Samsung Galaxy S24 vs Apple iPhone 17 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 17, 2024	Sep 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$800 | €899	8GB/256GB - $799 | €949 8GB/512GB - $999 | €1199

Design

Dimensions
5.79 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 147 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm (~8.85 mm with camera bump)	5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 149.6 x 71.5 x 7.95 mm (~9.3 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.93 oz / 168.0 g	6.24 oz / 177.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Onyx Black, Marble Grey, Cobalt Violet, Amber Yellow, Jade Green, Sandstone Orange, Sapphire Blue	Black, White, Sage, Lavender, Mist Blue

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 90.87% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 91.04% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 416 PPI	2622x1206px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2	Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2498 (Excellent)	2672 (Excellent)
Bright Min
0.9 (Excellent)	1.5 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Apple A19 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 3x3.1GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.9​GHz Cortex-A720 2x2.2​GHz Cortex-A520	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 750	Apple 5-core GPU
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15, 14)	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2119	3527
GeekBench 6 Multi
6820	8798
3D Mark High
4246	5172
3D Mark Low
2588	3295

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	3692 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wireless: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 37min

Browsing

16h 18min

Video

8h 20min

Gaming

10h 45min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 2min

Browsing

16h 47min

Video

7h 19min

Gaming

7h 40min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung GN3 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	48 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

152

Overall

156

Photo

147

Video

150

Overall

156

Photo

145

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

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Multimedia

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

Cellular

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 30, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS921U	Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8947A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.23 W/kg Body: 1.14 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg	Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB (UFS 4.0)
Prices (MSRP)	$860

International

System chip	Exynos 2400 (4 nm)
Processor	Deca-core 1x3.2GHz Cortex-X4 2x2.9GH​z Cortex-A720 3x2.6​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.9​5GHz Cortex-A520
GPU	Xclipse 940