Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 17 vs Samsung Galaxy A57 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2025 March 2026 August 2026
Status Coming Soon - September 2025 Coming Soon - April 2026 Available - September 2026
Price Rs. 82,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 56,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 79,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender Navy, Gray, Icyblue, Lilac Blueberry, Graphite, Pistachio
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm
(5.89 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)
161.6 x 76.9 x 7.4 mm
(6.36 x 3.03 x 0.29 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
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 LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - India
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 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, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - India
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.70 W/kg (head)
1.07 W/kg (body)
0.50 W/kg (head)
1.32 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 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 26 Android 16, up to 6 major Android upgrades Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates
User Interface - One UI 8.5 One UI 9
Processor 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) 10-core (1x3.3GHz Cortex-X925 & 2x2.74GHz Cortex-A725 & 5x2.36GHz Cortex-A725 & 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A520), Exynos 2500 (3 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Xclipse 550 Xclipse 950
RAM 8 GB 12 GB 8 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+ Super AMOLED+ Screen, 120Hz
HDR10+, 1200 Nits (HBM), 1900 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs Level 5
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1900 Nits (HBM)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs Level 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.3 inches 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1206 x 2622 pixels (458 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.92% 88.69% 88.52%
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 yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 48 MP 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 8 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, (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
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, 75mm (telephoto), 1/4.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
HDR, Panorama, Best Face
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, gyro-EIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
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]
12 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 10-bit HDR [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+ [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, 5G
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE 6.0, 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 Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band or tri-band (market/region dependent), Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
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 or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128GB 8 GB RAM UFS 4.0
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 not 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 Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired, PD, QC2, 69% in 30 min
15W wireless, Qi2 compatible
Reverse wireless
Capacity 3692 mAh 5000 mAh 4900 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -