Samsung Galaxy A35 5G vs Apple iPhone 17 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 11, 2024	Sep 09, 2025
Scheduled release
	(Official) Sep 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$369	8GB/256GB - $799 | €949 8GB/512GB - $999 | €1199

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches 161.7 x 78.0 x 8.2 mm	5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 149.6 x 71.5 x 7.95 mm (~9.3 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.37 oz / 209.0 g	6.24 oz / 177.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon	Black, White, Sage, Lavender, Mist Blue

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 84.75% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 91.04% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 500 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 390 PPI	2622x1206px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1531 (Good)	Untested
Bright Min
1.4 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1380 (5 nm)	Apple A19 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Hexa-core
GPU
Mali-G68 MP5	Apple 5-core GPU
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1027	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
2937	Untested
3D Mark High
811	Untested
3D Mark Low
807	Untested

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	3692 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wireless: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

14h 40min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 55min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96"	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

130

Overall

138

Photo

123

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 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 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 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
n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8947A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM 128GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/128GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB