Samsung and Apple are currently the two brands that have dominated the ultra-premiums segment in India. Samsung offers its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G, in this segment that offers the latest Qualcomm chipset, flagship-grade cameras, and interesting AI features. On the other hand, the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max is the best iPhone this year. The latest iPhone is powered by the most potent Apple A18 Pro chipset, features pro-grade cameras, and offers a premium look and feel. That said, which flagship device provides the best experience? To answer this question, we have pitted both the flagship devices against each other in this specs-based comparison. So, without further ado, let’s get started.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max: Price in India

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G price in India currently starts at Rs 1,21,999 for the 12GB RAM and 256GB storage option. The 12GB RAM and 512GB model is available for Rs 1,31,999, while the top-end variant with 12GB RAM and 1TB storage option comes with a price tag of Rs 1,51,999.

The price of the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max in India starts at Rs 1,44,900 for the base variant with 256GB of storage. The mid-variant with 512GB comes with a price tag of Rs 1,64,900, while the top-end option with 1TB storage is priced at Rs 1,84,900.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max: Design

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G 5G packs a titanium frame, a first in the S-series. The model is also loaded with Corning Gorilla Armour, which is optically enhanced to deliver up to 75 percent in a wide range of lighting conditions. It also features an IP68 rating. The phone is available in Titanium Gray, Titanium Black, Titanium Violet, and Titanium Yellow. The Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G 5G measures 162.3 x 79 x 8.6mm and weighs 232 grams.

The Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers a Titanium build. The iPhone has the slimmest bezels in any iPhone and packs a new, refined micro-blasted texture for a premium look and feel. The handset also has an Action Button and a new Camera Control button that can launch the camera quickly. The handset also features an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance. The iPhone is available in Black Titanium, brighter White Titanium, natural Titanium, and a new Desert Titanium. The iPhone 16 Pro Max measures 163 x 77.6 x 8.25mm and weighs 227 grams.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max: Display

The Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G 5G also packs a 6.8-inch Quad HD+ Infinity-O-Edge Dynamic AMOLED display. The screen has a resolution of 1440×3120 pixels and a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate. It also features up to 2,600nits of peak brightness and Corning Gorilla Armor protection.

The iPhone 16 Pro Max is loaded with a 6.9-inch OLED Super Retina XDR display. The handset offers a resolution of 1320×2868 pixels and ProMotion technology with up to 120Hz screen refresh rate. The handset also features up to 2,000nits of peak brightness, HDR, True Tone, Dynamic Island, and Ceramic Shield protection.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max: Performance and OS

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G 5G is loaded with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, which is specially made for Galaxy devices. The handset comes loaded with Adreno 750 GPU. Moreover, the latest Galaxy device has a built-in stylus and pretty useful Galaxy AI features. The handset comes loaded with up to 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage. The handset runs on OneUI 6.1, which is based on the Android 14 operating system.

The latest Apple A18 Pro chipset powers the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max. The latest chipset from the brand is built using a 3nm process. The SoC packs a 6-core GPU and 16-core Neural Engine. The Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max packs up to 512GB of internal storage. The device runs on the latest iOS 18 operating system. It is also one of the first devices from the brand that supports Apple Intelligence, which offers a plethora of AI-based features.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max: Cameras

Coming to the Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G 5G, you also get a similar quad-camera setup on the rear panel. The handset features a 200-megapixel primary sensor with f/1.7 aperture, a 12-megapixel Ultra 5G-wide-angle lens with 120-degree FoV, a 10-megapixel telephoto lens with 3x zoom, and a 50-megapixel periscope lens with 5x zoom, 100x space zoom, and laser autofocus. The handset is also loaded with a 12-megapixel selfie camera with f/2.2 aperture.

The Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max has a triple-camera setup on the rear panel. The handset packs a 48-megapixel Fusion primary camera with shift OIS support, a 48-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, and a 12-megapixel ‘tetraprism’ periscope sensor with 5x optical zoom and 25x digital zoom. On the front, the handset is equipped with a 12-megapixel TrueDepth sensor with f/1.9 aperture.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max: Battery

In terms of battery, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is equipped with a 5,000mAh battery. The handset features 45W fast wired charging support, 10W Qi wireless charging, and wireless powershare.

The Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max features a lithium-ion battery that can deliver up to 33 hours of video playback. The handset features up to 25W fast charging support.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max: Conclusion

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max represent two different flagships in the smartphone market. The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (Review) is meant for those who want to stick to Android and want to experience some of the best features, powerful performance, and top-notch cameras. The Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max (Review) is meant for Apple fanboys who need the best of Apple. The latest iPhone offers premium design, flagship performance, pro-grade cameras, and slimmest bezels.

iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra comparison

Key Specs
Display	6.90-inch	6.80-inch
Processor	Apple A18 Pro	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Front Camera	12-megapixel	12-megapixel
Rear Camera	48-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 48-megapixel	200-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 50-megapixel + 10-megapixel
RAM	8GB	12GB
Storage	256GB, 512GB, 1TB	256GB, 512GB, 1TB
OS	iOS 18	Android 14
Resolution	1320×2868 pixels	–
Battery Capacity	–	5000mAh

The chief executive of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick, went before a federal judge on Wednesday to urge her to allow his company to be bought by Microsoft for $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,66,300 crore).

Kotick said that any effort to make Call of Duty exclusive to one platform, as Microsoft critics have said might happen, would alienate some 100 million people who play the game each month.

“You would have a revolt if you were to remove the game from one platform,” said Kotick.

He said that removing Call of Duty from PlayStation, which is made by Sony Group, would be “very detrimental” to Activision’s business.

The Federal Trade Commission has asked a judge to stop the Microsoft acquisition temporarily in order to allow the agency’s in-house judge to decide the case. In the past, the side that lost in federal court often conceded and the in-house process was scrapped.

Much of the testimony in the trial has focused on Activision’s Call of Duty, one of the best-selling videogames of all time. It is available today on smartphones, multiple consoles and on desktop computers.

Kotick said he had considered making Call of Duty available on Nintendo Switch but decided against it because he felt the console would not be a big seller. “I made a bad judgment,” he said.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is scheduled to testify on Wednesday afternoon before Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley in federal court.

The FTC, which enforces antitrust law, has taken a harder line on mergers during the Biden administration. The agency says the transaction would give Microsoft, which makes the Xbox console, exclusive access to Activision games, leaving Nintendo and Sony Group out in the cold.

To address antitrust concerns, Microsoft has offered to license Call of Duty to rivals. It has also argued that it is better off financially by licensing the games to all comers.

The deal has won approval from many jurisdictions but has been opposed by the FTC in the United States and Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority.

© Thomson Reuters 2023

Xiaomi could soon be launching two new tablet models in China. These two tablets have been currently tagged by the rumour mill as the Xiaomi Pad 7 and the Pad 7 Pro. We have yet to hear anything official from Xiaomi about the launch timelines of these new tablets. There’s now a leak which suggests some new information about these two tablets, including their processor make and charging speeds. The leaks also hint that none of these models will replace Xiaomi’s top-end tablet offering in China called the Pad 6S Pro, which was launched in February 2024.

According to a tipster’s post on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo, Xiaomi’s new tablet models could share the same 11.6-inch, 144Hz refresh rate LCD screen. The tipster also suggests that the Pad 7 will pack a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC while the Pad 7 Pro will have a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC.

The tipster also hinted at the charging speeds of both tablet models. The Xiaomi Pad 7 is said to get 45W fast charging while the Pad 7 Pro will have a faster 67W wired charging.

