S24 Ultra vs iPhone 15 Pro Max - Is Apple in TROUBLE?!

Summary

The video compares the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra to the iPhone 15 Pro Max across various categories like design, display, performance, speakers, thermals, cameras, and more. It finds the S24 Ultra has a sleeker design, brighter display, faster storage speeds, better graphics and thermals, higher resolution selfie camera, and S Pen stylus. However, the iPhone has better speakers, some superior camera qualities like less noise and waxiness, and potentially better software optimization. Overall, the S24 Ultra wins out with its cutting-edge hardware feats like the bright screen, vapor cooling chamber, and Wi-Fi 7 support.

Takeaways

• 😲 The S24 Ultra design copies a bit from the iPhone like flat sides and display
• 😎 The S24 Ultra display is brighter, has better contrast and anti-reflectivity than the iPhone
• ⚡️ The S24 Ultra has much faster storage speeds compared to the iPhone
• 👍 Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 matches A17 Pro performance but runs cooler
• 📱 S24 Ultra beats the iPhone in graphics performance and ray tracing
• 📷 The S24 Ultra 5x camera is higher resolution than iPhone but quality is similar
• 🔋 The S24 Ultra has improved vapor chamber cooling compared to before
• ✏️ The S24 Ultra has S-Pen built in if you want to use it
• 🌐 The S24 Ultra has WiFi 7 built in
• 👍 Overall the S24 Ultra is seen as superior smartphone over the iPhone

Q & A

What are some of the design similarities between the Samsung S24 Ultra and the iPhone 15 Pro Max?

The S24 Ultra has flat sides with a subtle curve, a flat display, a titanium frame, and pull tabs like the iPhone. It seems Samsung has copied some of Apple's design elements while also making fun of them.

How does the display on the S24 Ultra compare to the iPhone 15 Pro Max?

The S24 Ultra display is rated for higher peak brightness at 2600 nits vs 2000 nits on the iPhone. It also has better anti-reflectivity, making it look clearer in sunlight. The colors are richer and blacks are deeper as well.

What are the differences in performance between the two phones?

The S24 Ultra has much faster storage speeds. In CPU performance, single core is 28% better on the iPhone but multi core is almost the same. Graphics performance is 32% better on the S24 Ultra. It also runs cooler due to an improved vapor chamber cooling system.

How do the cameras compare between the two phones?

Both phones have similar camera hardware from last year with a new 5x telephoto zoom lens. Image quality is fairly comparable in good lighting conditions. The S24 Ultra has a higher resolution selfie camera and telephoto camera which can provide more detail in ideal conditions.

Which phone is better for mobile gaming?

The S24 Ultra is better for gaming with 32% higher graphics benchmark scores. It also has better heat dissipation allowing it to sustain peak performance longer without thermal throttling.

What new wireless capabilities does the S24 Ultra have?

The S24 Ultra has Wi-Fi 7 built-in for faster future-proof wireless internet speeds when available with compatible routers.

How did the video rate the speaker quality between the two phones?

The video found the iPhone speakers to sound better overall, with better bass response. It seemed the thinner design of the S24 Ultra may have compromised speaker performance.

Does the S24 Ultra support MagSafe accessories?

No, the S24 Ultra does not have built-in magnets to support MagSafe accessories like the iPhone does. But cases like the one shown from Torras can add that functionality.

How does the S Pen integrate with the S24 Ultra?

The S Pen comes built into the S24 Ultra body for storage and charging when not in use. It enables pressure-sensitive input but the video creator admitted to rarely using it in day to day usage.

What is the video creator's final verdict between the phones?

The creator concludes that overall, the S24 Ultra is the superior smartphone compared to the iPhone 15 Pro Max. It has an excellent display, performance and new features like Wi-Fi 7. But software preference is subjective between iOS and Android.

Outlines

00:00

📱 Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra to the iPhone 15 Pro Max

Paragraph 1 compares the designs, displays, speakers, performance, thermals, cameras and more between the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and iPhone 15 Pro Max. It notes similarities in the pull tabs and flat displays but differences in materials, weight, pricing and MagSafe support. The Taurus case and screen protector are recommended as accessories.

05:02

😍 The S24 Ultra display beats the iPhone in brightness and looks incredible

Paragraph 2 focuses on the displays. The S24 Ultra has better anti-reflectivity, making the colors rich and dark. It also has a higher rated brightness of 2600 nits vs 2000 nits on the iPhone. Tests show it beating the iPhone in max brightness, contrast, HDR, size and lack of notch.

10:02

📊 The S24 Ultra outperforms iPhone in benchmarks but cameras trade blows

Paragraph 3 covers performance and cameras. Benchmarks show the S24 Ultra significantly outperforming the iPhone in storage speeds, graphics and ray tracing while tying in CPU. The camera comparison shows trades in quality between the two, so a future blind test is planned.

Keywords

💡iPhone

The iPhone is mentioned frequently throughout the video as the main competitor and point of comparison to the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. For example, the video examines how the designs, displays, performance, speakers, cameras, etc. of the two phones compare. The iPhone represents the pinnacle of Apple's smartphone technology.

