Apple iPhone 16 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
| Key differences | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price in Egypt | 77,799 EGP | 75,541 EGP |
| Price in Saudi Arabia | 4,699 SAR | 3,699 SAR |
| Price in UAE | 5,049 AED | 3,299 AED |
| Screen | 6.7 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Refresh rate | — | 120 Hz |
| Main camera | 48 MP Fusion | 200 MP (F1.4) |
| Selfie | — | 12 MP (F2.2) |
| Battery | — | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | MagSafe wireless charging up to 25 W | Super Fast Charging 3.0 at 60 W |
| RAM | — | 12 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB – 512 GB | 256 GB – 1 TB |
| Weight | — | 214 g |
| Water resistance | IP68 (water and dust resistant up to 6 meters for 30 minutes) | IP68 water and dust resistant |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | 2024-09 | February 2026 |
| OS | iOS 18 | Android |
| Updates | Regular software updates | Security updates valid until February 28, 2033 |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | — | 163.6 × 78.1 × 7.9 mm |
| Weight | — | 214 g |
| Build | Tough glass back, latest-generation 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 up to 6 meters for 30 minutes) | IP68 water and dust resistant |
| Colors | Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine | Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold |
| Display | ||
| Type | Super Retina XDR OLED with Dynamic Island | Dynamic AMOLED 2X |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | — | 3120 × 1440 pixels (Quad HD+) |
| Refresh rate | — | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | — | 2600 nits (peak) |
| Protection | Latest-generation Ceramic Shield | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Apple A18 | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy |
| CPU | 6 cores | Octa-core (4.74 GHz + 3.6 GHz) |
| GPU | 5 cores | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy |
| RAM | — | 12 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB | 512 GB |
| Card slot | No | No |
| Main camera | ||
| Cameras | 48 MP Fusion + 12 MP Ultra Wide | 200 MP (F1.4) + 50 MP (F2.9) + 50 MP (F1.9) + 10 MP (F2.4) |
| Camera features | 2x Telephoto, macro photography, Photographic Styles, spatial video | 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 | Spatial video recording, Audio Mix, wind noise reduction | UHD 8K@30fps, 4K@120fps, FHD@240fps |
| Selfie camera | ||
| Selfie | — | 12 MP (F2.2) |
| Selfie video | — | 12.0 MP front camera with F2.2 aperture and autofocus |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | — | Stereo support |
| 3.5mm jack | No | — |
| Battery | ||
| Capacity | — | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | MagSafe wireless charging up to 25 W | Super Fast Charging 3.0 at 60 W |
| Wireless charging | Yes, MagSafe up to 25 W | Yes (compatible with wireless chargers via a magnetic ring in the Magnet Case) |
| Connectivity | ||
| Network | 5G | 5G, 4G LTE, 3G, 2G |
| SIM | — | Nano-SIM + eSIM, dual SIM support |
| eSIM | — | 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 Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 |
| Extra features | ||
| Fingerprint | — | Yes (fingerprint sensor among the sensors) |
| Sensors | — | Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor |
