Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus vs Apple iPhone 17

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus vs Apple iPhone 17 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: Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 10,491, while Apple iPhone 17 scores 9,327, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 6.3 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Apple iPhone 17's Super Retina XDR OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Apple iPhone 17 offers a higher front camera resolution with 18 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus offers 12 MP, making Apple iPhone 17 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 4900 mAh, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 3692 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus and Apple iPhone 17 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 17 is rated 8.3.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.8, while Apple iPhone 17 has a rating of 4.6.

Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus

₹89,499

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₹81,900

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Summary

Spec Score

94%

93%

Release Date

11 Mar, 2026

19 Sep, 2025

Performance


Samsung Exynos 2600	Apple A19
Deca Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Super Retina XDR OLED
1440x3120 px (QHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4900 mAh	3692 mAh
45W	40W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.5/10

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8.3/10

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Pros

Premium build
Reliable flagship performance
Excellent AMOLED display
Polished UI with useful AI features

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

Cons

Thermal efficiency could have been better
No charger in the box

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

User Ratings

4.8/5

(208 ratings)

4.6/5

(19,431 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,106,879 AnTuTu Score	2,250,422 AnTuTu Score
16h 46m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Feb 25, 2026

(Official)

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

iOS v26

OS Updates

7 Year

N/A

Security Updates

7 Year

N/A

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2600

Apple A19

Processor

Deca Core

3.8 GHz, Single core, Arm C1-Ultra 3.25 GHz, Tri core, ARM C1-Pro 2.75 GHz, Hexa Core, ARM C1-Pro

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

2 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Xclipse 960

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

3,106,879

2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

10.0 s

16.0 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.

6,210

4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

24.4 %

10.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1440x3120 px (QHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2600 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

513 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.58 %

90.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Armor 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.8 %

N/A

Design

Height

158.4 mm

149.6 mm

Width

75.8 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm

7.95 mm

Weight

190 grams

177 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Water Resistance

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera3x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Telephoto Ultra-Wide Angle Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1.0µm pixel size

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

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A	8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A	Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

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

Camera Features

3 x Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

4900 mAh

3692 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W 69% in 30 minutes

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

Wireless Reverse Charging

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.

16h 46m

N/A

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

1h 1m 0s

1h 11m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

N/A	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

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)

SIM 2

N/A	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

N/A

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)