iPhone 16 vs S24 vs Pixel 9: Which Should You Buy?

Which one is the best compact flagship phone? Apple's iPhone 16, Samsung Galaxy S24, or Google Pixel 9?

00:00 iPhone 16 vs. S24 vs. Pixel 9
00:30 Battery Comparison
01:14 Camera Comparison iPhone vs Galaxy vs Pixel
02:26 Display Comparison
03:05 Faceunlock vs Fingerprint
03:27 Design Comparison
04:16 Charging Speed and Wireless Charging
04:40 Anthena and 5G Connection
05:27 Performance and Thermals
07:18 Verdict and Ranking

[NoBSGameZone]

S24 SD is the best overall phone in the market which launched even before iphone 16. Can't wait till S25 crushes iphone 16.

[YalokIy]

S24 is like 200€ cheaper than pixel 9 currently and about 400€ cheaper than iPhone 16 in Germany. One can buy S24 ultra for the price of iPhone 16

[Stefan-zcxh]

I have a Pixel 9 and I'm happy with it. I use the Google ecosystem a lot, so I definitely wanted Android. In everyday life, you don't feel that the chip is weaker, its operation is fast and fluid. I don't play games on it.
(It was Xiaomi before, but I don't like their update policy. Many times there was no security update for 7-9 months.)

[iked]

I recently got the S24 Snap dragon version. I absolutely love this phone. This phone is 100% your best bang for your buck option in 2024. I just wish these phones had faster charging speeds

[Manuel-rlum]

Pixel fan here who recently bought an iPhone 16. My brother recently bought an S24 and came to visit. We compared photos and videos of both phones in many type of conditions.

We both prefer iPhone photos in most cases, like 19/20 photos. Videos were not comparison. S24 at night while moving had this shake effect on the steps while the iPhone video was super stable.

iPhone photos were more true to live although a bit warmer. S24 was cooler temp than reality but had other issues, less details, etc.

Only in 10x is where it was pretty close between them and we spotted places where S24 was better and others where the iphone was better.

In most other cases iPhone photos were more realistic and better quality.

[MrOrtmeier]

To my eyes the iPhone had the best pictures and video.

[kenic]

Please test the S24 exynos vs S24 Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 again. The exynos variant could have improved from all the updates from Samsung and optimization.

[hsimpson]

If you like Android it's the S24 8 gen 3. Apple fans will always choose the 16. i don't have much faith in the longevity of the Tensor chip given the restrictive feature availability of recent Pixel phones.

[hazemgamer]

Nice video. I like these real-life use comparison videos.

[Ducky-]

S24 snapdragon is the best at its price range, but if ur country get exynos.. meh

Also xiaomi 14 is pretty good also but im worrying about the build quality and fogging cam

[MrOrtmeier]

You forgot to run Geekbench. Antutu tests various things but Geekbench focuses on the CPU specifically.

[ChiaDai]

Would iphone 16 pro or p9 pro tilt the balance, beating s24 SD, as your daily compact of choice?

[big-gloom]

This year it’s the Xiaomi 14 for me. You don’t have to use iOS or a 60Hz screen, you don’t have to use an Exynos or Tensor chip and you have a camera that takes better shots than the S24 with a telephoto lens and 90w charging. Oh and you get 12/512gb for the same price as the 128/256gb pixel and galaxy.

[derekreece]

I have nothing against the Exynos chip, but if you say that your phone is a flagship phone, I would expect the best that that range of phones has to offer. And so far, the Snapdragon is a better chip than the Exynos.

[juanguerrero]

Hey Mo, amazing video as always, could you add the stand by battery life in your analysis as well? I feel that my GF iPhone 15 has more battery life than my S24 SD, however, it is mainly because if we go out with like 80% each, after one hour from low use I tend to have less battery. I feel something similar at work, the battery is good when you use it, but the stand by life is not good, same thing in the night were her phone tend to lose 2-3% while mine can go up to 10%.

[jamesluke]

Where can I order s24 snapdragon variants from Canada? Any suggestions?

[Breaking_Trendz]

I was hoping to upgrade my S21 Ultra to the S24 Regular, but unfortunately, the S24 Regular and Plus versions are no longer available in South Africa. They told me it's out of production. Now, I'm forced to wait for the S25. I’m not sure if that’s a blessing in disguise, especially since we only get the Exynos chip here.

[manu-singh]

why no s23 in this comparison, would be interesting to see how it fares against these

[nadrogiranaspodoba]

My s10 getting old so Im looking for a phone which suits me and its S24 SD which we dont have in europe .. im so angry about this and wondering if s25 comes with SD in europe or im need to ditch scammy samsung

[anmolsharma]

S24 and pixel have both face unlock and fingerprint sensor. You never mention this in your comparisons.