Apple iPhone 17 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Full spec comparison — green highlights mark the better value in each row. Add a third phone
Apple iPhone 17 Pro leads on 2 of 6 compared specs, Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra on 3. Apple iPhone 17 Pro is priced $100.01 lower.
Apple iPhone 17 Pro leads on: cheaper, a higher-res selfie camera
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra leads on: more RAM, a higher-res main camera, a bigger battery
Price
$854.99
$955
Display
6.3" · LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
6.9" · Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
Resolution
1206 x 2622
1440 x 3120
Chipset
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
Max RAM
12GB
16GB
Max storage
1024GB
1024GB
Rear camera
48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP
200 MP + 10 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP
Front camera
18 MP
12 MP
Battery
3998 mAh
5000 mAh
Charging
Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 20 min
60W wired, PD3.0, 75% in 30 min
OS
iOS 26, up to iOS 26.6
Android 16, up to 7 major OS updates
Network
5G
5G
Build
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, aluminum back/ glass back (Ceramic Shield)
Glass front (Corning Gorilla Armor 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
Weight
206g
214g