Samsung Galaxy S26 vs Apple iPhone 17

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Display
Type i AMOLED vs OLED vs LCD Different types of diplays used in mobiles Read more →	Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X	LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED
Size	6.30 inches	6.30 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels	1206 x 2622 pixels
Refresh Rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Brightness i Types of Brightness The different type of mobile display brightness explained Read more →	2600 nits (peak)	1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM) 3000 nits (peak)
Features	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 5	~90.1% screen-to-body ratio ~460 ppi density Ceramic Shield 2, Mohs level 5 Anti-reflective coating

Main Camera
Camera	Primary : 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS Secondary :12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video Tertiary : 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm , 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom	Primary : 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS Secondary : 48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF
Video	8K 24/30fps, 4K 30/60/120fps, 1080p 30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS	4K 24/25/30/60fps, 1080p 25/30/60/120/240fps HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
Features	Best Face, Horizon Lock, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Advantage Samsung Galaxy S26 features dedicated telephoto lens for optical zoom and high-resolution 8K video recording.

Front Camera
Camera	12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF	18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF
Video	HDR, HDR10+	4K 24/25/30/60fps, 1080p 25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Features	HDR, HDR10+	HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
Advantage Apple iPhone 17 has supports 4K selfie video.

Design & Build
Dimensions	149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm	149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm
Thickness	7.2 mm	8.0 mm
Weight	167 g	177 g
Color	Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold	Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender
Material	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame	Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, glass back
Protection / IP	IP68	IP68
Features	—	dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Advantage Samsung Galaxy S26 is 10g lighter in hand and slimmer profile (-0.8 mm).

Connectivity
Network	2G, 3G, 4G, 5G	2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
SIM	SIM1: nano+eSim SIM2: nano+eSim	SIM1: nano SIM2: eSIM Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)
Positioning	—	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
NFC	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.4	6
Radio	—	no
Advantage Apple iPhone 17 offers faster next-gen Wi-Fi 7 connectivity, newer Bluetooth 6, and more accurate dual-frequency GPS (L1+L5).

Performance
OS / UI	One UI 8.5	iOS 26, upgradable to iOS 26.5
Chipset	Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) – US/CN Exynos 2600 (2 nm) – ROW	Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) – US/CN 10-core (1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro & 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro) – ROW	Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4x2.60 GHz)
GPU	Adreno 840 (1.3GHz) - US/CN Xclipse 960 – ROW	Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
RAM	12 GB	8 GB
Storage	128,256,512 GB	256,512 GB
Card Slot	—	No
USB	USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort
Speaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack	no	No
Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Advantage Samsung Galaxy S26 offers more memory with up to 12 GB RAM.

Battery
Capacity	4300 mAh	3692 mAh
Charging	25W wired, PD3.0, 55% in 30 min 15W wireless (Qi2.2) 4.5W reverse wireless	Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 20 min
Advantage Samsung Galaxy S26 has a 16% larger battery (+608 mAh) and supports wireless charging.

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