Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 17 vs Samsung Galaxy S26+ vs Xiaomi Redmi 17

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Xiaomi
Announced September 2025 February 2026 August 2026
Status Coming Soon - September 2025 Coming Soon - March 2026 Available - August 2026
Price Rs. 82,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 23,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold Absolute Black, Deep Blue (Endless Blue), Vivid Orange (Eternal Orange)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm
(5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
158.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm
(6.24 x 2.98 x 0.29 in)
170.1 x 78.4 x 8.8 mm
(6.7 x 3.09 x 0.35 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 232 g (8.18 oz)
SIM Type - - Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
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, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.78 W/kg (head)
1.22 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- 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, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Armor aluminum 2 frame
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
RGB light (on the back)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 26 Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades Android 16
User Interface - One UI 8.5 HyperOS 3
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A19 (3 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
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 (4 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Adreno 840 - US/CN
Xclipse 960 - ROW
Adreno 613
RAM 8 GB 12 GB 6 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
QHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
HD+ IPS LCD Screen, 120Hz, 825 Nits (HBM)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.3 inches 6.7 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 1206 x 2622 pixels (458 ppi) 1440 x 3120 pixels (513 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (254 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.92% 91.73% 86.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 48 MP 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP 50 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, 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
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
Auxiliary lens
HDR
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., 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]
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.1, (wide)
HDR
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 (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, 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/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
USB USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, 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 UFS 4.X 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 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 not 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 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, PD3.0, 69% in 30 min
25W wireless (Qi2.2)
4.5W reverse wireless
Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired, 51% in 40 min, 100% in 96 min
22.5W reverse wired
Capacity 3692 mAh 4900 mAh 7500/7900 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -