Apple iPhone 18 Pro: 6.3-inch Pro
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: SM-S928B (international, Nano-SIM + eSIM); 12 GB RAM with 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB. The US model is SM-S928U. Titanium Gray, Black, Violet and Yellow; extra online colours. The Galaxy S25 Ultra and S23 Ultra are separate models.
| Specification | Apple iPhone 18 Pro | Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Release year | 2026 | 2024 |
| Display | 6.3-inch Super Retina XDR OLED; 2622 × 1206; 460 ppi; Always-On Apple | 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X; 3120 × 1440 (QHD+); 1–120 Hz adaptive; Vision Booster Samsung |
| Refresh rate | ProMotion; adaptive, up to 120 Hz Apple | — |
| Processor | A20 Pro; 6-core CPU (2 performance, 4 efficiency); 7-core GPU with Neural Accelerators; dual 16-core Neural Engine Apple | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy; eight cores, 3.39 / 3.1 / 2.9 / 2.2 GHz Samsung |
| Storage | 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB Apple | — |
| Body and finishes | Aluminium unibody; Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy Apple | — |
| Brightness | 1000 nits typical; 1600 nits peak HDR; 3000 nits peak outdoors; 1 nit minimum Apple | — |
| Contrast | 2,000,000:1 (typical) Apple | — |
| Glass | Ceramic Shield 2 front; Ceramic Shield back Apple | — |
| Main camera | 48 MP Fusion; 24 mm; variable aperture ƒ/1.48–ƒ/4.0; second-generation sensor-shift OIS Apple | — |
| Ultra wide | 48 MP Fusion; 13 mm; ƒ/2.2; 120° field of view Apple | — |
| Telephoto | 48 MP Fusion; 100 mm (4×); ƒ/2.8; tetraprism; 3D sensor-shift OIS Apple | — |
| Video | 4K Dolby Vision at 24–60 fps and 100/120 fps on the main camera; 4K 120 fps ProRes with external recording; Cinematic 4K 60 fps; Action 2.8K 60 fps Apple | — |
| Front camera | 18 MP Center Stage; ƒ/1.9; autofocus; 4K Dolby Vision 60 fps Apple | 12 MP, ƒ/2.2, 80° Samsung |
| Buttons | Camera Control (exposure, depth, zoom, cameras, styles, tone); Action button Apple | — |
| USB-C | USB 3, 10 Gbit/s; DisplayPort; 4K HDR video out Apple | — |
| Charging | Wired: about 50% in 15 minutes with a 60 W or higher adapter; MagSafe and Qi2: up to 25 W Apple | — |
| Battery | Up to 24 hours typical use; up to 36 hours video; up to 33 hours streamed video Apple | — |
| Durability | IP68: up to 6 m for up to 30 minutes (IEC 60529) Apple | IP68 (up to 1.5 m in fresh water for 30 minutes); titanium frame Samsung |
| Wireless | 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave); Apple C2 modem; Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread via Apple N1; second-generation UWB; NFC Apple | — |
| SIM | eSIM only; two active eSIMs Apple | — |
| Satellite | Emergency SOS, Roadside Assistance, Messages and Find My via satellite; Crash Detection Apple | — |
| Size / weight | 150.0 × 71.9 × 8.75 mm; 211 g Apple | — |
| Software | iOS 27 Apple | — |
| Operating temperature | 0–35 °C Apple | — |
| Model code | — | SM-S928B (Nano-SIM + eSIM; dual eSIM option) Samsung |
| Front glass | — | Corning Gorilla Armor Samsung |
| Memory and storage | — | 12 GB RAM; 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB (varies by region) Samsung |
| Rear cameras | — | 200 MP wide (ƒ/1.7, OIS); 12 MP ultra wide (ƒ/2.2, 120°); 50 MP 5× telephoto (ƒ/3.4, OIS); 10 MP 3× telephoto (ƒ/2.4, OIS) Samsung |
| Battery and charging | — | 5000 mAh (typical); about 65% in 30 minutes with a 45 W adapter; Fast Wireless Charging 2.0; Wireless PowerShare Samsung |
| Connectivity | — | 5G; Wi-Fi 7 (2.4 + 5 + 6 GHz); Bluetooth 5.3; USB Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1) Samsung |
| S Pen | — | Built-in S Pen Samsung |
| Operating system | — | Shipped with Android 14 and One UI 6.1; seven generations of OS upgrades and seven years of security updates Samsung |
| Security | — | Samsung Knox, Knox Vault, Auto Blocker; setting that limits AI processing to the device Samsung |
| Size and weight | — | 162.3 × 79 × 8.6 mm; 232 g (sub-6) / 233 g (mmWave) Samsung |