Compare Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max VS. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Specifications

Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2g Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3g Bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4g Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3296 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3084 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3295 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3297 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5g Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3296 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3084 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3295 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3297 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G
Launch
Announced 2024, September 09 2024, January 17
Status Available. Released 2024, September 20 Available. Released 2024, January 24
Body
Dimensions 163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.42 x 3.06 x 0.33 in) 162.3 x 79 x 8.6 mm (6.39 x 3.11 x 0.34 in)
Weight 227 g (8.01 oz) 232 g or 233 g (8.18 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5) Glass front (Corning Gorilla Armor), glass back (Corning Gorilla Armor), titanium frame (grade 2)
Sim Nano-SIM and eSIM - International Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) Nano-SIM and eSIM/ Dual eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Display
Type LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM) Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
Size 6.9 inches, 115.6 cm2 (~91.4% screen-to-body ratio) 6.8 inches, 113.5 cm2 (~88.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1320 x 2868 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density) 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~505 ppi density)
Protection Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen) Always-On display Corning Gorilla Armor Always-on display
Platform
Os iOS 18, upgradable to iOS 18.1 Android 14, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1
Chipset Apple A18 Pro (3 nm) Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Cpu Hexa-core (2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz) 8-core (1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A520)
Gpu Apple GPU (6-core graphics) Adreno 750 (1 GHz)
Memory
Card Slot No No
Internal 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM NVMe 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM UFS 4.0
Main Camera
Triple 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28, 1.22u00b5m, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.06, 1.12u00b5m, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensoru2011shift OIS, 5x optical zoom48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 0.7u00b5m, PDAFTOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec. 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Single 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6, PDAF, OISSL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), dual pixel PDAF
Features HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec. HDR, HDR10+
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
35mm Jack No No 32-bit/384kHz audioTuned by AKG
Comms
Wlan Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Nfc Yes Yes
Radio No No
Usb USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
Features
Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip)Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)Ultra Wideband (UWB) supportCircle to Search
Battery
Type Li-Ion 4685 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)25W wireless (MagSafe), 15W wireless (China only)15W wireless (Qi2)4.5W reverse wired 45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min (advertised)15W wireless (Qi/PMA)4.5W reverse wireless
Misc
Colors Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, Titanium Orange
Models A3296, A3084, A3295, A3297, iPhone17,2 SM-S928B, SM-S928B/DS, SM-S928U, SM-S928U1, SM-S928W, SM-S928N, SM-S9280, SM-S928E, SM-S928E/DS
Sar 1.01 W/kg (head) & & 1.15 W/kg (body) & & 1.26 W/kg (head) & & 0.62 W/kg (body) & &
Sar Eu 1.22 W/kg (head) & & 1.45 W/kg (body) & & 1.06 W/kg (head) & & 1.30 W/kg (body) & &
Price $ 1,279.97 / £ 1,199.00 / € 1,379.00 / ₹ 144,900 € 977.00 / $ 789.99 / £ 725.00 / ₹ 94,999
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 1723557 (v10)GeekBench: 7968 (v6)3DMark: 4731 (Wild Life Extreme) AnTuTu: 1453497 (v9), 1823822(v10)GeekBench: 7076 (v6)3DMark: 4983 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display 1796 nits max brightness (measured) 1447 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -24.4 LUFS (Very good) -24.6 LUFS (Very good)
Battery (new) Active use score 17:18h Active use score 13:49h