5 Essential Features for Galaxy S24 Ultra to Compete with iPhone 15 Pro Max

Every year, Apple and Samsung strive to compete, introducing innovations to their flagship products. Despite both being highly competitive, sales figures show that iPhone stands in a league of its own, topping the list of best-selling phones shortly after launch.

The latest and greatest iPhone is here, ready to compete with the Galaxy S24 Ultra in 2024. Therefore, these are the features Samsung needs to enhance on its next flagship for a better competition with iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Optimized Camera System

Samsung has excelled in the camera system. They brought significant improvements such as better video quality, enhanced performance in low-light conditions, improved dynamic contrast range, and a whopping 200MP resolution for the main camera.

However, there are lingering issues on Samsung smartphones. Firstly, photos taken from the main, ultra-wide, and telephoto lenses appear different in terms of color and contrast, resulting in inconsistent results. Additionally, transitioning between zoom modes is cumbersome, a problem absent on the iPhone.

More importantly, the shutter delay can cause unwanted blurriness, especially when capturing high-resolution images or fast-moving objects. The faster shooting speed of the iPhone helps prevent camera shake, ensuring you don't need to take multiple photos of the same subject to guarantee a sharp result.

Furthermore, high-end Galaxy models sometimes overly process images, making your photos look somewhat unnatural. When functioning as intended, Samsung's image processing is quite pleasant, making your photos shareable. Due to this, you never really know how the final result will turn out when you capture a shot.

Software Efficiency Comparable to iPhone

As you may be aware, Apple's iPhones boast impressive battery life despite their relatively low capacities. This is due to Apple's control over both hardware and software, optimizing them better than Android phone manufacturers. Similarly, iPhones deliver multitasking capabilities that rival Android flagships with only half or even one-third of the RAM.

Android, being an energy-intensive operating system, requires more power to run. When you overlay a custom interface (such as Samsung's One UI or OnePlus' OxygenOS), a common practice among manufacturers to create differentiation, efficiency further diminishes.

Apple's exclusive iOS is much more optimized, ensuring minimal power consumption. If Samsung aims to compete with the long-lasting performance of iPhones, the company needs to focus on improving efficiency alongside incorporating larger batteries and more RAM.

Durable Titan Frame

One of the most impressive new features of the Pro series is the Grade 5 titanium frame. Not only is it tougher, but it's also lighter than the stainless steel frame used in previous iPhone Pro models. In fact, titanium has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any pure metal. It's about 45% lighter than steel but still robust.

Meanwhile, stainless steel is a tougher metal but heavier than the aluminum Samsung uses in its premium Galaxy series. Simply put, pure titanium is lighter than and as sturdy as stainless steel, making it robust yet lighter than aluminum.

Titanium also boasts high corrosion resistance, a higher melting point than stainless steel and aluminum, making it more resilient in harsh environments. If Samsung wants to avoid falling behind, the company needs to transition to using titanium on the Galaxy S24 Ultra.

More Efficient Chipset

Samsung sources chips partly from Qualcomm and partly from their semiconductor division. The former is a readily available solution (hence not exclusive to the Galaxy), and the latter has proven to be non-competitive, even against Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips, evident in the Exynos's less favorable reputation.

However, Apple takes a different approach by designing its own chip, optimizing it specifically for the iPhone. Additionally, Apple Silicon is manufactured by TSMC, while Qualcomm Snapdragon and previous Exynos chips were produced by Samsung's dedicated foundry, considered less efficient than TSMC.

So, if Samsung wants to avoid losing users to Apple, they need to continue using chips produced by TSMC, like the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 on the Ultra, or upgrade their foundry to match TSMC's 3nm process. This would enable high-end Galaxy models to increase battery life and smoothly run graphics-intensive games for extended periods.

Third-Party App Developer Support

Since Apple releases only a few new iPhone models each year, developers find it much easier to optimize their apps and games for the iPhone. In contrast, Android involves numerous manufacturers, each releasing various models throughout the year.

For this reason, Android phones receive less tailored solutions overall. If Samsung continues to collaborate with more third-party app developers to optimize popular apps and games for the Galaxy, the company may have a chance to outshine the iPhone.

Due to this reason, Android phones receive solutions that aren't suitable for everyone. If Samsung continues collaborating with more app developers to optimize popular apps and games for the Galaxy, the company may have a chance to surpass the iPhone.