Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 17 vs Motorola Edge 70 vs Samsung Galaxy S26

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Motorola Samsung
Announced September 2025 October 2025 February 2026
Status Coming Soon - September 2025 Available - October 2025 Coming Soon - March 2026
Price Rs. 82,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 87,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender Pantone: Gadget Gray, Lily Pad, Bronze Green Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm
(5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
159.9 x 74 x 6 mm
(6.3 x 2.91 x 0.24 in)
149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm
(5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA unlocked
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.21 W/kg (head)
1.10 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810H compliant*
* does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Armor aluminum 2 frame

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 26 Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A19 (3 nm) Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-720 & 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-720 & 3x1.8 GHz Cortex-520), Qualcomm SM7750-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (4 nm) Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) - US/CN
10-core (1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro & 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro) - ROW, Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - US/CN
Exynos 2600 (2 nm) - ROW
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Adreno 722 Adreno 840 - US/CN
Xclipse 960 - ROW
RAM 8 GB 12 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 512 GB 512 GB 512 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10, 1000 Nits (typ), 1600 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Ceramic Shield 2 Protection
FHD+ P-OLED Screen, 120Hz
PWM, HDR10+, 4500 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
FHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Colors 16M colors 1B colors 16M colors
Size 6.3 inches 6.7 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1206 x 2622 pixels (458 ppi) 1220 x 2712 pixels (444 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.92% 91.51% 90.87%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 48 MP 50 MP + 50 MP 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.0, 12mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Best Face, Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera 18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
50 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 0.64µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band or tri-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM NVMe 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.X
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 20 min
25W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe) - China only
25W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 68W wired
15W wireless
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W wired, PD3.0, 55% in 30 min)
15W wireless (Qi2 Ready)
4.5W reverse wireless
Capacity 3692 mAh 4800 mAh 4300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -