Recently Apple has launched its new iPhone 16 series, which includes four phones: iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max. The top model of this series is the iPhone 16 Pro Max, which competes with Samsung's top model Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. Let's see which of the two phones can be a better option.

iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Design and Colours

iPhone 16 Pro Max has a Grade 5 titanium design, a textured matte glass back surface, an IP68 water and dust-resistant rating, an Action button, and a new Camera Control button. It weighs 227 grams and measures 8.25 mm thick. It has been launched in Desert Titanium, Natural Titanium, White Titanium, and Black Titanium colors.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: This is also made of titanium material, which makes it strong and durable. It weighs 232 grams and measures 8.6mm thick. It is available in Titanium Gray, Titanium Black, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, and Titanium Orange color options, exclusively in the Samsung India e-store.

iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Display

iPhone 16 Pro Max: It features a 6.9-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display with Dynamic Island and ProMotion technology. The display offers refresh rates up to 120Hz, Ceramic Shield glass, Always-On display, True Tone, Haptic Touch, 1 nit minimum brightness, and 2,000 nits outdoor peak brightness.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: It has a 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2x display with 1440 x 3120 pixels resolution. It has a 120Hz refresh rate with LTPO 1 and a peak brightness of 2600 nits. This display has Corning Gorilla Armour protection and supports S Pen.

iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Processor

iPhone 16 Pro Max: It features the A18 Pro SoC based on the 3nm process, which includes two performance cores, four efficiency cores, a six-core GPU, and a 16-core neutral engine.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Made for Galaxy SoC, which is based on TSMC's 4nm process and has an Adreno 750 GPU.

iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Software

iPhone 16 Pro Max runs on iOS 18 and will receive software updates for at least five years. It includes Apple Intelligence features such as Writing Tools and Summaries.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: It runs on One UI 6.1, which is based on Android 14. It will get seven major Android updates and seven years of security patch updates.

iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Camera setup

Primary camera: 48MP Fusion camera with ƒ/1.78 aperture and second-generation sensor-shift OIS.
Ultrawide camera: 48MP with ƒ/2.2 aperture and 120° field of view.
Telephoto camera: 12MP with 5x optical zoom and ƒ/2.8 aperture.
Selfie camera: 12MP TrueDepth camera with ƒ/1.9 aperture.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra:

Primary camera: 200MP ISOCELL HP2SX camera with f/1.7 aperture and OIS.
Ultrawide camera: 12MP with 123° field of view.
Telephoto camera: 10MP with 3x optical zoom and OIS.
Periscope telephoto camera: 50MP with 5x optical zoom and OIS.
Selfie camera: 12MP with f/2.2 aperture.

iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Battery and Charging

iPhone 16 Pro Max: Battery capacity is not given, but Apple claims that it can deliver up to 33 hours of video playback and up to 29 hours of audio playback. It supports 25W MagSafe and 15W Qi2 wireless charging. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: It has a 5,000mAh battery, which supports 45W wired fast charging, 15W wireless charging, and 4.5W reverse wireless charging.

iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Price in India:  iPhone 16 Pro Max: Its price starts at Rs 1,44,900, which includes a model with 256GB storage. It can be pre-ordered from Flipkart, Amazon, Croma, Reliance Digital, and Apple India's e-store. An instant discount of Rs 5000 is available on ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, and Bank of Baroda cards. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Its starting price starts at Rs 1,29,999, which includes a model with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. It can be purchased from Flipkart, Amazon, and Samsung India's e-store. An instant discount of Rs 12,000 and an exchange bonus of Rs 6000 can be availed on purchase with an HDFC Bank credit card.