Samsung Galaxy S26+ vs Apple iPhone 17e

Qualcomm® Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy

A19 chip

6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores

4-core GPU with Neural Accelerators

16-core Neural Engine

Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

4.74GHz, 3.6GHz

Yes

256GB | 512GB

256GB | 512GB

12GB

16

Subject to change based on future operating system updates.

iPhone with 26

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

Yes

Get help with everyday tasks like sending messages, setting reminders, and more

Activate hands-free with only your voice using “Siri” or “Hey Siri,” or use Type to Siri

Protected by the strongest privacy of any intelligent assistant

Powered by Apple Intelligence, Siri is more natural and helpful

Enabled by TrueDepth camera for facial recognition

Pay with your iPhone using Face ID in stores, within apps, and on the web

Send and receive money in Messages with Apple Cash

Complete purchases made with Apple Pay on your Mac

Pay for your ride using Express Transit

n77 C-Band, n77 3.45GHz, n260

n77 C-Band

Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n260

Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79

Bands 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

Bands 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

850/900/1700/2100/1900/2100MHz

Bands 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz

850/900/1800/1900MHz

Bands 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

Quad-band

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

FaceTime audio

Voice over LTE (VoLTE)

Wi‑Fi calling

Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes

Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)

Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO

2.4GHz & 5GHz & 6GHz

Yes

Open, Secure

NFC with reader mode

v6.0 + EDR, A2DP, HS, LE, aptX®

v5.3

Up to 10 devices

Goodix

eSIM-First

Dual eSIM (two active eSIMs; stores eight or more eSIMs)

iPhone 17e uses advanced eSIM technology for more convenience and security (not compatible with physical SIM cards).

Yes

Yes

FaceTime video calling over cellular or Wi‑Fi

FaceTime HD (1080p) video calling over 5G or Wi-Fi

Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Barometer, Fingerprint, Geomagnetic, Gyroscope, Proximity, Geomagnetic, Hall

Face ID

Barometer

High dynamic range gyro

High-g accelerometer

Proximity sensor

Dual ambient light sensors

Insert pictures, video clips and sound clips easily (messaging charges apply)

Yes

With Google Messages, Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging offers larger file transfers and group messages with other RCS-capable devices. See when messages are delivered, read and when others are typing a response.

POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®

Yes

YouTube Music

Apple Music®

MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, DSF, APE

AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos

Via notification shade, lockscreen

Yes

Yes

Yes

This device is hearing aid compatible.

Conversational gain with hearing aid: 15.69 db

Conversational gain without hearing aid: 19.00 db

Yes

The AT&T Eco-Rating 2.0 system gives you environmental and social details about this device. The system uses a total of 20 performance criteria across 5 different attributes, for a total rating of 1 to 5 stars: 19-20 (5-star), 16-18 (4-star), 13-15 (3-star), 10-12 (2-star), 8-9 (1-star)

4/4

3/3

1/1

2/2

10/10

MagSafe wireless charging up to 15W

Qi2 wireless charging up to 15W

Magnet array

Alignment magnet

Accessory Identification NFC

Magnetometer

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