Apple iPhone 15 vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

6.1 inches

6.9 inches

Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)

Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy

147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm (5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 in)

162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2 mm (6.41 x 3.06 x 0.32 in)

BCG-E8427A

A3LSMS938B

Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 2000 nits (peak)

Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

6.1 inches, 91.3 cm2 (~86.4% screen-to-body ratio)

6.9 inches (full rectangle); 6.8 inches accounting for rounded corners

1179 x 2556 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~461 ppi density)

1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~505 ppi density)

Ceramic Shield glass

Corning Gorilla Armor 2

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

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Always-on display

Dual Camera: 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0m, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120 (ultrawide)

Quad Camera: 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6m, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12m, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7m, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 50 MP, f/2.0, 13mm, 120 (ultrawide), 0.7m, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)

Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec.

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Single Camera: 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

Single Camera: 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), dual pixel PDAF

HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@30fps)

HDR, HDR10+

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Li-Ion 3349 mAh, non-removable

Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable

Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) 15W wireless (MagSafe) 15W wireless (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.2 update 4.5W reverse wired

45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min (advertised) 25W wireless (Qi2/PMA) 4.5W reverse wireless

iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 17.5.1, planned upgrade to iOS 18

Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 7

Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)

Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy

Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth)

Octa-core (2x4.19 GHz & 6x2.90 GHz)

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

Adreno 830 (1.25 GHz)

AnTuTu: 1354651 (v10) GeekBench: 6526 (v6) GFXBench: 60fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

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128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM NVMe

256GB / 512GB / 1TB; 12GB RAM in Samsung’s global launch specification; options vary by market

No

No

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Circle to Search

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort

USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

No

No

-26.2 LUFS (Good)

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Bar

Bar

147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm (5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 in)

162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2 mm (6.41 x 3.06 x 0.32 in)

171 g (6.03 oz)

218 g

Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink

Titanium Silverblue, Titanium Black, Titanium Whitesilver, Titanium Gray; additional colors may vary by market

Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame

Titanium frame; Corning Gorilla Armor 2 front cover

HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G

Nano-SIM and eSIM - International Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Nano-SIM and eSIM/ Dual eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA 800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66 - A3090 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A2846 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3089 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A3092

LTE

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3090 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2846 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3089 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3092

SA/NSA/Sub6 - International SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA

Apple iPhone 15

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

September 12, 2023

01-12-2024

Available

Available

C$ 999.00 / $ 610.09 / £ 619.41 / € 709.00

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A3090, A2846, A3089, A3092, iPhone15,4

SM-S938B, SM-S938B/DS, SM-S938U, SM-S938U1, SM-S938W, SM-S938N, SM-S9380, SM-S938E, SM-S938E/DS

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Display, chipset, weight, storage and launch colors corrected against Samsung’s Galaxy S25 series announcement.