Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 17 vs Motorola Edge 70 vs Samsung Galaxy A18 4G

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Motorola Samsung
Announced September 2025 October 2025 September 2026
Status Coming Soon - September 2025 Available - October 2025 Available - September 2026
Price Rs. 82,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender Pantone: Gadget Gray, Lily Pad, Bronze Green Black, Gray, Light blue
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)
164.4 x 77.9 x 7.7 mm
(6.47 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
SIM Type - - Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800
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 / 2100
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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
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 -
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.54 W/kg (head)
1.37 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 (side-mounted)
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 26 Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades Android 17, up to 6 major OS updates
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 (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A7X & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1610
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Adreno 722 -
RAM 8 GB 12 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 512 GB 512 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

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+ Super AMOLED Screen, 90Hz, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 1B colors 16M colors
Size 6.3 inches 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1206 x 2622 pixels (458 ppi) 1220 x 2712 pixels (444 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.92% 91.51% 85.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 48 MP 50 MP + 50 MP 50 MP + 5 MP + 2 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, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF, OIS
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
2 MP (macro)
Panorama, HDR
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 1080p@30fps
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]
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm

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
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE 5.3, 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, 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 3.1 256 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not 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, 50% in 30 min
Capacity 3692 mAh 4800 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -