Samsung Galaxy S24 FE vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 FE Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400e, vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2024with chipsetApple A18 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
- Lighter design: 213g vs 227g
- Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 4685mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1320x2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 385 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | n/a | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88 % | 92.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | 99.6 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162 mm (6.38 in) | 163 mm (6.42 in) |
| Width | 77.3 mm (3.04 in) | 77.6 mm (3.06 in) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 in) | 8.25 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 213 g (7.51 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Yellow |
- White - Black - Silver - Gold |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2400e | Apple A18 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 3110 MHz | 4040 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.96 (Cortex-A520) - 3/2.59 (Cortex-A720) - 2/2.9 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.11 (Cortex-X4) |
- 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 940 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 1095 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3406.8 GFLOPS | 2289 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2147 | 3564 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6825 | 8880 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 15442 | 33019 |
| CPU | 434890 | 465726 |
| GPU | 726970 | 721738 |
| Memory | 318963 | 250875 |
| UX | 296630 | 375110 |
| NanoReview Score | 1777453 | 1813449 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) |
| OS Size | 23.5 GB | 18 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4700 mAh | 4685 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 30 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:10 h | 1:57 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:20 h | 14:34 h |
| Video Playback | 13:33 h | 22:01 h |
| Games | 05:11 h | 07:12 h |
| Standby Mode | 129 h | 163 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | 142 |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 75 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV08A10 | Sony IMX913 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.4 | 1/3.06 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3L6 | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 60 | 80 |
| Preview | 69 | 93 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 10 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3648x2736 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 20 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | September, 2024 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2024 yr | September, 2024 yr |
| MSRP ($) | 649 | 1199 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
Note
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE:
The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max:
The US version of the smartphone exclusively supports eSIM, while the international model features both a physical SIM slot and eSIM capability. In China, the device is available with dual physical SIM card slots only.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 10
