Samsung Galaxy A17 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Expected Announcement
	February, 2027
Officially announced
Aug 08, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
€239	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/1TB

Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm
Weight
6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP54	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body	6.9-inch
Type
Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1081 (Average)	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 for Galaxy
Processor
Octa-core 2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78 4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55	Octa-core
GPU
Mali-G68 MP2	Yes
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (15), up to 6 OS updates	Android (17), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
723	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
1910	Untested
3D Mark High
346	Untested
3D Mark Low
338	Untested

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh
Charging
	USB Power Delivery Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 6min

Browsing

17h 36min

Video

13h 26min

Gaming

8h 37min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"	50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x
Fourth camera
	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.0x
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
13 MP	12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

124

Overall

136

Photo

112

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
WLAN
Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 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	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, 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
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	32-Bit DAC, aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 6, 8, 9
Data Speed
LTE-A	LTE-A
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

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