Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G (Titanium Gray, 12GB RAM, 256GB Storage) vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB)
What separates them
These two differ on 10 recorded specifications. The Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB) is ₹29,901 dearer.
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G (Titanium Gray, 12GB RAM, 256GB Storage) vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (Natural Titanium, 256GB)
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 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.
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 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.
Specifications, side by side
10 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G | Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,29,999 | ₹1,59,900 |
| Battery | 5000 mAh | 4441 mAh |
| Charging | 45 W wired, 15 W wireless -- about 65 minutes to full, slow for the price | About 27 W wired, 15 W MagSafe -- roughly 100 minutes to full |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy | Apple A17 Pro, 3 nanometre |
| Display | 6.8 inch LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120 Hz adaptive | 6.7 inch Super Retina XDR LTPO, 120 Hz ProMotion |
| Peak brightness | 2600 nits peak, about 1400 nits sustained full screen | 2000 nits peak outdoors, 1000 nits sustained full screen |
| RAM | 12 GB LPDDR5X | 8 GB |
| Rear camera | 200 MP main with OIS + 50 MP periscope 5x + 10 MP telephoto 3x + 12 MP ultrawide | 48 MP main with OIS + 12 MP periscope 5x + 12 MP ultrawide |
| Software support | 7 Android upgrades, 7 years security patches | Typically 6 to 7 years of iOS, based on Apple's history rather than a published commitment |
| Storage | 256 GB UFS 4.0 | 256 GB NVMe |
| Weight | 232 g | 221 g |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Display glass | Gorilla Armor, which measurably reduces reflections rather than just resisting scratches | not published |
| Port | not published | USB-C, but USB 3 speeds only on Pro models -- 10 Gbps |
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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