 53, 66 - A3094 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, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A2847 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, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3093 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A3096 -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3094 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2847 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 - A3093 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3096 |
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Speed | HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G | HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot | |
GPS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | |
NFC | Yes | Yes | |
USB | USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG | USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort | |
Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE | 5.3, A2DP, LE | |
Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.23 W/kg (head) 1.10 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.87 W/kg (head) 1.35 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 1.01 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
Radio | No | No | |
Headphone jack | No | No | |
Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
Other extras |
- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) -Circle to Search - 25W Fast charging, Power Delivery 3.0, 50% in 30 min -15W Wireless charging (Qi/PMA) -4.5W Reverse wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) -Armor aluminum 2 frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance |
- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) -Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite - Fast charging, Power Delivery 2.0, 50% in 30 min -15W Wireless charging (MagSafe) -15W Wireless charging (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.2 update -4.5W Reverse charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
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Versions |
- Versions: A3094 (International); A2847 (USA); A3093 (Canada, Japan); A3096 (China, Hong Kong) |
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