iPhone 16 Pro Max vs. Galaxy S24 Ultra

09 November 2024
Apple's latest and greatest versus Samsung's ultimate offering - is there a winner?

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Anonymous, 09 Nov 2024You must be smoking something. Or maybe using low cheap cha... moreYour words proved it is you on we'ed for sure. Apple fanboy for a reason

    jiyen235, 09 Nov 2024the iPhone 13 Pro of a relative outlasted my S22 Ultra on a... moreIf something doesn't go in your way you'll call it defective? What a troll. My best friend has been using 14 Pro Max from the beginning. Later his father bought him s24u. What he reported to me that he is getting better battery life on his s24u. But he got all other devices from Apple like iPad, m1 MB air. He was also about to get the 15 pro max via trade-in but later undecided because of no significant difference between the two iPhones.

      Lister, 09 Nov 2024I don't think they understand the battery test. All I&... moreyeah exactly, it happens on ALL phones. dunno what he's smokin lol

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        Luke, 09 Nov 2024I don't believe battery life test results! All iPhones... moreYou must be smoking something. Or maybe using low cheap chargers and overcharging. I have been using 14 pm for last whole year and still lost only 2 percent capacity

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          jiyen235, 09 Nov 2024the iPhone 13 Pro of a relative outlasted my S22 Ultra on a... moreI don't think they understand the battery test. All I'm seeing is "we played games and had to recharge the phone after three hours" which is quite normal for intense gaming.

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            • 09 Nov 2024

            Anonymous, 09 Nov 2024Apple 🔥🔥 We stay at the top baby! #️⃣1️⃣So this is what they mean when they say "Turn brands into religions"... this guy sounds like he's cheering for a sports team or something lmao

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              WhoCaresTM, 09 Nov 2024In what way? The only thing the iphone was better at is vi... moreSamsung s24 ultra gets 26 th place at dxomark. There is a reason for it.

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                • 09 Nov 2024

                Selfie samples are not comparable. ISO40, F1.9 of iphone and galaxy 25U are two different scenes. How we can compare? Btw, I hold a S22U and somehow I feel iphone has better camera here in these comparison. S24U process too much and they look good in a mobile screen but in a laptop or monitor, it looses out to iphone 16U. I wish I could share the cropped/zoomed photos here!

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                  • 09 Nov 2024

                  Samsung looks as winner to me. But I wish there was a deeper camera comparison with autofocus speed, camera launch time. Images with some features like HDR on and off. Maybe RAW files comparison. Also it would be nice to have a scene comparison to APS-C or at least MFT image. Just to have an idea how much phones edits images in post processing and interprets some areas. As more people using their phones as the only camera they have, improoved reviews would benefit readers.

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                    • 09 Nov 2024

                    Too bad there's no MACRO photography test.

                      Luke, 09 Nov 2024No it was 15 series, the owner confirmed and it wasn't... morethe iPhone 13 Pro of a relative outlasted my S22 Ultra on a road trip, the iPhone 14 Pro Max and S23 Ultra of my relatives had similar levels of battery life.

                      What you are experiencing is either a defective phone and/or a phone that got nuked with updates. Apple phones have exceptional battery life for the first year and good battery life the next

                        The iPhone has a superior camera system overall (as DXOMARK also attests), far better battery life, and is a more powerful device. I’m not focused on benchmarks like AnTuTu or GeekBench; but the reality is that Apple’s SoCs are the most efficient, which is why MacBooks perform so well off the charger and why iPhones can get away with having relatively smaller batteries. Additionally, its display is superior, even if it doesn’t chase extremely high ppi counts (beyond 450ppi, the difference is negligible)—it outperforms that of Galaxy in other ways. This has been known for two or three years now, that Apple uses the more expensive Samsung m-made displays than Samsung uses on its own Galaxy devices.

                        Galaxy’s strengths are primarily its lower cost (disregarding MSRPs, Galaxy phones are generally more affordable than the competing iPhone each year—although the “Apple tax” tends to pay off eventually with higher resale value), camera versatility (if we are being charitable), the S Pen, and DeX Mode. However, the iPhone counters the latter with its ecosystem, Apple Pay (which I use daily), AppleCare, and more.

                        Simply put, the Galaxy Ultra and Pixel Pro no longer present a serious challenge to the iPhone Pro Max. Its closest competitors are now the high-end flagship phones from Chinese manufacturers.

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                          jiyen235, 09 Nov 2024all the iPhones look the same so maybe you saw an old iPhon... moreNo it was 15 series, the owner confirmed and it wasn't small. Also friends with iPads (expensive with pens) and iPhone 14 series around are playing with us together quiet often. That's one of the reasons we aren't buying apples, we just see them in real life and they aren't appealing.

                          So idk how GSMArena runs those battery tests , for apple devices I don't trust those at all. For devices which we own here the GSMArena battery tests are more or less ok and matching what we see..

                            Anonymous, 09 Nov 2024No, you are the one who doesn't know here, just like w... moreOk no worries .. just my opinion .. go cry in corner it has no 10 bit 😁

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                              Personal Opinion, 09 Nov 2024Samsung has many divisions and just because it is called sa... moreNo, you are the one who doesn't know here, just like with rgb vs rg/gb pixel structure

                                Anonymous, 09 Nov 2024And from which distance is phone screen being viewed? I bet... moreSamsung has many divisions and just because it is called samsung doesn't mean they are the same people ..
                                Samsung display is completely different samsung from samsung mobile division
                                And they buy panels from samsung display and they need to save cost in order to compete or stay ''afloat''

                                ''Quit being ''apologist'' u pathetic but that's fine.. u clearly have no knowledge.. hence your first moan about 8 bit and 10 bit color depth ... my opinion ;)

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                                  Personal Opinion, 09 Nov 2024Laughing and have no clue .. so c'mon argue why you la... moreAnd from which distance is phone screen being viewed? I bet not from same distance as pc monitors. It isn't true temporal dithering won't be noticeable. Quit being apologist for cheapskating on color depth on flagships

                                    Anonymous, 09 Nov 2024🤣🤣🤣🤣Laughing and have no clue .. so c'mon argue why you laughing u loozer..
                                    I wanna see what you have to say

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                                      Personal Opinion, 09 Nov 2024Why u need 10 bit on such little screen? don't be naiv... more🤣🤣🤣🤣

                                        Anonymous, 09 Nov 2024Why does GSMArena doesn't ever point out the fact that... moreWhy u need 10 bit on such little screen? don't be naive.. and u forgot that sam has 500 ppi and iphone 450
                                        For panels with 10 bit you really need from 30'' 4k screen to have worth it...
                                        And in reality those who has 10 bit they have 10-bit (8-bit+FRC)
                                        On such little screen u will never see the difference not even on 10 inch screen or 15