Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2025	Jan 17, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1199 | €1449 12GB/512GB - $1399 | €1699 12GB/1TB - $1599 | €1949 12GB/2TB - $1999 | €2449	12GB/256GB - $1300 | €1449

Design

Dimensions
6.43 x 3.07 x 0.34 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 163.4 x 78.0 x 8.75 mm (~9.9 mm with camera bump)	6.39 x 3.11 x 0.34 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 162.3 x 79 x 8.6 mm (~9.5 mm with camera bump)
Weight
8.22 oz / 233.0 g International version - 211 g	8.22 oz / 233.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor) Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue	Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, Titanium Orange

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 91.60% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 89.12% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits
Resolution
2868x1320px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	3088x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 501 PPI
Protection
Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2	Corning Gorilla Glass Armor
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2689 (Excellent)	2310 (Excellent)
Bright Min
0.9 (Excellent)	1.1 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 5x3.1GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.2​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Apple 6-core GPU	Adreno 750
Memory
12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB 12GB/2TB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (26.x)	Android (14), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3775	2187
GeekBench 6 Multi
9749	6669
3D Mark High
5987	4960
3D Mark Low
3841	2710

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Battery

Type
5088 mAh, Nano SIM model - 4832 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 25.0W	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 46min

Browsing

20h 9min

Video

9h 37min

Gaming

11h 34min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 39min

Browsing

20h 6min

Video

8h 18min

Gaming

13h 53min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm	200 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm
Second camera
48 MP (Ultra-wide, Sensor-shift OIS) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
48 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 4.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 100 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX854 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 111 mm Sensor size: 1/2.52" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

156

Overall

162

Photo

150

Video

156

Overall

162

Photo

151

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7,tri-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8950A	Date approved: Nov 29, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS928U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg	Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.62 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.26 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1420

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1660

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