Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max comparison
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra comparison
General
Released
2023 September 12 2024 January 17
Initial OS
iOS 17 Android 14
Details
iOS 17 Android 14, One UI 6.1
Charger in the box
No No
Major update cycle
5 years 7 years
Security update cycle
7 years 7 years
NFC
Yes Yes
Body
Dimensions
159.9 x 76.7 x 8.3 162.3 x 79 x 8.6
Thickness
8.3 mm 8.6 mm
Weight
221 g 232 g
SIM
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
Card Slot
No No
Waterproof
IP68 IP68
Colors
Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, Titanium Orange
Details
Back from corning made glass and titanium frame grade 5 Back from Gorilla Glass and titanium frame
Display
Size
6.7 inches 6.8 inches
Protection
Ceramic Shield Glass Corning Gorilla Glass Armor
Resolution
1290x2796 Pixels 1440x3120 Pixels
Type
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X
Brightness
2000 nits 2600 nits
Refresh rate
120 Hz 120 Hz
Screen to body ratio
89.80 % 88.50 %
Details
1290 x 2796 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio 460 ppi density 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio 505 ppi density
Always-On display, HDR10, Dolby Vision Always-on display, HDR10+
Performance
Chipset V1
Apple A17 Pro () Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 ()
Nanometers
3 nm 4 nm
GPU
Apple GPU 6-core graphics Adreno 750 1 GHz
CPU
Hexa-core 2x + 4x () 8-core 1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x3.1GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A520 ()
Internal Storage Type V1
NVMe UFS 4.0
RAM/Storage
8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
RAM/Storage
8GB/512GB 12GB/512GB
RAM/Storage
8GB/1024GB 12GB/1024GB
Battery
Capacity
4422 mAh 5000 mAh
Charging speed
45 W
Wireless charging
15 W 15 W
Misc
Non-removable Li-Ion
Charges from 1% to 50% in 30 min advertised
Wireless MagSafe 15W
Wireless Qi 7.5W
Non-removable Li-Ion
Charging from 1% to 65% in 30 min
Wireless Qi/PMA 15W
Reverse wireless 4.5W
PD3.0
Camera
Main
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, 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 5x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ ultrawide, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm wide, 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm periscope telephoto, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm telephoto, 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ ultrawide, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
OIS
Yes Yes
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, 3D spatial video, stereo sound rec. 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR photo/panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Selfie
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
Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Selfie video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound
Stereo
Yes Yes
3.5mm jack
No No
FM radio
No No
Quality
32-bit/384kHz audio, Tuned by AKG
Connectivity
GPS
GPS L1+L5, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 3.0, DisplayPort USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultrasonic fingerprint under display, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
WiFi 6/7
WiFi 6E WiFi 7
5G
Yes Yes
Infrared
No No