Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro

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 12 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2020with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

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 2815mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 232g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Apple iPhone 12 Pro
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 501 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1445 nits
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
796 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)480 Hz277 Hz
Response time1 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.3 mm (6.39 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 79 mm (3.11 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 232 g (8.18 oz) 189 g (6.67 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
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
88.5 %
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Apple iPhone 12 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) Apple A14 Bionic
Max Frequency 3390 MHz 3100 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)
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 750 Apple A14 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
2271
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
1941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
7119
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
5005
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22711941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)71195005
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1954703
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
1105744
CPU432608262691
GPU801870387783
Memory418926169306
UX301299285964
NanoReview Score19547031105744
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
16056
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
7431
Max Surface Temp.46.8 °C38.1 °C
Stability59 %76 %
Graphics Test96 fps44 fps
Graphics Score160567431
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
18029
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
n/a
Writing score22590n/a
Web score18325n/a
Video editing8000n/a
Data manipulation15921n/a
NanoReview Score18029n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 28 GB 14 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 2815 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 20 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 (59% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
26:30
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
19:45
Web Browsing10:18 h07:12 h
Video Playback18:00 h12:00 h
Games05:51 h04:33 h
Standby Mode122 h101 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 2x
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 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
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP2Sony IMX372
Sensor size1/1.31/3.4
Pixel size0.6 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.0
Focal length111 mm52 mm
SensorSony IMX854n/a
Sensor size1/2.521/3.4
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
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 12 Pro
126
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
137
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
130
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
127
Bokeh7070
Preview8277
Zoom145111

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4290x2800 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Sony IMX514
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 Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
127
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
140

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.2 n/a
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/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA 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/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

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 12 Pro
92.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr October, 2020 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 1000
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- 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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