Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB) vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G (Titanium Gray, 12GB RAM, 256GB Storage)
What separates them
These two differ on 10 recorded specifications. The Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB) is ₹29,901 dearer.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB) vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G (Titanium Gray, 12GB RAM, 256GB Storage)
Apple
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB)
₹1,59,900
Apple does not publish an update commitment, unlike Google and Samsung, so the six to seven years here is inferred from history rather than promised -- worth knowing when comparing against a Pixel's explicit seven.
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Samsung
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G (Titanium Gray, 12GB RAM, 256GB Storage)
₹1,29,999
Seven years of updates on a flagship, plus a titanium frame and Gorilla Armor glass that genuinely cuts reflections rather than merely resisting scratches.
Full details →Who the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max is for
Buy it if: Anyone in the Apple ecosystem wanting the longest practical support and ProRes video capability.
Avoid it if: Anyone who wants a published update commitment, or fast charging.
Who the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G is for
Buy it if: Anyone wanting the longest-supported Android flagship, with a stylus and a 5x periscope.
Avoid it if: Anyone who values fast charging -- 45 W is slow for this price bracket.
Specifications, side by side
10 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max | Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,59,900 | ₹1,29,999 |
| Battery | 4441 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | About 27 W wired, 15 W MagSafe -- roughly 100 minutes to full | 45 W wired, 15 W wireless -- about 65 minutes to full, slow for the price |
| Chipset | Apple A17 Pro, 3 nanometre | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy |
| Display | 6.7 inch Super Retina XDR LTPO, 120 Hz ProMotion | 6.8 inch LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120 Hz adaptive |
| Peak brightness | 2000 nits peak outdoors, 1000 nits sustained full screen | 2600 nits peak, about 1400 nits sustained full screen |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB LPDDR5X |
| Rear camera | 48 MP main with OIS + 12 MP periscope 5x + 12 MP ultrawide | 200 MP main with OIS + 50 MP periscope 5x + 10 MP telephoto 3x + 12 MP ultrawide |
| Software support | Typically 6 to 7 years of iOS, based on Apple's history rather than a published commitment | 7 Android upgrades, 7 years security patches |
| Storage | 256 GB NVMe | 256 GB UFS 4.0 |
| Weight | 221 g | 232 g |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Display glass | not published | Gorilla Armor, which measurably reduces reflections rather than just resisting scratches |
| Port | USB-C, but USB 3 speeds only on Pro models -- 10 Gbps | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.