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Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) vs Apple iPhone 15

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) vs Apple iPhone 15

87 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
VS
82 out of 100
Apple iPhone 15
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
Apple iPhone 15

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on January 17, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 15, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Comes with 1551 mAh larger battery capacity: 4900 vs 3349 mAh
  • Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
  • 43% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2025K versus 1416K)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 20W)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 12% higher pixel density (513 vs 460 PPI)
  • Thinner bezels – 5.2% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Shows 13% longer battery life (25:31 vs 22:40 hours)
  • Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (1641 against 1445 nits)
  • 18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2599 and 2196 points
  • Weighs 25 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) and Apple iPhone 15 crucial features
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
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
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 tests
Phone:
Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
vs
iPhone 15

Display

TypeDynamic AMOLEDOLED
Size6.7 inches6.1 inches
Resolution1440 x 3120 pixels1179 x 2556 pixels
Aspect ratio19.5:919.5:9
PPI513 ppi460 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYesNo
Max rated brightness2600 nits2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1600 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protectionGorilla Glass Victus 2Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio91.6%86.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.6%
PWM - 306 Hz
Response time - 2 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height158.5 mm (6.24 inches)147.6 mm (5.81 inches)
Width75.9 mm (2.99 inches)71.6 mm (2.82 inches)
Thickness7.7 mm (0.3 inches)7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight196 g (6.91 oz)171 g (6.03 oz)
WaterproofIP68IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamber -
Rear materialGlassGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsBlack, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, YellowBlack, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayNo
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) and Apple iPhone 15 in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Apple A16 Bionic
Max clock3300 MHz3460 MHz
CPU cores8 (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 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest
L3 cache12 MB -
ManufacturingTSMCTSMC
Lithography process4 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonApple Neural Engine
GraphicsAdreno 750Apple A16 GPU
GPU shading units1536640
GPU clock903 MHz1398 MHz
FLOPS~2774 GFLOPS~1789.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU480834375664
GPU893619452373
Memory354867261974
UX295759326266
Total score20250791416277
Samples[6 tests][15 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature - 44.3 °C
Stability - 81%
Graphics test100 FPS59 FPS
Graphics score167809632
PCMark 3.0
Web score18016 -
Video editing8013 -
Photo editing36467 -
Data manipulation14798 -
Writing score21461 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size12 GB6 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5
Memory clock4266 MHz3200 MHz
Channels44
Storage
Storage size256, 512 GB128, 256, 512 GB
Storage typeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 14 iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2)
ROMOne UI 6.1 -
OS size - 18 GB

Battery

Capacity4900 mAh3349 mAh
Max charge power45 W20 W
Battery typeLi-IonLi-Ion
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (15 W)Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes
Fast chargingYes (74% in 30 min)Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full charging time0:58 hr1:50 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing08:03 hr10:47 hr
Watching video15:35 hr16:55 hr
Gaming05:08 hr05:36 hr
Standby109 hr112 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels48 megapixels
Image resolution8160 x 61208000 x 6000
ZoomOptical, 3xDigital
FlashLEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingUp to 30FPSNo
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion960 FPS (1080p)240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens120°120°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL GN3 -
Sensor size1/1.56"1/1.5"
Pixel size1 micron1 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution10 MP -
Aperturef/2.4 -
Focal length67 mm -
SensorSamsung S53K1 -
Sensor size1/3.94" -
Pixel size1 micron -
StabilizationOptical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX564Sony IMX633
Sensor size1/2.55"1/2.55"
Pixel size1.4 micron1.4 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh6580
Preview6984
Zoom135114
SamplesPhoto samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) from DxOMarkPhoto samples of Apple iPhone 15 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels12 megapixels12 megapixels
Image resolution4000 x 30004032 x 3024
Aperturef/2.2f/1.9
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung 35K3LUSony IMX714
Sensor size1/3.2"1/3.6"
Pixel size1.12 micron1.12 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 60 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoYes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 version5.35.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.22
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYes, DP 1.2Yes
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portNoNo
Network
Number of SIM*1 -
Type of SIM cardNanoeSIM
eSIM support*YesYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat*2018
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosYesYes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedJanuary 2024September 2023
Release dateJanuary 2024September 2023
Launch price$999$799
SAR (head)0.74 W/kg0.98 W/kg
SAR (body)1.25 W/kg0.98 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 chargerNot includedNot included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon):
    - Two models exist: a dual Nano SIM and a single Nano SIM + eSIM variant.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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