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

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7.7	8.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra	Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Released · Jan 31, 2024	Released · Sep 20, 2024
6.8-inch · 3088x1440px	6.9-inch · 2868x1320px
Quad camera	Triple camera
12GB · 256GB	8GB · 256GB
5000 mAh	4685 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
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)	6.42 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches (~0.48 inches with camera bump) 163.0 x 77.6 x 8.25 mm (~12.25 mm with camera bump)
Weight
8.22 oz (233.0 g)	8.01 oz (227.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor) Frame: Titanium	Back: Glass Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, Titanium Orange	Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium

Display

Size
6.8-inch	6.9-inch
Resolution
3088x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 501 PPI	2868x1320px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED	OLED
Refresh rate
120Hz	Variable 1-120Hz
Screen-to-body
89.12 %	92.35 %
Peak brightness
2600 cd/m2 (nit)	2000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Apple A18 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 5x3.1GHz Cortex-A720 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A520	Hexa-core 2x 4.05GHz + 4x 2.42GHz
GPU
Adreno 750	Apple 6-core GPU
RAM
12GB (LPDDR5X)	8GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
256GB (UFS 4.0)	256GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14), up to 7 OS updates	iOS (18.x)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	4685 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging, Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 27.0W Wireless: 25.0W

Battery Life Estimate

7h 39min

Browsing

20h 6min

Video

8h 18min

Gaming

13h 53min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 30min

Browsing

22h 39min

Video

10h 24min

Gaming

12h 4min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
200 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 120 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Fourth camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 111 mm Sensor size: 1/2.52" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
7680x4320 (8K UHD) (30 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode
Front
12 MP (PDAF, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

156

Overall

162

Photo

151

Video

154

Overall

158

Photo

150

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
Wi-Fi
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(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 7,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
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, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
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
aptX, aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 29, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS928U	Date approved: Sep 09, 2024 FCC ID value: BCG-E8684A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.62 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.26 W/kg	Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.98 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.99 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1300 / € 1449	$ 1199 / € 1449
In The Box
USB-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Paperwork	USB-C Charge Cable (1 m), Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 17, 2024	Sep 09, 2024

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage


Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 1420

With 512GB internal storage


Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 1399

With 1TB internal storage


Internal storage	1024GB
MSRP	$ 1660

With 1TB internal storage


Internal storage	1024GB
MSRP	$ 1599

International


5G	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 48(3600)

Links

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Specs	Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Specs
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