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Apple iPhone 16 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Launch
Release Date
Sep, 2024 Jan, 2024
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
IOS 18 Android 14
UI
NA One UI 6.1
Dimensions
147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm (5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 in) 162.3 x 79 x 8.6 mm (6.39 x 3.11 x 0.34 in)
Weight
170 g 232 g
Body
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Armor), glass back (Gorilla Glass), titanium frame
Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Color Options
Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, Titanium Orange
Display Specifications
Technology
Super Retina XDR OLED Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X
Size
6.1 inches
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6.8 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1179 x 2556 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~461 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~505 ppi density)
Protection
Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen) Corning Gorilla Glass Armor
Features
HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM) 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 3561 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 5000 mAh
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Charging
Power Delivery 2.0, 50% in 30 min
Wireless charging 25W (MagSafe), Wireless 15W (China)
Wireless charging 15W (Qi2)
Reverse charging 4.5W
Fast charging 45W, Power delivery 3.0, 65% in 30 min
Wireless charging (Qi/PMA) 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Processing Power
CPU
Hexa-core 8-core (1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A520)
Chipset
Apple A18 (3 nm) Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
GPU
Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Adreno 750 (1 GHz)
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 12GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256/512GB 256/512GB/1TB (1024GB) Built-in
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Dual 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120° (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF
Quad 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
50 MP, (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120° (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Features

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@2 /25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. Show more

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60 120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS Show more

Front
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
NA
Network
SIM
Single Nano-SIM and eSIM - Global
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Nano-SIM and eSIM/ Dual eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
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 - A3287
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 - A3081
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 - A3286
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 - A3288
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Global
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional 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) support
Extra
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 1,053 USD $1,469
Resale Value
Extreme Very High
Comparison Result
Score
4 Point(s) 9 Point(s)
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