iPhone 16 Professional Max vs Galaxy S24 Extremely: variations, predictions, expectations

Intro

Apple’s subsequent beastly smartphone is on the horizon — the iPhone 16 Professional Max needs to be launching in 5 months or much less. And, you understand how it goes — excessive profile telephones get tons of leaks, and tons of massive identify analysts speculating, digging, determining what Apple has deliberate. So, we will sort of, type of, begin getting an thought of what the iPhone 16 Professional Max will likely be like.

Design and Measurement

Essential adjustments

iPhone 16 Professional Max renders (Picture Credit score-PhoneArena)

The iPhone 16 Professional Max will inherit the identical design we’re conversant in — titanium body, flat sides, Dynamic Island and all. Although rumors do insist a good thinner bezel this yr round — with a display that may now develop to six.9 inches in diagonal. That might make it ever so barely bigger than the Galaxy S24 Extremely‘s 6.8 inch panel.

The rumors proceed to state that the iPhone 16 Professional Max will develop as much as be barely taller and narrower, at 163mm x 77.58mm, whereas the Galaxy S24 Extremely is 162.3 x 79, with some extra horizontal width to make the S Pen writing extra cozy.

As for colours, we have been listening to that Apple is engaged on one other ending method that may give us a glossier look, as a substitute of the brushed titanium of the 15 Professional collection. Bizarre, we sort of just like the brushed end. As for colours, they’ll reportedly flow into round White, Grey, Rose, and Area Black. The Galaxy S24 Extremely is available in a plethora of colours — Grey, Black, Violet, and Yellow, plus three extra unique colours from the Samsung retailer — Orange, Blue, and Inexperienced.

The way you unlock the units will likely be a really completely different expertise. The Galayx S24 Extremely makes use of an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner below the show — it is wonderful, however nonetheless requires you work together with the display of the system. Apple’s iPhones have been utilizing Face ID for years now — simply raise the telephone up and it is unlocked.

Show Variations

So, the iPhone 16 Professional Max could have the most important display on an iPhone ever — 6.9 inches, if the rumors are all on level. It’s going to very most likely be an OLED panel (made by Samsung or LG), with a 120 Hz ProMotion moniker. As with the earlier fashions — you’ll have that All the time-On function, which drops the refresh fee to 1 Hz and retains your wallpaper or customized image nonetheless over the whole lot of the display.

Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Extremely makes use of the home made AMOLED panels, additionally with a 1 Hz – 120 Hz variable refresh fee. It is wonderful and permits for lots of tuning from the telephone’s settings. It additionally has All the time On, although a bit extra conservative. Whereas the iPhone can go all black and clock just for the AOD function, the Samsungs are just about restricted to that proper now, and might’t do the “all display wallpaper” whereas the telephone is asleep. We might say that does not matter a lot as its a distracting function anyway, however nonetheless, it is a factor.

Neither of those telephones will get you an entire uninterrupted image, as every of them has a cutout for the selfie digicam on the entrance. Nicely, on the Samsung it is a lot smaller, because it’s merely a tiny circle for the one digicam. Apple has the entire Face ID array mounted there and the cutout is a large pill-sized gap, which Apple proudly calls the Dynamic Island. See, the software program interacts with it and pretends the black bar is a multitasking widget of kinds. Now that could be very Apple.

Efficiency and Software program

Delving deeper into 3 nm… for some

iPhone 16 Professional Max vs Galaxy S24 Extremely renders (PhoneArena)

The iPhone 16 Professional Max is predicted to take one other stab on the 3 nm course of with its chipset — most likely to be referred to as Apple A18 Professional. TSMC has been working laborious to enhance yield and high quality of its new N3E line. Hopefully, we’ll see higher optimizations and thermals to associate with the outcomes of that tough work.

The A17 Professional was already a really well-performing chip. Sadly, it wanted to throttle fairly quick after a few minutes of laborious work. Apple did tune it up with a number of patches, nevertheless it all left a style in our mouths just like the chip did not dwell as much as its potential.

So, the brand new A18 Professional has some work to do — dwell as much as the legacy of Apple chips having unimaginable efficiency, however be cool about it, maaan.

It’s going to additionally most likely be paired with a brand new Neural Engine to care for new generative AI options that Apple is making ready for us. In any case, the longer term is now, and every part is AI. We’re curious to see Apple’s tackle the entire thing.

The iPhone 16 Professional Max will even improve to Wi-Fi 7, supposedly to facilitate a 4X information speeds over the previously-used Wi-Fi 6E. The Galaxy S24 Extremely already does help Wi-Fi 7.

Digicam

Extremely Max Tremendous, all the megapixels

The Galaxy S24 Extremely has a 200 MP major digicam, which performs admirably in each comparability, a 50 MP 5x zoom digicam, 10 MP 3x zoom digicam, and 12 MP ultra-wide digicam. Yeah, you learn that proper — Samsung has two zoom cameras, one devoted to portraits, the opposite working laborious for that Area Zoom function (as much as 100x).

It is attention-grabbing that Apple is (reportedly) placing give attention to the ultra-wide digicam right here. Supposedly stepping again from the tremendous zoom race? Although, Cupertino has by no means expressed a transparent curiosity in truly engaged on these loopy zooms, most likely for the higher.

Audio High quality and Haptics

iPhones sound nice — particularly those which have extra room for the sound to bounce in. These being the Plus and Professional Max fashions. We anticipate the identical deep bass and sparkly highs from the iPhone 16 Professional Max. 

Samsung has additionally upped its sport in audio over the previous couple of years, particularly because it purchased audio knowledgeable JBL. The Galaxy S24 Extremely has a bit extra of a mid hump and fewer of a deep bass than the present crop of iPhones. It isn’t a foul sound, although completely different. It might sound a bit harsh within the excessive mids, however the iPhones can distort within the excessive sparkle. So, each can sound good, however will be pushed to sound not-so-good.

Identical with haptics — the iPhones’ Taptic engine has been unimaginable since inception. Exact and pleasing clicks with each interface interplay. However Android land has caught up, and Samsung’s vibration is sort of pretty much as good — it is generally weirdly delayed, or not as pronounced. However that is nitpicking from an individual who has to make use of them each and look laborious for these nits.

Battery Life and Charging

5,000 vs amost-5,000

The iPhone 16 Professional Max will supposedly get the biggest-battery-in-an-iPhone-ever — 4,676 mAh. That is an improve over the 4,422 mAh of the earlier mannequin, nonetheless not fairly near the 5,000 mAh of the Galaxy S24 Extremely.

However… on this universe, it is not all the time concerning the capability — it is the way you put it to use. iOS is exceptionally good at preserving the battery life and killing ap processes that do not must be working. The iPhone 15 Professional Max is already a 2-day telephone, simply. The Galaxy S24 Extremely, despite the fact that with a much bigger tank, does push you a bit extra in direction of the charger.

With regards to charging, the S24 Extremely pulls 45 W over a wire, 15 W wirelessly. We have not heard something about an iPhone charging improve — that may imply a repeat of the 25 W wired and 15 W wi-fi speecs. Nicely, Apple may all the time shock us.

Specs Comparability

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As standard, we anticipate the iPhone 16 Professional Max to be a scary competitor for the Galaxy S24 Extremely and a worthy successor the the iPhone 15 Professional Max. So long as the AI options do not fall on their face, and the digicam enhancements proceed at a gradual tempo, it will be a strong flagship for 2024. Will it’s the flagship? Nicely… keep tuned, as are we.