Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs Apple iPhone 17
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 17, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetApple A19. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
- Lighter design: 167g vs 177g
- Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 3692mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 17
- Larger display: 6.3in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 8/512 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 | 6.3 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1206x2622 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 416 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max brightness | 2600 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.9 % | 91.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Design & Build
| Height | 147 mm (5.79 in) | 149.6 mm (5.89 in) |
| Width | 70.6 mm (2.78 in) | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) | 8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 177 g (6.24 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 - Blue - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple A19 |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 4100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | n/a |
| Architecture | - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
n/a |
| Process | TSMC | n/a |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | n/a |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | n/a |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 903-1000 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2188 | 3720 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6935 | 10589 |
| CPU | 464193 | 510193 |
| GPU | 863947 | 792974 |
| Memory | 268952 | 367866 |
| UX | 306789 | 445645 |
| NanoReview Score | 1903881 | 2116678 |
| 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 26 |
| OS Size | 24.1 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4000 mAh | 3692 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 30 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 07:07 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 15:32 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:03 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 83 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | 135 | Digital |
| 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 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 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 Ultra-wide: 48 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL GN3 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 10 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 67 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL 3K1 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | n/a |
| Preview | 69 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 18 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | n/a |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 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 |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | n/a |
| 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/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, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2024 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| MSRP ($) | 799 | 799 |
| 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.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 17 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 8
