Apple iPhone 15 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
| Key differences | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price in Egypt | 69,999 EGP | 76,490 EGP |
| Price in Saudi Arabia | — | 3,690 SAR |
| Price in UAE | 2,299 AED | 3,287 AED |
| Screen | 6.1 inches (iPhone 15) and 6.7 inches (iPhone 15 Plus) | 6.9 inches |
| Refresh rate | — | 120 Hz |
| Main camera | 48 MP main | 200 MP (F1.4) |
| Selfie | TrueDepth | 12 MP (F2.2) |
| Battery | — | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | USB-C | Super Fast Charging 3.0 at 60 W |
| RAM | 6GB | 12 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB – 512 GB | 256 GB – 1 TB |
| Weight | — | 214 g |
| Water resistance | IP68 water and dust resistant (6 meters for 30 minutes) | IP68 water and dust resistant |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | September 2023 | February 2026 |
| OS | iOS 17 | Android |
| Updates | — | Security updates valid until February 28, 2033 |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | — | 163.6 × 78.1 × 7.9 mm |
| Weight | — | 214 g |
| Build | Color-infused glass back, aluminum frame with contoured edges, Ceramic Shield front | Armor Aluminum frame, Corning Gorilla Armor 2 glass front and Gorilla Glass Victus 2 back |
| IP rating | IP68 water and dust resistant (6 meters for 30 minutes) | IP68 water and dust resistant |
| Colors | Pink, Yellow, Green, Blue, Black | Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold |
| Display | ||
| Type | Super Retina XDR with Dynamic Island | Dynamic AMOLED 2X |
| Size | 6.1 inches (iPhone 15) and 6.7 inches (iPhone 15 Plus) | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | — | 3120 × 1440 pixels (Quad HD+) |
| Refresh rate | — | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | Up to 1600 nits (HDR) and up to 2000 nits (outdoors) | 2600 nits (peak) |
| Protection | Ceramic Shield | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Apple A16 Bionic | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy |
| CPU | 6 cores (2 performance + 4 efficiency) | Octa-core (4.74 GHz + 3.6 GHz) |
| GPU | 5 cores | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy |
| RAM | 6GB | 12 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB | 512 GB |
| Card slot | — | No |
| Main camera | ||
| Cameras | 48 MP main + ultrawide | 200 MP (F1.4) + 50 MP (F2.9) + 50 MP (F1.9) + 10 MP (F2.4) |
| Camera features | 2x optical zoom, three zoom levels (0.5x, 1x, 2x), Night mode, Smart HDR, next-generation portraits | Quad rear camera: 200.0 MP + 50.0 MP + 50.0 MP + 10.0 MP, apertures F1.4, F2.9, F1.9 and F2.4, autofocus, OIS, 3x and 5x optical zoom, 2x and 10x optical quality zoom, digital zoom up to 100x, flash, UHD 8K (7680 x 4320)@30fps video recording, 240fps @FHD and 120fps @FHD and 120fps @UHD slow motion |
| Video | 4K at 60 fps HDR (output via USB-C) | UHD 8K@30fps, 4K@120fps, FHD@240fps |
| Selfie camera | ||
| Selfie | TrueDepth | 12 MP (F2.2) |
| Selfie video | — | 12.0 MP front camera with F2.2 aperture and autofocus |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | — | Stereo support |
| Battery | ||
| Capacity | — | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | USB-C | Super Fast Charging 3.0 at 60 W |
| Wireless charging | MagSafe and future Qi2 chargers | Yes (compatible with wireless chargers via a magnetic ring in the Magnet Case) |
| Connectivity | ||
| Network | 5G | 5G, 4G LTE, 3G, 2G |
| SIM | eSIM | Nano-SIM + eSIM, dual SIM support |
| eSIM | Yes | Yes (Embedded-SIM, with Dual eSIM support) |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be 2.4GHz+5GHz+6GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM |
| Bluetooth | — | Bluetooth v6.0 |
| Positioning | — | GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC | — | Yes |
| USB | USB-C | USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 |
| Extra features | ||
| Fingerprint | — | Yes (fingerprint sensor among the sensors) |
| Sensors | Crash Detection, Emergency SOS via satellite, Roadside Assistance via satellite, second-generation Ultra Wideband chip | Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor |
