Apple - iPhone 17 Pro vs Samsung -  Galaxy S26+

Display
TYPE
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED	Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X
SIZE
6.30 inches	6.70 inches
RESOLUTION
1206 x 2622 pixels	1440 x 3120 pixels
REFRESH RATE
120 Hz	120 Hz
BRIGHTNESS
1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM) 3000 nits (peak) nits	2600 nits (peak) nits

Main Camera
CAMERA
Primary : 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS Secondary : 48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) Telephoto : 48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm ,1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom	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 Telephoto : 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm , 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
VIDEO
4K 24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p 25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 120fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW (up to 120fps), Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec.	8K 24/30fps, 4K 30/60/120fps, 1080p 30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
EXTRA
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)	Best Face, Horizon Lock, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Front Camera
CAMERA
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF	12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
VIDEO
4K 24/25/30/60fps, 1080p 25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS	HDR, HDR10+
EXTRA
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec., ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2	HDR, HDR10+

Design & Build
DIMENSIONS
150 x 71.9 x 8.8	158.4 x 75.8 x 7.3
THICKNESS
8.8 mm	7.3 mm
WEIGHT
206 g	190 g
COLOR
Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue	Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold
MATERIAL
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, aluminum back/ glass back (Ceramic Shield)	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
IP RATING
IP68	IP68
FEATURES
dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Connectivity
NETWORK
2G, 3G, 4G, 5G	2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
SIM
SIM1: nano SIM2: eSIM Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)	SIM1: nano + eSIM </br> SIM2: nano + eSIM
POSITIONING
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
NFC
Yes	Yes
WIFI
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
BLUETOOTH
6	6
RADIO
no

Performance
UI
iOS 26, upgradable to iOS 26.5	One UI 8.5
CHIPSET
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)	Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) – US/CN Exynos 2600 (2 nm) – ROW
CPU
Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4x2.60 GHz)	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
GPU
Apple GPU (6-core graphics)	Adreno 840 (1.3GHz) - US/CN Xclipse 960 – ROW
USB
USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort	USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
RAM
12 GB	12 GB
CARD
No
SPEAKER
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
3MM JACK
No	no
STORAGE
256,512,1 GB	256,512 GB
SENSORS
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Battery
CAPACITY
3998 mAh	4900 mAh
CHARGER
Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 20 min 4.5W reverse wired 25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W – China) W	45W wired, PD3.0, 69% in 30 min </br> 20W wireless (Qi2.2) </br> 4.5W reverse wireless W