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 Apple iPhone 14 Pro |
 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra |
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|---|---|---|
| Price (USD) | $445.00 | $507.90 |
| Network | ||
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 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, 46, 48, 66 - A2890, A2892 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International |
| 5G bands | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2890, A2892 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G |
| GPRS | Yes | - |
| EDGE | Yes | - |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | 2022, September 07 | 2024, January 17 |
| Status | Available. Released 2022, September 16 | Available. Released 2024, January 24 |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | 147.5 x 71.5 x 7.9 mm (5.81 x 2.81 x 0.31 in) | 162.3 x 79 x 8.6 mm (6.39 x 3.11 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 232 g or 233 g (8.18 oz) |
| Build | Glass front, glass back, stainless steel frame | Glass front (Corning Gorilla Armor), glass back (Corning Gorilla Armor), titanium frame (grade 2) |
| SIM | · Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International) · eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA) · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China) | · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT · Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN |
| Features | IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) | IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible 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 | 6.1 inches, 91.7 cm2 (~87.0% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.8 inches, 113.5 cm2 (~88.5% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1179 x 2556 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density) | 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~505 ppi density) |
| Protection | Ceramic Shield glass | Corning Gorilla Armor |
| Display | 6.1″ 1170×2532 pixels | - |
| Features | - | DX anti-reflective coating |
| Platform | ||
| OS | iOS 16, upgradable to iOS 27 | Android 14, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 8.5 |
| Chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) | Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) |
| CPU | Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth) | 8-core (1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A520) |
| GPU | Apple GPU (5-core graphics) | Adreno 750 (1 GHz) |
| Memory | ||
| Card slot | No | No |
| Internal | 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM, 1TB 6GB RAM 128/256/512 GB / 1 TB | 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM |
| Features | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| RAM | 6 GB | - |
| Main Camera | ||
| Triple | 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) | - |
| Features | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
| Video | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, stereo sound rec. | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS |
| Quad | - | 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video |
| Selfie camera | ||
| Single | 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) | 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF |
| Features | HDR | 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 |
| 3.5mm jack | No | No |
| Features | - | High-bitrate audio support |
| Comms | ||
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-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 Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Radio | No | No |
| USB | Lightning, USB 2.0 | USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG |
| Features | ||
| Sensors | Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Features | Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving) | Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support |
| Messaging | iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM | - |
| Browser | HTML5 | - |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Li-Ion 3200 mAh (12.38 Wh) | Li-Ion 5000 mAh |
| Charging | Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (MagSafe) 15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.2 update | 45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min 15W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless |
| Misc | ||
| Colors | Space Black, Silver, Gold, Deep Purple | Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, Titanium Orange |
| Models | A2890, A2650, A2889, A2892, iphone15,2 | SM-S928B, SM-S928B/DS, SM-S928U, SM-S928U1, SM-S928W, SM-S928N, SM-S9280, SM-S928E, SM-S928E/DS |
| SAR | 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.15 W/kg (body) | 1.26 W/kg (head) 0.62 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body) | 1.06 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body) |
| Price | € 445.00 / $ 409.00 / £ 332.83 | $ 507.90 / € 573.22 / £ 494.00 / ₹ 104,999 |
| Unofficial | - | - |
| Others | IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) | - |
| Alert types | Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones | - |
| Java | No | - |
| Made by | US | - |
| Our Tests | ||
| Performance | AnTuTu: 968412 (v9) GeekBench: 5346 (v5.1) GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) | AnTuTu: 1453497 (v9), 1823822 (v10) GeekBench: 7076 (v6) 3DMark: 4983 (Wild Life Extreme) |
| Display | 1791 nits max brightness (measured) | 1447 nits max brightness (measured) |
| Camera | Photo / Video | Photo / Video |
| Loudspeaker | -26.2 LUFS (Good) | -24.6 LUFS (Very good) |
| Battery (old) | Endurance rating 86h | - |
| Battery | - | Active use score 13:49h |
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
2 category wins
Upper Mid segment
VS
Our Winner
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
4 category wins
Upper Mid segment
Head-to-Head Breakdown
| — | Performance | Win |
| — | Display | — |
| — | Camera | Win |
| — | Battery | Win |
| — | Charging | Win |
| Win | RAM | — |
| — | 5G | — |
| Win | Price | — |
Apple iPhone 14 Pro — Pros & Cons
Pros
- Balanced hardware configuration tailored for reliable everyday operation
- Ergonomic physical construction with comfortable in-hand grip
Cons
- Lower primary camera resolution (48MP vs 200MP on Galaxy S24 Ultra)
- Smaller 3200mAh battery capacity (-1800mAh deficit vs Galaxy S24 Ultra)
- Slower wired charging turnaround (15W vs 45W on Galaxy S24 Ultra)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra — Pros & Cons
Pros
- Higher-resolution 200MP main camera (152MP advantage vs iPhone 14 Pro)
- Larger 5000mAh battery reservoir (1800mAh more capacity than iPhone 14 Pro)
- Speedier 45W wired charging (30W faster turnaround than iPhone 14 Pro)
- Aerospace-grade titanium frame delivering high structural rigidity at lighter weight
Cons
- Premium flagship price tier represents a notable financial investment
Our Verdict
When evaluating the Apple iPhone 14 Pro versus the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, buyers are presented with an intriguing balance of technical capabilities, build materials, and practical value propositions.
Processing horsepower tilts convincingly toward the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, driven by its Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm). It outpaces the Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) in the Apple iPhone 14 Pro during resource-demanding workflows, offering greater headroom for complex gaming, video encoding, and rapid app switching.
Display performance represents a balanced visual contest. Both the Apple iPhone 14 Pro (LTPO AMOLED at 120Hz) and the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (LTPO AMOLED at 120Hz) produce crisp typography, faithful color tuning, and satisfying viewing angles for streaming media and daily browsing.
Imaging capabilities tilt toward the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, highlighted by its 200MP primary camera with OIS stabilization and optical zoom capabilities. It produces crisper snapshots with lively color science and cleaner edge definition compared to the 48MP camera on the Apple iPhone 14 Pro.
Longevity and replenishment turnaround favor the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, whose 5000mAh battery and 45W charging provide faster top-ups and reliable stamina compared to the 3200mAh (15W) configuration of the Apple iPhone 14 Pro.
Overall Verdict: The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra earns the victory in this head-to-head comparison with 4 category wins versus 2 for the Apple iPhone 14 Pro. With decisive strengths in key hardware areas, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra delivers greater overall capability and stronger value.
