Phone Comparison - Google Pixel 9 vs Apple iPhone 17 vs Samsung Galaxy S26
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| Manufacturer | Apple | Samsung | |
| Announced | August 2024 | September 2025 | February 2026 |
| Status | Coming Soon - August 2024 | Coming Soon - September 2025 | Coming Soon - March 2026 |
| Price | Rs. 79,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 82,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 87,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | Obsidian, Porcelain, Wintergreen, Peony | Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender | Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold |
| Form Factor | Candybar | Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension |
152.8 x 72 x 8.5 mm (6.02 x 2.83 x 0.33 in) |
149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm (5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 in) |
149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm (5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 in) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
| SIM Type | Nano-SIM and eSIM | - | - |
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 4G Network | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - G2YBB 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71, 75 - GUR25 |
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 |
| 5G Network | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G2YBB 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GUR25 |
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 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA unlocked |
| SAR EU |
0.99 W/kg (head) 1.40 W/kg (body) |
- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body) |
1.21 W/kg (head) 1.10 W/kg (body) |
| Messaging | |||
| Build Features | - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
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 |
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| OS | Android 14, up to 7 major Android upgrades | iOS 26 | Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades |
| Processor | Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.92 GHz Cortex-A520), Google Tensor G4 (4 nm) | 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 |
| GPU | Mali-G715 MC7 | Apple GPU (5-core graphics) | Adreno 840 - US/CN Xclipse 960 - ROW |
| RAM | 12 GB | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Internal Memory | 256 GB | 512 GB | 512 GB |
| External Memory | No | No | No |
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| Type | FHD+ OLED Screen 120Hz, HDR10+, 1800 Nits (HBM), 2700 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen 120Hz, HDR10, 1000 Nits (typ), 1600 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak) Ceramic Shield 2 Protection |
FHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Colors | 16M colors | 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2424 pixels (421 ppi) | 1206 x 2622 pixels (458 ppi) | 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 86.62% | 90.92% | 90.87% |
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| Radio | No | No | No |
| Games | Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
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| Rear Camera | 50 MP + 48 MP | 48 MP + 48 MP | 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP |
| Flash | LED Flash | Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | 50 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, dual pixel PDAF, single-zone Laser AF, OIS 48 MP, f/1.7, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", dual pixel PDAF Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, Panorama, Best Take |
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 |
| Video | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@24/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR | 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 |
| Front Camera |
10.5 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm, PDAF Auto-HDR, panorama 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar] |
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] |
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| GPRS | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 3G | HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G | HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 6.0, A2DP, LE | 5.4, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band (Global), Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band (India) | 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 |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2 | USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort | USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG |
| GPS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| Browser | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Internal | 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1 | 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 |
| Expandable Storage | No | No | No |
| USB OTG | Not Supported | Not Supported | Supported |
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| Type | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 27W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 55% in 30 min 15W wireless (w/ Pixel Stand) 12W wireless (w/ Qi compatible charger) Reverse wireless |
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 25W wired, PD3.0, 55% in 30 min) 15W wireless (Qi2 Ready) 4.5W reverse wireless |
| Capacity | 4700 mAh | 3692 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Stand by | - | - | - |
| Talk Time | - | - | - |
Rs. 79,999 
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