Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Google Pixel 6 Pro
91 out of 100
VS
71 out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy)) that was released on January 17, 2024, against the Google Pixel 6 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 2 years and 4 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 Ultra
- 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1952K versus 930K)
- Shows 43% longer battery life (26:30 vs 18:34 hours)
- Delivers 69% higher peak brightness (1456 against 862 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 2 years and 4 months newer
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6 Pro
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Weighs 22 grams less
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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 | 6.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3088 pixels | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 501 ppi | 512 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2600 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Armor | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.5% | 88.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | 98.5% |
| PWM | 480 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) | 163.9 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 79 mm (3.11 inches) | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 232 g (8.18 oz) | 210 g (7.41 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, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) | Google Tensor |
| Max clock | 3390 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (2 + 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55 - 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Tensor Processing Unit |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1280 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~2170.9 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 474941 | 245121 |
| GPU | 764723 | 306201 |
| Memory | 400984 | 171401 |
| UX | 312032 | 207450 |
| Total score | 1952680 | 930173 |
| Samples | [29 tests] | [10 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 46.8 °C | 40.4 °C |
| Stability | 53% | 56% |
| Graphics test | 95 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | 16026 | 6207 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 18245 | 8640 |
| Video editing | 8000 | 6928 |
| Photo editing | 36519 | 18415 |
| Data manipulation | 15998 | 11067 |
| Writing score | 22603 | 16399 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512, 1024 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 28 GB | 14 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5003 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (23 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (69% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:05 hr | 1:59 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:18 hr | 06:56 hr |
| Watching video | 18:00 hr | 10:55 hr |
| Gaming | 05:51 hr | 04:56 hr |
| Standby | 122 hr | 94 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 12 MP 4) Ultrawide: 12 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP2 | Samsung GN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" | 1/1.31" |
| Pixel size | 0.6 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | f/3.5 |
| Focal length | 111 mm | 104 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX854 | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.52" | 1/2" |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | Sony IMX386 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" | 1/2.9" |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.25 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | - |
| Preview | 82 | - |
| Zoom | 145 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 11.1 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 3840 x 2880 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 143 |
| Video | - | 115 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| 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 | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2024 | October 2021 |
| Release date | January 2024 | October 2021 |
| Launch price | $1299 | $900 |
| SAR (head) | 1.06 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.3 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 - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S24 Ultra:
- There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
