Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 17e vs Samsung Galaxy A57

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced February 2026 March 2026 March 2026
Status Coming Soon - March 2026 Coming Soon - March 2026 Coming Soon - April 2026
Price Rs. 139,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 64,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 56,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold Black, White, Soft Pink Navy, Gray, Icyblue, Lilac
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm
(6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
161.5 x 76.8 x 6.9 mm
(6.36 x 3.02 x 0.27 in)
Weight 214 g (7.55 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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
4G Network 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
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 - A3575 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G Network 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, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
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 - A3575 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
SAR EU 1.28 W/kg (head)
1.35 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.70 W/kg (head)
1.07 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus
Armor aluminum 2 frame
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 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades iOS 26.3 Android 16, up to 6 major Android upgrades
User Interface One UI 8.5 - One UI 8.5
Processor Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) Hexa-core, Apple A19 (3 nm) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-720 & 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-720 & 3x1.95 GHz Cortex-520), Exynos 1680 (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 840 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Xclipse 550
RAM 16 GB 8 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 1 TB 512 GB 512 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type QHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Armor 2
FHD+ Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
HDR10, 800 Nits (HBM), 1200 Nits (peak)
Ceramic Shield 2
FHD+ Super AMOLED+ Screen, 120Hz
HDR10+, 1200 Nits (HBM), 1900 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs Level 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.9 inches 6.1 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels (498 ppi) 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 91.47% 87.25% 88.69%
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 200 MP + 10 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP 48 MP 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash
Features 200 MP, f/1.4, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.9, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Laser AF, Best Face, auto-HDR, panorama
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS
HDR, Panorama, 3D (spatial) Audio
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Best Face, Panorama, HDR
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, Dolby Vision HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF
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, Dolby Vision HDR [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 10-bit HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.X 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM NVMe 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 60W wired, PD3.0, 75% in 30 min
25W wireless (Qi2.2)
4.5W reverse wireless
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging Wired, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless MagSafe/Qi2
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired
Capacity 5000 mAh 4005 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -