Apple iPhone 17 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

18 differences
SpecificationApple iPhone 17 ProSamsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Front camera resolution (numeric)Differs18 MP12 MP
Front camera typeDiffersCenter Stage front cameraSingle camera
Rear camera resolution (numeric)Differs48 MP200 MP
3G standardsDiffersUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPAUMTS, WCDMA
4G standardDiffersLTE FDD, LTE TDDLTE-TDD & LTE-FDD
5G standardDiffersFDD-5G NR, TDD-5G NRSub6 FDD, Sub6 SDL, Sub6 TDD
Mobile network generationDiffers5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave)5G
Display resolutionDiffers1206 x 2622 pixels3120 x 1440 pixels
Processor modelDiffersA19 Pro8 Elite
Continuous video playback time (max)Differs33 h31 h
Operating system installedDiffersiOS 26Android 15
PlatformDiffersiOSAndroid
DepthDiffers8.75 mm8.2 mm
WeightDiffers206 g218 g
Available colour(s)DiffersSilver, Cosmic Orange, Deep BlueTitanium Silver Blue, Titanium Black, Titanium White Silver, Titanium Gray, Titanium Jade Green, Titanium Jet Black, Titanium Pink Gold
Model numberDiffersA3256, A3257SM-S938B
(sg) Inputs and outputsDiffersUSB-CUSB Type-C 3.2
(sg) Touch IDDiffersFace IDFingerprint (under display, ultrasonic)
Rear camera flashSameYesYes
BluetoothSameYesYes
Top Wi-Fi standardSameWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Maximum refresh rateSame120 Hz120 Hz
International Protection (IP) codeSameIP68IP68
Position locationSameYesYes
USB Type-C charging portSameYesYes
Auto focusnot knownnot knownYes
Camera image formats supportednot knownnot knownDNG, HEIF, JPEG
Digital zoomnot knownnot known100x
Flash typenot knownnot knownLED
Fourth rear camera aperture numbernot knownnot known2.4
Fourth rear camera pixel sizenot knownnot known1.12 µm
Fourth rear camera resolution (numeric)not knownnot known10 MP
Front camera aperture numbernot knownnot known2.2
Front camera field of view (FOV) anglenot knownnot known80°
Front camera pixel sizenot knownnot known1.12 µm
Front camera sensor sizenot knownnot known1/3.2"
Image stabilizernot knownnot knownYes
Image stabilizer typenot knownnot knownOptical Image Stabilization (OIS)
Maximum frame ratenot knownnot known240 fps
Night modenot knownnot knownYes
Optical zoomnot knownnot known10x
Panoramanot knownnot knownYes
Portrait modenot knownnot knownYes
Rear camera aperture numbernot knownnot known1.7
Rear camera field of view (FOV) anglenot knownnot known85°
Rear camera pixel sizenot knownnot known0.6 µm
Rear camera sensor sizenot knownnot known1/1.3"
Rear camera typenot knownnot knownQuad camera
Resolution at capture speednot knownnot known1280x720@30fps, 1920x1080@30fps, 1920x1080@60fps, 3840x2160@30fps, 3840x2160@60fps
Second rear camera aperture numbernot knownnot known3.4
Second rear camera field of view (FOV) anglenot knownnot known22°
Second rear camera pixel sizenot knownnot known0.7 µm
Second rear camera resolution (numeric)not knownnot known50 MP
Second rear camera sensor sizenot knownnot known1/2.52"
Slow motion modenot knownnot knownYes
Slow motion ratenot knownnot known240fps in FHD, 120fps in UHD
Third rear camera aperture numbernot knownnot known1.9
Third rear camera field of view (FOV) anglenot knownnot known120°
Third rear camera pixel sizenot knownnot known0.7 µm
Third rear camera resolution (numeric)not knownnot known50 MP
Third rear camera sensor sizenot knownnot known1/2.52"
Video capture resolution (max)not knownnot known4320 x 7680 pixels
Video recording modesnot knownnot known720p, 1080p, 2160p, 4320p
3G bands supportednot knownnot known850,900,1900,2100 MHz
4G bands supportednot knownnot known700,800,850,900,1500,1800,1900,2100,2300,2500,2600 MHz
4G data rate (max)not knownnot known2000 Mbit/s
5G bands supportednot knownnot known700,800,850,900,1500,1800,1900,2100,2300,2500,2600,3500,3700 MHz
5G data rate (max)not knownnot known4.66 Gbit/s
Bluetooth versionnot knownnot known5.4
MIMOnot knownnot knownYes
Modulationnot knownnot known4096-QAM
Near Field Communication (NFC)not knownnot knownYes
SIM card capabilitynot knownDual eSIM (two active eSIMs; stores eight or more eSIMs) (12 GB RAM · 256 GB · esim only, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · esim, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · esim only, 12 GB RAM · 1 TB · esim, 12 GB RAM · 1 TB · esim only)not known
SIM card typenot knowneSIM (12 GB RAM · 256 GB · esim only, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · esim, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · esim only, 12 GB RAM · 1 TB · esim, 12 GB RAM · 1 TB · esim only)not known
Wi-Finot knownnot knownYes
Wi-Fi Directnot knownnot knownYes
Wi-Fi standardsnot knownnot known802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Display brightnessnot knownnot known1500 cd/m²
Display diagonalnot knownnot known17.5 cm (6.9")
Display number of coloursnot knownnot known16 million colours
Display technology marketing namenot knownnot knownDynamic AMOLED 2X
Panel typenot knownnot knownAMOLED
Pixel densitynot knownnot known500 ppi
Rounded display cornersnot knownnot knownYes
Screen shapenot knownnot knownFlat
Accelerometernot knownnot knownYes
Ambient light sensornot knownnot knownYes
Barometernot knownnot knownYes
Geomagnetic sensornot knownnot knownYes
Gyroscopenot knownnot knownYes
Hall sensornot knownnot knownYes
Proximity sensornot knownnot knownYes
Battery endurance per cyclenot knownnot known2694 min
Energy efficiency classnot knownnot knownB
Repairability classnot knownnot knownC
Repairability indexnot knownnot known3.2
Repeated free fall reliability classnot knownnot knownA
BeiDounot knownnot knownYes
Galileonot knownnot knownYes
GLONASSnot knownnot knownYes
GPS (satellite)not knownnot knownYes
Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS)not knownnot knownYes
Energy efficiency scalenot knownnot knownA to G
USB Power Delivery (USB PD)not knownnot knownYes
USB Type-C required charging power (max)not knownnot known45 W
USB Type-C required charging power (min)not knownnot known10 W
AI processor familynot knownnot knownQualcomm
Processor boost frequencynot knownnot known4.47 GHz
Processor coresnot knownnot known8
Processor familynot knownnot knownSnapdragon
Battery capacitynot knownnot known5000 mAh
Battery endurance in cyclesnot knownnot known2000
Removable batterynot knownnot knownNo
Face recognitionnot knownnot knownYes
Fast chargingnot knownnot knownYes
Refurbishednot knownnot knownNo
Wireless chargingnot knownnot knownYes
Headphone connectivitynot knownnot knownUSB Type-C
USB connector typenot knownnot knownUSB Type-C
USB portnot knownnot knownYes
USB versionnot knownnot known3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Huawei Mobile Services (HMS)not knownnot knownNo
User interface (UI)not knownnot knownOne UI 7.0
Heightnot knownnot known162.8 mm
Widthnot knownnot known77.6 mm
E-mailnot knownnot knownYes
Short Message Service (SMS)not knownnot knownYes
Audio formats supportednot knownnot known3GA, AAC, AMR, APE, AWB, DFF, DSF, FLAC, IMY, M4A, Mid, MIDI, MP3, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, XMF
Video formats supportednot knownnot known3G2, 3GP, AVI, FLV, M4V, MKV, MP4, WEBM
Compatible memory cardsnot knownnot knownNot supported
Internal storage capacitynot known256 GB (12 GB RAM · 256 GB · esim only, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · eu version, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · nano sim, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · nano sim (the non-esim 256 gb option), 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · nano-sim + esim, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · nano-sim + esim (max 2 esim at a time), 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · nano-sim + esim + esim (max 2 at a time), 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · physical sim, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · sim, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · sim (eu version), 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · sim, eu version) · 512 GB (12 GB RAM · 512 GB · esim, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · esim only, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · eu version, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · global version, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · nano sim model (not the esim-only variant), 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · nano-sim + esim, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · nano-sim + esim + esim (max 2 at a time), 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · nano-sim model, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · physical sim, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · sim, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · sim (eu version), 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · sim (global version), 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · sim, eu version, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · sim, global version)not known
Form factornot knownnot knownBar
Fingerprint readernot knownnot knownYes
Subscription typenot knownnot knownNo subscription
Brand specific technologiesnot knownnot knownAlways-on display
(sg) Charger typenot knownnot known45W wired
(sg) Keywordsnot knownMagSafenot known
(sg) Product series (3)not knowniPhone 17 Pronot known
4G FDD-LTEnot knownYesnot known
Link to manufacturer informationnot knownhttps://apple.com/iphone-17-pro/specs/not known
Resolution descriptionnot knownnot known1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~498 ppi density)
AC adapter includednot knownnot knownNo
Battery Endurance Per Cycle Hmsnot knownnot known44:54h