Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 11, 2024	Sep 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $489	12GB/256GB - $1099 | €1299 12GB/512GB - $1299 | €1549 12GB/1TB - $1499 | €1799

Design

Dimensions
6.34 x 3.05 x 0.00 inches 161.1 x 77.4 8.2 mm	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)
Weight
7.51 oz / 213.0 g	7.27 oz / 206.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) 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
Colors
Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon	Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 84.30% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 90.09% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 550 nits	OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 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)
1510 (Good)	2780 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.3 (Good)	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1480 (5 nm)	Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.7GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Hexa-core
GPU
Yes	Apple 6-core GPU
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1163	3668
GeekBench 6 Multi
3487	9498
3D Mark High
930	5914
3D Mark Low
916	3506

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Battery

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

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 36min

Browsing

17h 7min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 39min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 42min

Browsing

17h 6min

Video

8h 25min

Gaming

10h 8min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (Ultra-wide, Sensor-shift OIS) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	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
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

132

Overall

140

Photo

123

Video

156

Overall

162

Photo

150

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	Type-C, USB 3.2
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, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC	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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready	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
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53
3G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	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

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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