Head to head
Apple iPhone 17 ProvsSamsung Galaxy Z Flip7
The short answer
Choose the Galaxy Z Flip7 for the larger screen and battery lifespan. Choose the iPhone 17 Pro for peak brightness. The Galaxy Z Flip7 is £50 cheaper at UK RRP (£1,049 against £1,099). The Galaxy Z Flip7 gets security updates until July 2032; Apple publishes no date for the iPhone 17 Pro, and its record with retired iPhones points to 2032–2036, our estimate, not Apple’s. On that estimate neither clearly gets them for longer.
- Released
- 2025-09-19endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-19
- Price
- £1,099Apple UK store, retrieved 2026-08-19
- Security updates until
- Not published by the makerendoflife.date — iPhone, retrieved 2026-08-19
- Released
- 2025-07-25endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £1,049Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Z Flip7, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2032-07-31Samsung UK spec API — Galaxy Z Flip7, retrieved 2026-09-22
1 win for iPhone 17 Pro2 wins for Galaxy Z Flip75 gaps borderline1 difference you won’t notice£50 apart at RRP
Verdict: Galaxy Z Flip7 ahead on 2 rows, iPhone 17 Pro on 1 row
On the makers’ published figures, the iPhone 17 Pro wins on peak brightness (3,000 nits against 2,600 nits); the Galaxy Z Flip7 wins on display size (6.9 in against 6.3 in) and battery lifespan (2,000 cycles against 1,000 cycles). 5 gaps are borderline, differences most people would not notice: weight (188 g against 204 g) for the Galaxy Z Flip7, battery per charge (47 h against 42.07 h) for the iPhone 17 Pro, fast charging (40 W against 25 W) for the iPhone 17 Pro, wireless charging (25 W from the maker against 15 W from GSMArena) for the iPhone 17 Pro and 3DMark Wild Life Extreme (5,304 against 4,373, both from 3DMark) for the iPhone 17 Pro. The difference in battery capacity is below the threshold you would notice. Both state the same refresh rate, storage (base), RAM and claimed video playback. The other 36 rows have no threshold or no direction to judge by, so nobody wins them.
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. A row the site has no threshold for says whether the two differ, and that it is not ranking them. = marks the same figure on both, ≠ not ranked a difference with no ranking. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Display
Platform
Memory
Camera
Battery
Connectivity
Benchmarks
2 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Google Mobile Services · AnTuTu benchmark. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.
Questions
Is the iPhone 17 Pro better than the Galaxy Z Flip7?
On the figures, neither is better overall: the iPhone 17 Pro wins on peak brightness, 3,000 nits (Apple UK) against 2,600 nits (Samsung Newsroom UK); the Galaxy Z Flip7 wins on display size, 6.9 in (Samsung Newsroom UK) against 6.3 in (Apple UK) and battery lifespan, 2,000 cycles against 1,000 cycles (both EU energy label). Every other row is borderline, too close to notice, or not ranked.
Which has the better battery?
The iPhone 17 Pro is ahead, narrowly: battery per charge, 47 h against 42.07 h (both EU energy label), a borderline gap most people would not notice. Both state 31 h for claimed video playback (Apple UK and Samsung UK). The Galaxy Z Flip7 is ahead on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: battery capacity, 4,300 mAh (Samsung Newsroom UK) against 3,998 mAh (GSMArena).
Which is lighter?
The Galaxy Z Flip7 is lighter, narrowly: weight, 188 g (Samsung Newsroom UK) against 204 g (Apple UK), a borderline gap most people would not notice.
Which has the brighter screen?
The iPhone 17 Pro, by a gap you’d notice: peak brightness, 3,000 nits (Apple UK) against 2,600 nits (Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which gets updates for longer?
The Galaxy Z Flip7 gets security updates until July 2032; Apple publishes no date for the iPhone 17 Pro, and its record with retired iPhones points to 2032–2036, our estimate, not Apple’s. On that estimate neither clearly gets them for longer. Sources: dates from Samsung UK spec API; Apple’s record from endoflife.date and Apple security releases.
Which is cheaper?
The Galaxy Z Flip7 is £50 cheaper at UK RRP (£1,049 against £1,099). Prices from iPhone 17 Pro: Apple UK store; Galaxy Z Flip7: Samsung Newsroom UK.
Other comparisons
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