💡Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

This is the flagship smartphone being reviewed and analyzed in the video. It is Samsung's newest high-end phone for 2024. The video explores all aspects of the S24 Ultra and how it stacks up to the iPhone 15 Pro Max.

💡display

The display quality of both phones is compared in depth. The S24 Ultra is noted to have a brighter display than the iPhone 15 Pro Max, with up to 2600 nits brightness and excellent anti-reflective coating. This gives it an edge for HDR video viewing.

💡performance

The performance of the S24 Ultra vs iPhone 15 Pro Max is tested using benchmarks. The S24 Ultra has faster storage speeds but the iPhone has a 28% higher single-core CPU score. For graphics, the S24 Ultra scores 32% higher. Thermals are better on the S24 Ultra.

💡cameras

The rear camera systems are compared, with a focus on the new 5x zoom lenses. The S24 Ultra has a higher 50MP resolution but image quality is similar. A blind test is suggested to further compare camera performance.

💡storage

The storage speeds of both phones are tested. The S24 Ultra has remarkably fast read and write speeds of 2746MB/s and 1575MB/s, much higher than the iPhone 15 Pro Max.

💡battery

Battery life is not directly compared, but the S24 Ultra is noted to have better thermals which should allow the processor to sustain higher performance for longer without overheating.

💡software

The video suggests software experience as one area where users may still prefer the iPhone over the S24 Ultra.

💡design

The S24 Ultra is noted to have adopted design cues from Apple, like the flat sides and corners. But it retains differentiators like the S Pen stylus.

💡price

The S24 Ultra costs $100 more than the equivalent iPhone 15 Pro Max. The video concludes that the extra cost is justified given the S24 Ultra's superior display, performance and other features.

Highlights

The S24 Ultra copies design elements from the iPhone like the pull tabs and flat sides.

The S24 Ultra display is brighter than the iPhone's, with a rated brightness up to 2600 nits.

The antireflective coating on the S24 Ultra makes the display look much better than the iPhone in sunlight.

The single-core CPU performance on the S24 Ultra is 28% faster than the iPhone.

The multi-core CPU performance is nearly identical between the S24 Ultra and iPhone.

The S24 Ultra has much better graphics performance than the iPhone, around 30% faster.

The vapor chamber cooling allows the S24 Ultra to run cooler than the iPhone under heavy loads.

The S24 Ultra has a 5x telephoto camera instead of the previous 10x, but image quality is similar.

The 200MP camera on the S24 Ultra has slightly more detail than the 48MP camera on the iPhone.

The selfie camera on the S24 Ultra has a higher resolution and looks brighter and crisper.

The S24 Ultra has Wi-Fi 7 and a better modem than the iPhone.

The built-in S Pen sets the S24 Ultra apart for users who will utilize it.

At a higher price, the S24 Ultra has superior hardware like display, performance and cameras.

Software preference between iOS and Android remains subjective and debatable.

The S24 Ultra is agreed to be the superior smartphone over the iPhone overall.

Transcripts

they say that this is the best Android

phone in the world so how does it

compare to the best iPhone well today we

are going to compare everything from the

design the displays the performance

speakers thermals cameras and more this

year is an interesting one for Samsung

because the s24 ultra actually copies

quite a bit from the iPhone we have

similar pull tabs but they don't want to

work Samsung's constantly making fun of

Apple but they keep copying it and the

s24 ultra didn't change that much but

the things that did change are very

weird ones now right away looking at the

color my goodness this looks so similar

to Apple's natural color slightly warmer

but right away this thing feels

different in the hand the sides are flat

with a subtle curve just like the iPhone

and now the display is flat as well

Samsung for years really cared about

that curve but they switched and I have

to say it looks and it feels nice now

the frame is also made out of titanium

just like the iPhone I like that it used

aluminum before it's lighter and this

thing actually is just only 1 G lighter

than before even though it did get a

little smaller in thinner and even

though they made fun of Apple's 5x

camera compared to their 10x they've had

for years they now have a 5x camera

which will take a look at in just a bit

it is a little bit larger and heavier

than the iPhone and it also costs $100

more but with that said you do get that

S Pen built in and if you actually use

it it is nice but personally it just

stays in the phone for me now the one

thing that I wish they would have copied

from Apple is ma safe with the new ch2

standard but they did not build magnets

into the phone like you can get on the

iPhone which makes it really nice and

convenient but thankfully our sponsor

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the stand aspect ratio is great since

you can prop it up in vertical mode to

take selfies or watch shorts as well as

landscape mode for movies or videos you

can also use the ring as a finger grip

and the case itself self is very

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description below now looking at the

fronts I love how the new s24 Ultra

looks with that flat screen we now have

even bezels all around super thin and

it's a really nice clean look of course

the iPhone has those curved edges also

with even bezels but one thing the

iPhone doesn't have is that tiny little

cutout instead of that large dynamic

Island now Samsung and Apple keep

trading blows in terms of speaker

quality so let's go ahead and compare

this new one somewhere

unfamiliar bring me back to where we

started out

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me out

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of you guys let me know your thoughts

