Apple iPhone 17 vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

6.3 inches

6.9 inches

Apple A19 (3 nm)

Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy

149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm (5.89 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-E8947A

A3LSMS938B

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)

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

6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)

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

1206 x 2622 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

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

Ceramic Shield 2, Mohs level 5

Corning Gorilla Armor 2

Not listed

Always-on display

Dual Camera: 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0m, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120 (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7m, PDAF

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), stereo sound rec.

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

Single Camera: 18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS 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, gyro-EIS

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

Li-Ion 3692 mAh

Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable

Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 20 min 25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired

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

iOS 26

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

Apple A19 (3 nm)

Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy

Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)

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

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

Adreno 830 (1.25 GHz)

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 Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) 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/6/7, tri-band, hotspot

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

6.0, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort

USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

No

No

Bar

Bar

149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm (5.89 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)

177 g (6.24 oz)

218 g

Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender

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

Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, glass back

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 + 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 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, 48, 53, 66 - A3520 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 - A3258 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, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3519 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 - A3521

LTE

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3520 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3258 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3519 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3521

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

Apple iPhone 17

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

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

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

September 9, 2025

01-12-2024

Available. Released 2025, September 19

Available

£ 799.00 / € 949.00

Not listed

iPhone18,3, A3520, A3258, A3519, A3521

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.