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The best possible Android smartphone in the market right now is the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. The handset packs all the latest and greatest hardware that Samsung and its partners have to offer. While Samsung is an Android phone maker, they are usually compared against Apple, so how does the Galaxy S24 Ultra stack up against the iPhone 15 Pro Max? Let’s find out.Design
It’s hard to compare designs since each phone maker tries to make their phones as unique as possible. Samsung and Apple do share one thing in common – the use of titanium. The iPhone 15 Pro Max launched in 2023 where one of the selling points of the phone is the use of titanium in its build, and the Galaxy S24 Ultra followed suit.
This allows both phones to utilize the lighter and stronger material. In the iPhone 15 Pro Max’s case, the handset is actually light coming in at 221g. The Galaxy S24 Ultra, on the other hand, weighs slightly more at 232g. To be fair, the Galaxy S24 Ultra does pack a larger display which could contribute to its weight.
Speaking of displays, both phones utilize glass made by Corning. The Galaxy S24 Ultra uses the slightly newer Gorilla Glass Armor which is said to offer more drop protection. Both phones also use a more traditional flat display that we think makes the phones nicer to hold and less prone to accidental touches.
The display on the Galaxy S24 Ultra is also brighter at 2,600 nits of peak brightness. The iPhone 15 Pro Max caps out at 2,000 nits.Performance
When it comes to performance of both phones, it’s quite literally comparing apples to oranges. The US-based Galaxy S24 Ultra features the use of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. The iPhone 15 Pro Max uses Apple’s A17 pro. The A17 Pro is built on the 3nm process while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 uses the 4nm process.
In theory, chipsets built on the 3nm process should offer up better performance and efficiency, but the benchmarks are saying otherwise. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 scores higher than the A17 Pro on AnTuTu by quite a considerable margin. It also outperforms Apple’s chipset on 3DMark.
