Samsung Galaxy A15 5G vs Apple iPhone 17 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 11, 2023
Expected Announcement
	September2025
Prices (MSRP)
$200

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches 160.1 x 76.8 x 8.4 mm
Weight
7.05 oz (200.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Blue Black, Light Blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.49% screen-to-body	6.7-inch
Type
Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI	1290x2796px, 19.5:9 ratio, 460 PPI
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm)	Apple A19 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Hexa-core
GPU
Mali-G57 MC2	Yes
Memory
4GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	iOS (18.x)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 43min

Browsing

10h 41min

Video

12h 15min

Gaming

10h 19min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF)
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	48 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
13 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

122

Overall

136

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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

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