Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Apple iPhone 11 - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 11

87 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
VS
60 out 100
Apple iPhone 11
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Apple iPhone 11

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy), vs Apple iPhone 11, Manufactured in September, 2019with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 501ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3110mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11
  • Lighter design: 194g vs 232g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Apple iPhone 11
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Galaxy S24 Ultra
vs
Apple iPhone 11

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.8 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 828x1792 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 501 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5 % 79.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1445 nits
Apple iPhone 11
668 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)480 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms24.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite999:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra], [Apple iPhone 11]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.3 mm (6.39 in) 150.9 mm (5.94 in)
Width 79 mm (3.11 in) 75.7 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 232 g (8.18 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Red
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
88.5 %
Apple iPhone 11
79.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Apple iPhone 11 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) Apple A13 Bionic
Max Frequency 3390 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 750 Apple A13 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
2271
Apple iPhone 11
1613
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
7119
Apple iPhone 11
4215
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22711613
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)71194215
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1954703
Apple iPhone 11
898234
CPU432608231010
GPU801870308030
Memory418926155712
UX301299203482
NanoReview Score1954703898234
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
16056
Apple iPhone 11
7530
Max Surface Temp.46.8 °C43.6 °C
Stability59 %72 %
Graphics Test96 fps45 fps
Graphics Score160567530
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra], [Apple iPhone 11]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
18029
Apple iPhone 11
n/a
Writing score22590n/a
Web score18325n/a
Video editing8000n/a
Data manipulation15921n/a
NanoReview Score18029n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 28 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 6.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3110 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (69% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 1:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
26:30
Apple iPhone 11
22:24
Web Browsing10:18 h08:46 h
Video Playback18:00 h13:37 h
Games05:51 h04:58 h
Standby Mode122 h110 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP2Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.31/2.55
Pixel size0.6 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.4n/a
Focal length111 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX854n/a
Sensor size1/2.52n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/3.6
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Apple iPhone 11
125
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
137
Apple iPhone 11
125
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Apple iPhone 11
116
Bokeh7055
Preview8273
Zoom14563
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra], [Apple iPhone 11]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.6
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 11
114
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 11
135

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
3G BandsWCDMA B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
93 dB
Apple iPhone 11
83.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr September, 2019 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 699
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included No n/a

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra:

There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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