Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.2-inch Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on January 17, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 15 Pro, which is powered by Apple A17 Pro and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
- Comes with 726 mAh larger battery capacity: 4000 vs 3274 mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
- 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1951K versus 1529K)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Weighs 20 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15 Pro
- Shows 26% longer battery life (24:47 vs 19:44 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 28% higher peak brightness (1796 against 1403 nits)
- 11% higher pixel density (460 vs 416 PPI)
- 33% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2920 and 2188 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 416 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2600 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.9% | 88.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| PWM | - | 242 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 147 mm (5.79 inches) | 146.6 mm (5.77 inches) |
| Width | 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) | 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow | White, Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple A17 Pro |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 | - 4 cores at 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Apple A17 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 903 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~2147.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 459276 | 382829 |
| GPU | 815023 | 609132 |
| Memory | 369015 | 188665 |
| UX | 308612 | 349339 |
| Total score | 1951926 | 1529965 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [27 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 45.9 °C |
| Stability | 47% | - |
| Graphics test | 104 FPS | 59 FPS |
| Graphics score | 17532 | 10006 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 18173 | - |
| Video editing | 7983 | - |
| Photo editing | 35737 | - |
| Data manipulation | 16376 | - |
| Writing score | 21521 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2) |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | - |
| OS size | 24.1 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 3274 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | 1:33 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:07 hr | 09:28 hr |
| Watching video | 15:32 hr | 17:33 hr |
| Gaming | 05:03 hr | 05:41 hr |
| Standby | 83 hr | 111 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL GN3 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" | 1/1.28" |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 67 mm | 77 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL 3K1 | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" | 1/3.5" |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" | 1/2.55" |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 65 | 80 |
| Preview | 69 | 85 |
| Zoom | 135 | 139 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" | 1/3.6" |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 145 |
| Video | - | 156 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2024 | September 2023 |
| Release date | January 2024 | September 2023 |
| Launch price | $799 | $999 |
| SAR (head) | 0.87 W/kg | 0.98 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.35 W/kg | 0.98 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon):
- The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.
- There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

