Apple iPhone 16e vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 19, 2025	Aug 08, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$600 | €699	€239

Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches (~0.33 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (~8.3 mm with camera bump)	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm
Weight
5.89 oz (167.0 g)	6.77 oz (192.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
White, Black	Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, 1200 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI	2340x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield
Features
Super Retina XDR, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass	HDR support, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)

Hardware

System chip
Apple A18 (3 nm)	Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x4.04GHz 4x2.20G​Hz	Octa-core 2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78 4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (NVMe) 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
iOS (18.x)	Android (15), up to 6 OS updates

Battery

Type
4005 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 4min

Browsing

17h 27min

Video

6h 59min

Gaming

7h 45min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Cinematic mode	Yes
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

118

Overall

128

Photo

107

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 6, 8, 9
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 19, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8725A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.20 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$699 | €829

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899 | €1079

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

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