Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 17e Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2026	Mar 02, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1300 12GB/512GB - $1500 16GB/1TB - $1800	8GB/256GB - $599 8GB/512GB - $799

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm (~10 mm with camera bump)	5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm
Weight
7.55 oz / 214.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold	Black, White, Soft Pink

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 90.30% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits	OLED, 60Hz, 1200 nits
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2	Ceramic Shield 2
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2420 (Excellent)	801 (Poor)
Bright Min
0.8 (Excellent)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm)	Apple A19 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.74GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.63GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 840	Yes
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (16), up to 7 OS updates	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3753	3624
GeekBench 6 Multi
11259	9054
3D Mark High
7801	4004
3D Mark Low
3741	2793

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	4005 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 60.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 35min

Browsing

20h 10min

Video

9h 54min

Gaming

9h 17min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 46min

Browsing

15h 30min

Video

9h 7min

Gaming

11h 18min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Single camera
Main camera
200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.4 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm	48 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung JN3 Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX854 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.9 Focal Length: 115 mm Sensor size: 1/2.52" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR, Slow-motion videos, Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

157

Overall

165

Photo

149

Video

119

Overall

130

Photo

107

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, 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
32-Bit DAC, aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

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