Apple iPhone 17 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S25+ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2025	Jan 22, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1099 | €1299 12GB/512GB - $1299 | €1549 12GB/1TB - $1499 | €1799	12GB/256GB - $999 | €1149 12GB/512GB - $1120

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)	6.24 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches (~0.34 inches with camera bump) 158.4 x 75.7 x 7.3 mm (~8.55 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.27 oz / 206.0 g	6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue	Icy Blue, Mint, Navy, Silver Shadow

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 90.09% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 92.47% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits
Resolution
2622x1206px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 513 PPI
Protection
Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
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)	2391 (Excellent)
Bright Min
0.9 (Excellent)	0.95 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 2x4.47GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM
GPU
Apple 6-core GPU	Adreno 830
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (26.x)	Android (15), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3668	3132
GeekBench 6 Multi
9498	9935
3D Mark High
5914	6310
3D Mark Low
3506	2746

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Battery

Type
4252 mAh, Nano SIM model - 3988 mAh, Li - Ion	4900 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 25.0W	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 42min

Browsing

17h 6min

Video

8h 25min

Gaming

10h 8min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 36min

Browsing

19h 4min

Video

8h 56min

Gaming

13h 31min

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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	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung GN3 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm 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	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 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	10 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

156

Overall

162

Photo

150

Video

147

Overall

151

Photo

142

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

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, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) 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, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53	38, 39, 40, 41, 48
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	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8949A	Date approved: Nov 26, 2024 FCC ID value: A3LSMS936U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg	Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 0.81 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage.

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1120

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41

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