iPhone 15 vs Galaxy S24

Phone 1

Phone 2

Winner

Samsung Galaxy S24

The Galaxy S24 wins this one, taking display and camera decisively. Against the iPhone 15 it's also the sounder buy at $9.91 per month of safe use.

Value Score: iPhone 15 62 · Galaxy S24 71 — methodology

The lifespan decider

When specs are close, support length decides it — this is what each phone costs per month of safe use.

Apple iPhone 15 $430

Safe to buy$8.41/mo

2023◆ Buy-by Sep 20282030

Samsung Galaxy S24 $549

Safe to buy$9.91/mo

2024◆ Buy-by Jan 20292031

Category by category

Display

iPhone 15 50Galaxy S24 90

The Galaxy S24's screen is the better one — 6.2-inch dynamic amoled 2x, fhd+ (2340×1080), 1–120hz, up to 2600 nits.

Performance

iPhone 15 80Galaxy S24 92

The Galaxy S24's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy (US) is simply the faster chip.

Camera

iPhone 15 62Galaxy S24 79

The Galaxy S24 has the stronger camera system (3 real rear lenses vs 2).

Battery

iPhone 15 47Galaxy S24 60

4,000mAh vs 3,349mAh — the Galaxy S24 lasts longer between charges.

Software longevity

iPhone 15 61Galaxy S24 66

The Galaxy S24 is supported until Jan 2031 — 4 months longer than the iPhone 15.

Value

iPhone 15 62Galaxy S24 71

Overall value goes to the Galaxy S24 at $9.91 per month of safe use.

Full spec table

Spec	iPhone 15	Galaxy S24
Price (street)	$430	$549
Display	6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED, 60Hz, Dynamic Island, up to 2000 nits peak	6.2-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X, FHD+ (2340×1080), 1–120Hz, up to 2600 nits
Chipset	Apple A16 Bionic	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy (US)
RAM	6GB	8GB
Storage	128GB/256GB/512GB	128GB/256GB/512GB
Battery	3,349 mAh	4,000 mAh
Charging	Wired ~50% in 30 min with 20W+; MagSafe 15W wireless	25W wired, 15W wireless
Rear cameras	48MP main, 12MP ultra-wide	50MP main, 12MP ultra-wide, 10MP telephoto 3x
Dimensions	147.6 × 71.6 × 7.80 mm	147.0 × 70.6 × 7.6 mm
Weight	171 g	167 g
Water resistance	IP68	IP68
Supported until	Sep 2030	Jan 2031

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