Samsung Galaxy S24 vs. Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Two small yet powerful smartphones. Two of the most popular handsets on the market. Two specimens from the worldâs most famous mobile rivals. This is the Galaxy S24 versus the iPhone 15 Pro.
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The Galaxy S24 is easily recognizable as it has undergone minor changes over the last few years. It offers a clean no-nonsense design with two flat Gorilla Glass Victus 2 panels and a metal frame. It is IP68-rated for your usual dust and water resistance. What we like about the Galaxy S24 is its clean camera island, which consists of three simple rings.
On the other side, we have the iPhone 15 Pro, which is just as recognizable as well. However, it has a much lighter body this time thanks to the new titanium frame. Other than that, it looks as stylish as ever, you get Ceramic Shield glass front and back. It is IP68-rated, too. However, the super busy camera island will definitely not be everyoneâs cup of tea - if you care for this sort of things.
For starters, you can compare the complete specs sheets or directly continue with our editor's assessment in the text further down below.
Size comparison
There isn't much to discuss about dimensions and weight. Both handsets are almost identical, with the iPhone 15 Pro being ever so slightly thicker. And we should applaud Samsung for fitting a slightly larger screen into the exact same body.
Even better, the Galaxy S24 is also the lighter phone, 20 whole grams to be specific, which is yet another great thing about the Samsungâs smartphone.
Then again, the Apple iPhone 15 Pro has a supposedly more premium and tougher titanium frame (instead of aluminum), and its IP68 rating has been expanded, so it can survive in up to 6m-deep water.
Overall, the design is a matter of personal choice, but both smartphones have equally impressive build quality. The iPhoneâs might be more solid, though, but only time will tell.
Display comparison
The Galaxy S24 has the slightly larger display - 6.2" vs. 6.1" â but it is of the lower resolution â 416ppi vs 461ppi on the iPhone 15 Pro. The Apple screen has better-rated video support â it has both HDR10 and Dolby Vision capabilities.
The Galaxy S24 offers a much smaller cutout as the phone relies on a single front camera and under-display fingerprint scanner for biometric security.
The cutout on the iPhone is enormous as it incorporates Apple's FaceID, which works for secure unlocking, and Apple has found a way to add some clever functionality around it with the Dynamic Island.
The iPhone 15 Pro has a brighter display - the 15 Pro panel offers 845nits of manual and 1786nits of auto brightness, while the S24 OLED has 785nits of manual and 1,401nits of auto brightness.
For the untrained eye, this probably won't make much of a difference, but there are some potential benefits from the extra 400 nits on a bright sunny day outdoors.
While the two devices have great screens, the iPhone 15 Pro does offer a slightly better one. Its cutout, on the other hand, is quite large by todayâs standards.
Battery life
The Galaxy S24 has a 4,000mAh battery, while the iPhone 15 Pro has a smaller 3,274mAh. Contrary to what these numbers might suggest, the iPhone has the longer battery life in our testing.
The Galaxy S24 scored an Active Use Rating of 12:06 h., while the iPhone 15 Pro â 12:58 h. The iPhone is better in all of our screen-on tests but uses to the Galaxy S24 in the call runtime. That's nothing out of the ordinary, as we've often seen iPhones post average or below-average call times.