Apple iPhone 16 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26
Apple
iPhone 16 Pro
Samsung
Galaxy S26
At a glance
- Brand
- Apple
- Samsung
- Release date
- September 2024, 1 years 8 months ago
- February 2026, 3 months ago
- Launch price
- € 1,219.00 ($ 1,427.17)
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- AnTuTu
- 1.753.018 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 93% of devices
- 2.825.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 97% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.3"
- 6.7"
- Resolution
- 1206 x 2622 px QHD
- 1440 x 3120 px WQHD+
- Type
- Oled Super Retina XDR
- AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X +
- Density
- 460 ppi Very high density
- 513 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- 21:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, Peak brightness - 2000 cd/m², Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10, DCI-P3, True Tone display, Super Retina XDR, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Ceramic Shield, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless, Haptic Touch, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
- Hole-punch Notch, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 2600 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A18 Pro
- Samsung Exynos 2600
- CPU
- 2x4050 MHz performance cores + 4x2420 MHz efficiency cores
- 2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
- CPU type
- Hexa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 2 nm
- Frequency
- 4.05 GHz
- 4.6 GHz
- GPU
- Apple 6 cores GPU
- GPU Samsung Xclipse 550
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- RAM LPDDR5X
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 48 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.78
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Sony IMX903
- Samsung GN3
- Pixel size
- 1.22 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.3"
- 1/1.57"
- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 240 fps
- Features
- Cinematic Mode, Noise reduction, Face unlock, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- UIS, Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 12 Mpx
- 12 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- Sony IMX714
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- Pixel size
- —
- 1.12 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 3582 mAh
- 4900 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 25.0W
- Yes , 45.0W
- Wireless charging
- 25W Wireless Charging
- 25W Wireless charging
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
- 1200 cycles
- Runtime
- ~ 37h
- ~ 55h
- Features
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Bypass Charging, Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- NVMe
- UFS Storage 4.1
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 71.5 mm 149.6 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
- 75.8 mm 158.4 mm 7.3 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 199 g
- 190 g
- Materials
- Glass , Titanium , Corning Gorilla Glass
- Glass , Aluminium
- Colors
- Black White Silver Bronze Titanium
- Black White Violet Cyan
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP68
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
- Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
- Class A B C D E
- Usable surface
- 90 %
- 91 %
Software
- Operating system
- iOS 18 iOS 18
- Android 16 Android 16
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- Google services
- —
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM / eSIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n53 (2400), n66 (1700), n70 (1700), n75 (1500), n76 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B53 (TDD 2400), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- No
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers
- Compass
- —
- Yes
