Head to head
AppleiPhone 17 ProvsSamsungGalaxy S26
- Released
- 2025-09-19endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-19
- Price
- £1099Apple UK store, retrieved 2026-08-19
- Released
- 2026-03-06endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £879Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy S26 series, retrieved 2026-08-20
2 wins for iPhone 17 Pro2 wins for Galaxy S261 difference you won’t notice
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Apple iPhone 17 ProSamsung Galaxy S26
Dimensions
150 x 71.9 x 8.75 mmOfficial
149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mmOfficial
Weight
204gOfficial
167gOfficial
Build
Aluminium unibody design, Ceramic Shield 2 front, Ceramic Shield backOfficial
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame3rd party
SIM
Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM); Dual eSIM supportOfficial
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) — international3rd party
Water/dust rating
IP68Official
IP68Official
Display
Apple iPhone 17 ProSamsung Galaxy S26
Display type
Super Retina XDR OLED, Always-On, HDR, True Tone, Wide colour (P3)Official
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz adaptive, Vision boosterOfficial
Display size
6.3inOfficial
6.3inOfficial
Resolution
2622 x 1206Official
1080 x 23403rd party
Pixel density
460ppiOfficial
411ppi3rd party
Refresh rate
120HzOfficial
120HzOfficial
You won’t notice this difference.
Peak brightness
3000nitsOfficial
2600nits3rd party
Typical brightness
1000nitsOfficial
No verified data
Screen protection
Ceramic Shield 2 frontOfficial
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 23rd party
Platform
Apple iPhone 17 ProSamsung Galaxy S26
Operating system
iOS 263rd party
Android 16, One UI 8.5Official
Chipset
A19 Pro chipOfficial
Exynos 2600Official
CPU
6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency coresOfficial
10-core (1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra, 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro, 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro)3rd party
GPU
6-core GPU with Neural AcceleratorsOfficial
Xclipse 9603rd party
Memory
Apple iPhone 17 ProSamsung Galaxy S26
Storage (base)
256GBOfficial
256GBOfficial
Storage options
256GB/512GB/1TBOfficial
256GB/512GBOfficial
RAM
12GB3rd party
12GBOfficial
Card slot
No3rd party
No3rd party
Camera
Apple iPhone 17 ProSamsung Galaxy S26
Main camera
48MP Pro Fusion camera system: 48MP Fusion Main 24mm f/1.78 with second-generation sensor-shift OIS; 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide 13mm f/2.2 120°; 48MP Fusion Telephoto 100mm 4x f/2.8 tetraprism; Fusion Main also enables 12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto 48mm f/1.78; Fusion Telephoto also enables 12MP optical-quality 8x Telephoto 200mm f/2.8Official
50MP Wide f/1.8 with 2x optical-quality zoom; 10MP Telephoto 3x optical zoom f/2.4; 12MP Ultra-Wide f/2.2; 12MP front f/2.2Official
Main sensor resolution
48MPOfficial
50MPOfficial
Main aperture
f/1.78Official
f/1.8Official
Main sensor size
1/1.28"3rd party
1/1.56"3rd party
Telephoto
48MP Fusion Telephoto, 100mm (4x), f/2.8, tetraprism, 3D sensor-shift OIS; also enables 12MP optical-quality 8x Telephoto 200mm f/2.8Official
10MP Telephoto, 3x optical zoom, f/2.4Official
Ultrawide
48MP Fusion Ultra Wide, 13mm, f/2.2, 120° field of viewOfficial
12MP Ultra-Wide, f/2.2Official
Front camera
18MP Center Stage, f/1.9 aperture, autofocus with Focus PixelsOfficial
12MP front, f/2.2Official
Video capture
4K Dolby Vision at 24, 25, 30, 60, 100 or 120 fps (Fusion Main)Official
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, HDR10+3rd party
Battery
Apple iPhone 17 ProSamsung Galaxy S26
Battery capacity
3998mAh3rd party
4300mAhOfficial
Battery per charge
47hOfficial
51hOfficial
Marginal — most people won’t notice.
Battery lifespan
1000cyclesOfficial
1200cyclesOfficial
Fast charging
40WOfficial
25WOfficial
Marginal — most people won’t notice.
Wireless charging
25WOfficial
15W3rd party
Connectivity
Apple iPhone 17 ProSamsung Galaxy S26
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMOOfficial
Wi-Fi 7Official
Bluetooth
6Official
5.4Official
USB
USB-C, USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s), DisplayPortOfficial
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG3rd party
NFC
YesOfficial
Yes3rd party
Positioning
Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC)Official
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS3rd party
Misc
Apple iPhone 17 ProSamsung Galaxy S26
Colours
Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep BlueOfficial
Cobalt Violet, White, Black, Sky Blue, Pink Gold, Silver ShadowOfficial
SAR (EU, head)
1.49W/kg3rd party
1.21W/kg3rd party
Repairability (EU class)
COfficial
COfficial
4 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · DXOMARK camera score. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.