Apple iPhone 17vsSamsung Galaxy S26
🏆 Settled
Apple iPhone 17 — Pick the Apple iPhone 17 — it leads these groups: Display 1 Display 1 Battery 1
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🏆 Overall winner
Apple iPhone 17
Apple37score / 100
5 wins · 10 tied
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View on Amazon · from $658 →
At a glance
0–100 per group, normalized within the category · Tap a group for details
How to choose
Pick the Apple iPhone 17 if you care about…
- Peak brightness 3000 nits +400 nits vs 2600 nits
- Pixel density 460 ppi +49 ppi vs 411 ppi
- Wireless charging power 25 W +10 W vs 15 W
- Storage 256 GB +128 GB vs 128 GB
Pick the Samsung Galaxy S26 if you care about…
- Battery capacity 4300 mAh +608 mAh vs 3692 mAh
- RAM 12 GB +4 GB vs 8 GB
- Main camera 50 MP +2 MP vs 48 MP
- Weight 167 g +10 g vs 177 g
Best price now
Apple iPhone 17
Amazon from $658 →
Samsung Galaxy S26
Amazon from $890 →
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Where they differ
12 · Only rows that actually differ, with a verdict per row
| Apple iPhone 17 | Samsung Galaxy S26 | Where they differ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peak brightness | 3000 nits | 2600 nits | Apple iPhone 17 |
| Battery capacity | 3692 mAh | 4300 mAh | Samsung Galaxy S26 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 411 ppi | Apple iPhone 17 |
| Wireless charging power | 25 W | 15 W | Apple iPhone 17 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB | Samsung Galaxy S26 |
| Chipset | Apple A19 (3 nm) | Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - US/CA/CN Exynos 2600 (2 nm) - ROW | Depends |
| OS | iOS 26 | Android 16 | Depends |
| Storage | 256 GB | 128 GB | Apple iPhone 17 |
| Main camera | 48 MP | 50 MP | Samsung Galaxy S26 |
| Selfie camera | 18 MP | 12 MP | Apple iPhone 17 |
| Weight | 177 g | 167 g | Samsung Galaxy S26 |
| Thickness | 8 mm | 7.2 mm | Samsung Galaxy S26 |
The record
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Display3▾
| Apple iPhone 17 | Samsung Galaxy S26 | |
|---|---|---|
| Screen size | 6.3 in | 6.3 in |
| Peak brightness | 3000 nits | 2600 nits |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
Battery1▾
| Apple iPhone 17 | Samsung Galaxy S26 | |
|---|---|---|
| Battery capacity | 3692 mAh | 4300 mAh |
Display1▾
| Apple iPhone 17 | Samsung Galaxy S26 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 411 ppi |
Battery3▾
| Apple iPhone 17 | Samsung Galaxy S26 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wired charging | 25 W | |
| Wireless charging power | 25 W | 15 W |
| Wireless charging | ✓ | ✓ |
Performance4▾
| Apple iPhone 17 | Samsung Galaxy S26 | |
|---|---|---|
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Chipset | Apple A19 (3 nm) | Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - US/CA/CN Exynos 2600 (2 nm) - ROW |
| OS | iOS 26 | Android 16 |
| Storage | 256 GB | 128 GB |
Camera2▾
| Apple iPhone 17 | Samsung Galaxy S26 | |
|---|---|---|
| Main camera | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Selfie camera | 18 MP | 12 MP |
Design3▾
| Apple iPhone 17 | Samsung Galaxy S26 | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 177 g | 167 g |
| Thickness | 8 mm | 7.2 mm |
| Water resistant (IP68) | ✓ | ✓ |