Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G (Titanium Gray, 12GB RAM, 256GB Storage) vs Apple iPhone 13 (Midnight, 128GB Storage)
What separates them
These two differ on 11 recorded specifications. The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G (Titanium Gray, 12GB RAM, 256GB Storage) is ₹85,099 dearer.
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G (Titanium Gray, 12GB RAM, 256GB Storage) vs Apple iPhone 13 (Midnight, 128GB Storage)
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.
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Apple
Apple iPhone 13 (Midnight, 128GB Storage)
₹44,900
Still the longest-supported phone at this price by a wide margin — an iPhone 13 bought today will receive iOS updates for years after every Android phone here has stopped.
Full details →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.
Who the Apple iPhone 13 is for
Buy it if: Buyers who keep a phone five years or more, or who want into the Apple ecosystem cheaply.
Avoid it if: Anyone who will notice a 60 Hz display after using a 120 Hz one.
Specifications, side by side
11 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G | Apple iPhone 13 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,29,999 | ₹44,900 |
| Battery | 5000 mAh | 3240 mAh |
| Charging | 45 W wired, 15 W wireless -- about 65 minutes to full, slow for the price | 20 W wired, 15 W MagSafe, 50% in about 30 minutes |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Display | 6.8 inch LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120 Hz adaptive | 6.1 inch Super Retina XDR OLED |
| Peak brightness | 2600 nits peak, about 1400 nits sustained full screen | 1200 nits peak (HDR) |
| RAM | 12 GB LPDDR5X | 4 GB |
| Rear camera | 200 MP main with OIS + 50 MP periscope 5x + 10 MP telephoto 3x + 12 MP ultrawide | 12 MP main with sensor-shift OIS (f/1.6) + 12 MP ultrawide |
| Software support | 7 Android upgrades, 7 years security patches | Typically 6 to 7 years of iOS updates from launch |
| Storage | 256 GB UFS 4.0 | 128 GB NVMe |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty |
| Weight | 232 g | 174 g |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Display glass | Gorilla Armor, which measurably reduces reflections rather than just resisting scratches | not published |
| Display type | not published | OLED, 60 Hz |
| Front camera | not published | 12 MP TrueDepth |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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