Apple iPhone 17 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A57 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2025	Mar 25, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1099 | €1299 12GB/512GB - $1299 | €1549 12GB/1TB - $1499 | €1799	8GB/128GB - $550

Design

Dimensions
5.91 x 2.83 x 0.34 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 150.0 x 71.9 x 8.75 mm (~9.9 mm with camera bump)	6.36 x 3.02 x 0.27 inches (~0.38 inches with camera bump) 161.5 x 76.8 x 6.9 (~9.7 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.27 oz / 206.0 g	6.31 oz / 179.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue	Awesome Navy, Awesome Grey, Awesome Icyblue, Awesome Lilac

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 90.09% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits	Super AMOLED Plus, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2622x1206px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2780 (Excellent)	Untested
Bright Min
0.9 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)	Exynos 1680 (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 1x 2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 4x 2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 3x 1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Apple 6-core GPU	Samsung Xclipse 550
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (26.x)	Android (16), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3668	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
9498	Untested
3D Mark High
5914	Untested
3D Mark Low
3506	Untested

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Battery

Type
4252 mAh, Nano SIM model - 3988 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 25.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 42min

Browsing

17h 6min

Video

8h 25min

Gaming

10h 8min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
48 MP (Ultra-wide, Sensor-shift OIS) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
48 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 4.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 100 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

156

Overall

162

Photo

150

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, 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
Features
Dolby Atmos

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, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, mmWave	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n66
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8949A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg

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