According to the tipster, the top-of-the-line model which has not made it to the rumour mill so far, will continue to remain this year’s flagship model. This suggests that the Chinese brand may not launch a Pad 7 series model (at least for the current year) will replace the Pad 6S Pro, which has a bigger 12.4-inch display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon Gen 2 SoC and offers a maximum of 1TB of storage and 16GB of RAM. The tablet also has a 10,000mAh battery with 120W wired fast charging and offers a number of accessories, including a keyboard cover case with a trackpad built-in.

Xiaomi’s most high-end tablet launched in India is currently its Pad Pro 5G, which (as its moniker aptly implies) offers 5G cellular connectivity. Seems like the tablet offers a 12.10-inch LCD display, is powered by a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 processor and has 8-megapixel front and rear-facing cameras.

Intel, the biggest maker of personal computer processors, announced new chips for PCs and data centres that the company hopes will give it a bigger slice of the booming market for artificial intelligence hardware.

The lineup includes updated Xeon server chips — the second overhaul of that processor in less than a year — that use less electricity while boosting performance and memory, the company said in a statement Thursday. Intel’s Ultra Core chips for laptops and desktop computers, meanwhile, will let PCs process AI functions directly.

Intel’s new product with the most to prove may be the Gaudi 3, the latest installment of a line that competes with Nvidia Corp.’s industry-leading H100. These chips — known as AI accelerators — help companies develop chatbots and other rapidly proliferating services. Gaudi 3 is on schedule for release in 2024, and Intel said that it will outperform the H100.

Intel shares rallied as much as 5.6 percent in New York trading following the announcement, outpacing a 3.1 percent gain by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index.

Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger is counting on AI features to help reinvigorate growth at Intel, which has suffered from past missteps and a broader PC slump. But he faces tougher competition than ever. Longtime rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has snatched market share in PCs and servers, and some of Intel’s largest customers are now designing their own chips in-house.

At the same time, Nvidia has become a dominant force in data center chips with its AI accelerators. The products have sent sales soaring and propelled Nvidia’s valuation above $1.1 trillion (roughly Rs. 91,40,829 crore). It’s now on course to overtake Intel in total revenue this year for the first time, according to analysts’ projections. For decades, Intel was the biggest chipmaker in the world.

AMD also is playing catch-up with Nvidia in AI accelerators. Its version of that product, the MI300, will debut next year. AMD unveiled the chip at an event last week and announced that the market for AI accelerators could climb to more than $400 billion (roughly Rs. 33,23,060 crore) in the next four years.

Intel looks to gain an edge by shifting more AI processing toward devices, rather than data centers. The new Ultra Core chips, which do just that, will be available in roughly 230 PC models from manufacturers such as Dell Technologies and Samsung Electronics. starting as soon as Thursday, Intel said.

Another shift could help Intel. For now, the AI industry has concentrated on developing chatbots and services through a process called training, which involves bombarding the software with data. In the future, companies may be more focused on actually running their completed software — something that can be handled with Xeon processors in data centers and with PC chips, Intel said.

“A few people create models — lots of people use them,” Gelsinger told the audience at an event in New York. AI will be handled by PCs and other gadgets because of the high costs of data centers, he said. Sending data over the internet also limits the responsiveness of systems, he said.

But running AI software on a laptop can quickly drain the battery. To mitigate that risk, the new Core parts will run more efficiently and — in their highest-end configuration — provide more than 10 hours of life even during the most demanding tasks, Intel said.

Intel’s Xeon range will get new components that make them 42 percent better at running AI-related workloads than the previous generation, the company said. That predecessor was rolled out in January 2023.

Overall, the component will be 36 percent better when measured by performance per watt of electricity, Intel said. And even more new versions of the Xeon line will be ready in the first half of next year, the company said, part of Intel’s push to speed up product releases.

Gelsinger aims to turn around the company and restore it to prominence in the semiconductor industry, which he believes will grow to a trillion dollars in sales by the end of the decade. He assured the audience Thursday that his comeback plan is working.

“We’re going to do a decade of semiconductor work in four years,” he said. “That’s pretty crazy. We’re on track, baby.”

© 2023 Bloomberg LP

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