Apple iPhone 17 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 17 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,327, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 scores 7,609, making Apple iPhone 17 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 6.3 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 17's Super Retina XDR OLED, making Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Apple iPhone 17 offers a higher front camera resolution with 18 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 offers 10 MP, making Apple iPhone 17 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 offers a higher battery capacity with 4300 mAh, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 3692 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 17 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 17 receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 is rated 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 has a rating of 4.5.

Apple iPhone 17

₹82,900

@ Flipkart

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7

₹109,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

25 Jul, 2025

06 May, 2026

Performance


Apple A19	Samsung Exynos 2500	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED
1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1080x2520 px (FHD)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A	4.1 inches (10.41 cm)	N/A
N/A	948x1048 px	N/A

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Primary Camera
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	10 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


3692 mAh	4300 mAh	6500 mAh
40W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Bigger cover screen looks great
Lightweight, sleek, and pocketable design
Slightly better battery life than its predecessor

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

Cover screen functionality is still limited
Slow charging speeds
Throttles under heavy load

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5

(13,391 ratings)

4.5/5

(191 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,250,422 AnTuTu Score	1,515,751 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹82,900 @ Flipkart	₹109,999 @ Amazon	₹79,999 @ Amazon
Not Available in any other store	₹121,999 @ Samsung Shop	Not Available in any other store

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General

Launch Date

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Jul 25, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

7 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A19

Samsung Exynos 2500

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Xclipse 950

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,250,422

1,515,751

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

18.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

4,884

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.5 %

8.6 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1080x2520 px (FHD)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

2600 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

21:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

458 ppi

397 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.89 %

88.92 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

88.7 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

149.6 mm

166.7 mm

150.83 mm

Width

71.5 mm

75.2 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.95 mm

6.5 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

177 grams

188 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Glass

Form Factor

N/A

Foldable Touch

N/A

Dimensions

N/A

Unfolded: 166.7 x 75.2 x 6.5 mm
Folded: 85.5 x 75.2 x 13.7 mm

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP48 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @60/120/240 fps
HD @960 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

10 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

4k @30/60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

3692 mAh

4300 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 11m 0s

1h 17m 0s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/e/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v6.0

Yes v5.4

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Compare Prices

₹82,900 @ Flipkart	₹109,999 @ Amazon	₹79,999 @ Amazon
Not Available in any other store	₹121,999 @ Samsung Shop	Not Available in any other store