Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra |
Apple iPhone 17 |
| Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra | Apple iPhone 17 |
| Launch | |
|---|---|
| Release Date | |
| --- | Sep, 2025 |
| Status | |
| Coming soon | Available |
| Body & Operating System | |
| Operating system | |
| Android 16, up to 7 major upgrades | IOS 26 |
| UI | |
| One UI 8 | NA |
| Dimensions | |
| 7.9 mm thickness | 149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm (5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 214 g | 177 g |
| Body | |
| Glass front (Corning Gorilla Armor 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), titanium frame (grade 5) Stylus IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, glass back IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) |
| Color Options | |
| Black; other colors | Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender |
| Display Specifications | |
| Technology | |
| Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X | LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED |
| Size | |
| 6.9 inches More devices with a similar display. > |
6.3 inches More devices with a similar display. > |
| Resolution | |
| 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~498 ppi density) | Full HD (FHD) - 1206 x 2622 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density) |
| Protection | |
| Corning Gorilla Armor 2 DX anti-reflective coating |
Ceramic Shield 2, Mohs level 5 |
| Features | |
| 120Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak) | 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak) |
| Battery & Charging | |
| Capacity | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion, 5000 mAh More devices with similar battery. > |
Non-removable Li-Ion, 3692 mAh More devices with similar battery. > |
| Charging | |
| Fast Charging 60W wired, Power Delivery 3.0 Wireless Charging 15W (Qi2 Ready) Reverse wireless Charging 4.5W |
Power Delivery 3.2, AVS, 50% in 20 min Wireless 25W MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W for China) Reverse 4.5W wired |
| Processing Power | |
| CPU | |
| Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) | Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz) |
| Chipset | |
| Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) | Apple A19 (3 nm) |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 840 | Apple GPU (5-core graphics) |
| Memory & Storage | |
| Ram | |
| 12/16GB RAM | 8GB RAM |
| Storage Memory | |
| 256/512GB/1TB (1024GB) | 256/512GB |
| Memory Card | |
| No | No |
| Cameras | |
| Rear/Back | |
| Quad 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 10 MP, (telephoto), 1/3.94", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 50 MP, f/1.9, 120° (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video |
Dual 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120° (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF |
| Features | |
|
Laser AF, Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) |
| Front | |
| 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF | 18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
| Features | |
|
HDR, HDR10+ Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps |
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec. Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS |
| Network | |
| SIM | |
| Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - (China) |
| Data | |
| GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G |
| 2G Bands | |
|
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA |
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 4G Bands | |
| LTE... | LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... |
| 5G Bands | |
|
SA/NSA/Sub6 - International SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked |
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3520 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3258 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3519 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3521 |
| Connectivity | |
| WLAN (WIFI) | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.4, A2DP, LE | 6.0, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | |
| GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, On-The-Go | USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort |
| NFC | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Additional Features | |
| Sensors | |
| Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support |
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite |
| Extra | |
| FM Radio | Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
| Pricing | |
| Price | |
| US$ 696 | USD $1,110 |
| Resale Value | |
| Very High | Extreme |
| Comparison Result | |
| Score | |
| 9 Point(s) | 4 Point(s) |
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