Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
79
out 100
VS
94
out 100
Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 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 (Snapdragon)
- Lighter design: 167g vs 227g
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 4685mAh vs 4000mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 12/256 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 | 6.2 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1320x2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 416 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2600 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.9 % | 92.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.6 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 1 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 147 mm (5.79 in) | 163 mm (6.42 in) |
| Width | 70.6 mm (2.78 in) | 77.6 mm (3.06 in) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) | 8.25 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 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 - Orange - Purple - Yellow |
- White - Black - Silver - Gold |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple A18 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 4040 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) |
- 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 2289 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2188 | 3564 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6935 | 8880 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 33019 |
| CPU | 464193 | 465726 |
| GPU | 863947 | 721738 |
| Memory | 268952 | 250875 |
| UX | 306789 | 375110 |
| NanoReview Score | 1903881 | 1813449 |
| Stability | 47 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 104 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 17532 | n/a |
| Writing score | 21218 | n/a |
| Web score | 18418 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7978 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 15753 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 17501 | n/a |
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 | 24.1 GB | 18 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4000 mAh | 4685 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 30 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | 1:57 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:07 h | 14:34 h |
| Video Playback | 15:32 h | 22:01 h |
| Games | 05:03 h | 07:12 h |
| Standby Mode | 83 h | 163 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | 135 | 142 |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- 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 GN3 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 10 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 67 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL 3K1 | Sony IMX913 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94 | 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 | Sony IMX564 | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | 80 |
| Preview | 69 | 93 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | 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 DP 1.2 | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| 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/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/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 | January, 2024 yr | September, 2024 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2024 yr | September, 2024 yr |
| MSRP ($) | 799 | 1199 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - 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 (Snapdragon):
The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.","There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.
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.
*
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: 0
