Apple iPhone 16e vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

6.1 inches

6.9 inches

Apple A18 (3 nm)

Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy

146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)

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

BCG-E8725A

A3LSMS938B

Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)

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

6.1 inches, 91.4 cm2 (~87.1% screen-to-body ratio)

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

1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~457 ppi density)

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

Ceramic Shield glass

Corning Gorilla Armor 2

Not listed

Always-on display

Single Camera: 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 0.7m, PDAF, OIS

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, panorama, 3D (spatial) audio

Laser AF, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, 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", 1.0m, PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

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

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.

HDR, HDR10+

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, HDR

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

Li-Ion 4005 mAh

Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable

Wired, 50% in 30 min 7.5W wireless (Qi)

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

iOS 18.3.1

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

Apple A18 (3 nm)

Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy

Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.20 GHz)

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

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Adreno 830 (1.25 GHz)

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB 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 Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

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

USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

No

No

-25.7 LUFS (Very good)

Not listed

146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)

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

167 g (5.89 oz)

218 g

Black, White

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

Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame

Titanium frame; Corning Gorilla Armor 2 front cover

Not listed

Bar

HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G

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

Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International)eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible 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

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

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

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, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3212, A3408 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3409 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3410

LTE

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 - A3212, A3408 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3409 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3410

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

Apple iPhone 16e

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

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

February 19, 2025

01-12-2024

Available. Released 2025, February 28

Available

$ 599.99 / £ 599.00 / € 699.00

Not listed

A3212, A3409, A3410, A3408, iPhone17,5

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

Not listed

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