down below but one difference that I

noticed is BAS the Bas in this new

Samsung is not really there I feel like

the old one sounded better maybe cuz

they made it thinner I'm not sure but

overall I would say the iPhone does

sound better getting into into displays

one thing that I noticed is how much

darker the display is in the black areas

than the iPhone now I actually took off

the screen protectors to make sure

nothing was affecting it and the Samsung

has really really good antireflectivity

which is why the colors are so rich and

dark now I maxed out the brightness on

both because the Samsung is now rated up

to

2,600 nits better than the 2000 of the

iPhone and looking at them it does seem

like the Samsung is brighter just

manually maxing it out dang guys this is

bright and this is actually a first

where the Samsung can actually beat it

in a full white test and then going

outside in the sun you could see how

much brighter the Samsung is than the

iPhone it is actually really impressive

I thought the iPhone was the best at

this and it was but the Samsung looks

like it's years ahead especially because

of the nice antireflectivity cating it

just looks amazing it makes the Iphone

honestly look bad and watching this HDR

movie here it looks incredible on the

Samsung the whole screen is brighter we

have better contrast no issues with

reflectivity I mean it is really amazing

I like the larger screen and we don't

have the dynamic Island uh you actually

have the full screen being used that

because of the aspect ratio if I was

watching a movie I would absolutely want

to watch on the Samsung I mean we just

can't get over how incredible this

display looks and now let's get into

performance and the first thing I want

to test is the storage speed because

apple is starting to fall

behind oh my

goodness okay guys so we have

1,514 for re on the iPhone compared to

2,746 that is like MacBook Pro level of

performance now for the right we have

406 compared to

1,575 dang that is fast now in terms of

CPUs we have the 3 nmet a17 Pro compared

to the 4 nanometer Snapdragon 8 gen 3 8

gigs compared to 12 of ram let's go

ahead and run our CPU Benchmark all

right guys this is crazy in terms of

single core score we have a difference

of

28% but in multicore score it is

practically the same we have a

difference of 83 points that's within

margin of error and we have a 4 nmet

chip here in this phone that is

performing so dang good that is

impressive and now let's take a look at

Graphics I have 3D Marks Wildlife

extreme unlimited here but we'll also do

a ray tracing test after and here we

have

21.7 compared to 28 8.6 frames per

second that's a difference of

32% so the iPhone is getting destroyed

now both of these do have Ray tracing so

we have this new test called solar Bay

let's go ahead and run it now that test

just finished running on the Samsung so

we've been benchmarking these I want to

compare the temps um I'm seeing 39° C on

the Samsung and on the iPhone

42 right over there dang and you guys

can see the hotspot the Samsung is

definitely running cooler now with that

they actually updated their whole

thermal system you have twice uh the

vapor chamber that's built into there so

we have better graphics performance that

I showed you guys and it's going to stay

cooler for longer now we have a results

from solar Bay right here and we have

5,969 compared to 8,00 267 overall score

that is a

38% difference even greater this time

meaning that the rate tracing on the

Samsung is probably better than what

Apple just finally added and looking at

the frame rates you guys can see all the

details there um definitely much better

on the Samsung so if you care about

gaming go for that and now let's talk

about the cameras both phones kept most

of the lenses from last year but they

each got a new new 5x Zoom now in this

first shot this is actually a 2X

portrait crop and as you guys could see

there's some differences in color um

some brightness on the face I don't

think either one looks great and here's

an ultra wide shop both are 12 megapixel

so let's see if we have any difference

in

detail um honestly the iPhone looks

better this is really waxy but the HDR

does look slightly better comparing the

selfie shots Samsung's has higher

resolution

and honestly I love how it looks

brighter nice and crisp but you guys let

me know your thoughts and now let's look

at the 5x lenses Samsung had a 10x

forever now it's 5 but it's 50 megapixel

compared to 12 this shot looks very

similar here but if we go ahead and zoom

in a little bit and we look at the

detail I don't know guys it doesn't look

that much better to me and this is in

really good lighting same thing with

with this water tower or cell phone

stuff on top yeah it looks a little bit

more detailed but also looks a little

bit

oversharpened um in the Rocks I don't

know maybe they should have stayed with

the 10x lens and here we have a 200

megapixel shot compared to the

48 and we definitely have a little bit

more detail but also more noise now as

you guys know we love doing the blind

camera comparison test because we have a

a wide variety of images and we have to

guess without knowing which phone is

which so make sure you guys are

subscribed cuz we will be doing that

soon so to answer the original question

can the s24 ultra defeat the iPhone 15

Pro Max well I think we have to agree

with VI yes we were very impressed with

the phone overall and add to that the

fact that you do have an S Pen if you

want to use it a lot of new AI features

and we have Wi-Fi 7 built in as well

with the new modem this is definitely

the superior smartphone now uh software

wise you can argue about that down in

the comment section below but we give

this phone a big thumbs up so go ahead

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check out one of those videos right over

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