Design
I want to start off with the design both the 15 Pro Max and the S24 Ultra are literally the most premium-built and feeling phones that you can buy today They come with a titanium frame that feels cool to the touch
and one that is also very durable in the hand they also come with a gorgeous frosted glass back with very similar colors, actually such as natural titanium black titanium as well as this purple/blue finish.
The only difference here is that Apple also offers you a white version which Samsung doesn’t but Samsung does offer you a yellow option plus three extra colors if you order from their online store my personal favorite is definitely the titanium green which is actually the one that I’ve ordered for myself a couple of extra design things here
The S24 ultra is a bigger phone it is not just wider but also taller thicker and heavier so holding it in my hand definitely felt chunkier than holding my 15 Pro Max but the frame is more curved on the S24 ultra
which meant that it is actually still very comfortable in the hand despite its larger size overall. They both look great and it’s just a matter of choice.
If you prefer the more rectangular shape of the S24 Ultra that is your answer if you prefer a slimmer phone that’s a tiny bit smaller and with curved corners then the iPhone 15 Pro Max is the one for you.
Display
The display these two displays are literally the best displays that you can find on any phone but there are a couple of differences here. The first is that S24 Ultra has a slightly larger display at 6.8 in as a to 6.7 and in combination with the flat corners.
And the smaller camera cutout makes it the superior choice for watching content as less of your content will be cut off plus the S24 ultra also has a higher Peak brightness of 2600 nits when viewing HR content as opposed to the iPhone’s 1,600 nits.
However, Outdoors Apple claims 2,000 nits compared to 1500 on the S24 ultra of course we do know that the iPhone tends to dim quite quickly after about 4 minutes so do stay tuned to the channel for when we do get our S24 Ultra review in it for further testing as we will be testing the eldo brightness.
And see how it Stacks up against the iPhone and also against some other phones in some real world usage on a separate Note Samsung has now added the wallpaper view in the always-on functionality of their display
So now just like with a 15 Pro, when your phone goes into sleep it will show you your wallpaper and if you want to get some stunning-looking wallpapers for your phone our app wallpapers offers you literally the highest quality wallpapers of any wallpaper app out there. All of our wallpapers are 8K in resolution.
What this means is that you can use our wallpapers on your phone tablet and desktop and since they’re 8K you can also zoom in a ton and everything will still be crazy sharp.
but all of our wallpapers are designed by our talented team of designers which are featured and promoted in our app Plus wallpapers also offers you cross-platform Cloud sync so that you can keep your collection of wallpapers organize.
Camera
Now they both have some of the very best camera Hardware on the market the s24 ultra Ultas is identical to the s23
Ultras here so it still uses Samsung’s incredibly higher-res 200 megap sensor with the same Ultra wide and also the same 3x photo that we had before. The only difference is that the new 5x photo replaces the old 10x.
Now matches the zoom level that we have on the iPhone 15 Pro Max however Samsung is using a much higher-resolution sensor at 50 megapixels as opposed to Apple’s 12 megap sensor so I do believe that Samsung will still be better when it comes to high levels of Zoom
Now there are a couple of other changes to the s24 Ultras camera more specifically the image processing is now heavily aided by AI something that Samsung refers to as the pro visual engine that can detect subjects and scenes better than ever before and expose the image accordingly From my experience of daily driving the
S23 ultra and the iPhone 15 Pro Max The S23 ultra did actually have better image processing and Superior HDR handling.
So I’m curious to see what improvements the pro visual engine would bring to the table now there are a couple of more additions this year as well such as 4K 120 FPS video on the S24-ultra as opposed to 4K 60 FPS on the iPhone You can also now shoot 8K video in 30 FPS on the 5x zoom lens
If the S24 Ultra surpasses the iPhone when it comes to video this year but I guess we’ll find out very soon. Now if the camera is super important for you guys I would generally wait for our camera comparison where we’ll be testing and comparing everything that you guys need to know.
Software Features
Software features Samsung always had more features than Apple but this year Samsung takes it to the next level with Galaxy AI this gives you a bunch of AI-powered features in most of Samsung’s apps for example if you not hold the home button you can Circle anything you want on your screen.
Your phone will perform a smart search so if someone posted a photo of a specific Landmark on Instagram you can find out exactly what a landmark is and even ask the AI to create a travel plan for it Galaxy AI will also be able to translate phone calls for you and even speak for you in the caller’s native language.
This is definitely my favorite feature yet it can also do the same for text messages and even modifi your replies to be more professional or more fun and then if you’re in a meeting.
For example AI will be able to transcribe your entire meeting into text separated into multiple speakers and then even give you a summary that you can then email to your team Galaxy AI also works in the Samsung browser to give you summaries of your web pages and it even works in the Samsung keyboard for typing suggestions.
Then in the photos app you can upscale an image you can rotate it and then fill in the corners with the missing detail and even move the subject around Apple doesn’t have any of these features yet although there having some rumors that iOS 18 will be bringing some big AI features but until then the s24 ultra would definitely be my choice.
You want to have a more helpful phone in all aspects of course if you guys want a more traditional and a more simple experience then the iPhone is the best.
Battery
The battery S24 ultra does have a physically larger battery at 5,000 Mills compared to 4441 on the iPhone but for me at least the 15 Pro Max actually lasted the longest compared to any other phone that I’ve used before including the S23 ultra which also had a 5,000 hour mAh battery.
Now a Snapdragon Agent 3 is supposed to be a bit more power efficient than the Agent 2 by 20 to 25% but the display is also brighter so I don’t think the S24 Ultra will last longer than the 15 Pro Max of course we will be doing a battery drain test
So do stay tuned for that charging wise they both charge via USB type-C which is awesome but the S24 Ultra can charge a bit faster to about 65% in 30 minutes compared to 55 on the iPhone and the S24 ultra also supports reverse wiress charging.
Price
I’ve talked about a lot of their features but how much do they actually cost well the 15 Pro Max starts from $1,200 for a 256 GB version whereas the S24 ultra is actually more expensive at $1,300
However, Samsung is offering you some heavy pre-order bonuses if you guys use the link below you can actually get up to $750 in savings plus double the storage plus another $150 in credit when you pre-order the s24 ultra or any of the other s24 models too
If you’re in UK you can also get a free Galaxy watch 6 which one are you guys thinking of picking and why if you’re still not sure then definitely stay tuned for our real-world comparisons.