Apple iPhone 17 vs Samsung Galaxy S26

Should you buy Apple iPhone 17 or Samsung Galaxy S26? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis of p...rice and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacity, operating system, Network Connectivity, Multimedia and more.

SpecificationsApple iPhone 17Samsung Galaxy S26
Price82900.079990.0
Camera48MP + 48MP And 18MP50MP And 32MP
Operating System iOS 26Android 16
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₹82,900
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₹79,990
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Audio

Audio Features

- 3.5mm headphone jack.

Audio Jack

Lightning -

Loudspeaker

Yes -

Stereo Speakers

- Yes

Battery

Capacity

Slightly improved capacity over iPhone 16 5000 mAh

Quick Charging

Fast charging (50% in 20 minutes with 40W or higher adapter) 45W fast wired charging support

Removable

No -

Standby Time

Up to 30 hours video playback -

Type

Li-Polymer -

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

Wireless Charging

MagSafe wireless charging Yes

Camera

Autofocus

Yes -

Flash

Yes, LED Flash -

Front Camera

18MP 32MP

Rear Camera

48MP + 48MP 50MP

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) -

Video Recording

4K at 60 fps 8K video recording at 24fps, 4K at 30fps, slow-motion 720p at 960fps

Design

Build Material

Aluminium frame Premium glass and metal frame

Colours

Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender -

Water Resistance

IP68 Yes

Weight

177 gram 208 grams

Dimensions

Dimensions

149.6 x 71.5 x 7.95 mm 162.8 x 77.2 x 7.3 mm

Height

149.6 mm -

Thickness

7.95 mm -

Width

71.5 mm -
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Display

Brightness

3000 nits 4000 nits

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED Dynamic AMOLED

HDR / Ultra HDR

- Yes

Pixel Density

460 ppi -

Refresh Rate

1-120 Hz 120 Hz

Resolution

2622x1206 pixels 1800 x 3200 pixels

Screen Protection

Ceramic Shield 2 Gorilla Glass Victus Plus protection

Screen Size

6.3 inch 6.6 inch

General

Brand

Apple Samsung

Custom UI

- One UI 8

Launch Date

September 9, 2025 January 17, 2026

Model

- Galaxy S26

Operating System

iOS 26 Android 16

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

6.0 5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass Yes

NFC

Yes Yes

Network Support

5G 5G

SIM Size

(Nano-SIM + eSIM) -

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM Dual SIM

VoLTE

Yes -

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6

Performance

Graphics

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics) -

Processor

Apple A19 chip (hexa-core) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 (3nm) or Samsung Exynos 2600 (2nm) chipset

Processor Fabrication

3 nm 3 nm

RAM

8GB 12GB

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No In-display fingerprint sensor,

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer.

Storage

Internal Memory

256GB/512GB 256GB

Storage Type

- UFS 4.0

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