Apple iPhone 16 vs Samsung Galaxy S25
| Key differences | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price in Egypt | 58,499 EGP | — |
| Price in Saudi Arabia | 2,986 SAR | — |
| Price in UAE | 2,726 AED | — |
| Screen | 6.1 inches | 6.2 inches (S25) |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | — |
| Main camera | 48 MP main | 50 MP wide |
| Selfie | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Battery | 3561 mAh | 4000 mAh (S25) |
| Charging | Wired | — |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB – 512 GB | 128 GB – 512 GB |
| Weight | 170 g | — |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | September 2024 | — |
| OS | iOS 18 | One UI 7 |
| Design | ||
| Weight | 170 g | — |
| Build | Aluminum frame | Armor Aluminum frame, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| IP rating | IP68 | IP68 |
| Colors | — | Navy, Icyblue, Mint, Silver Shadow, Blueblack, Coralred, Pinkgold |
| Display | ||
| Type | Super Retina XDR OLED | — |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.2 inches (S25), 6.7 inches (S25+) |
| Resolution | 1179 x 2556 pixels | FHD+ (S25), QHD+ (S25+) |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | — |
| Brightness | 1000 nits max (typical); 1600 nits peak (HDR); 2000 nits peak (outdoor); 1 nit minimum | — |
| Protection | — | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Apple A18 | Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy |
| CPU | 6 cores: 2 performance + 4 efficiency | 45% faster processing |
| GPU | 5-core GPU | 48% improvement in graphics performance |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage | 128 / 256 / 512 GB | 128 GB or 256 GB (S25), 256 GB or 512 GB (S25+) |
| Card slot | No | — |
| Main camera | ||
| Cameras | 48 MP main + 12 MP ultrawide | 50 MP wide, 12 MP ultrawide, 10 MP 3x optical zoom |
| Camera features | Advanced dual rear camera system: 48MP Fusion main (26mm, f/1.6, sensor-shift OIS, 100% Focus Pixels, 24MP and 48MP super-high-resolution photos), enabling 2x optical-quality telephoto at 12MP (52mm, f/1.6, sensor-shift OIS, 100% Focus Pixels); 12MP ultrawide (13mm, f/2.2, 120° field of view, 100% Focus Pixels); 2x optical zoom in and 2x out with 4x optical zoom range; up to 10x digital zoom; Camera Control; sapphire crystal lens cover; True Tone flash; Photonic Engine; Deep Fusion; Smart HDR 5; next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control; Portrait Lighting with six effects; Night mode; panorama up to 63MP; Photographic Styles 2; spatial photos; macro photography; wide color capture for photos and Live Photos; lens correction (ultrawide); advanced red-eye correction; automatic image stabilization; Burst mode; photo geotagging; image formats: HEIF and JPEG | Nightography, Object-Aware Engine, custom filters, 10-bit HDR recording |
| Video | 4K at 60 fps | 10-bit HDR video recording |
| Selfie camera | ||
| Selfie | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Selfie video | 4K Dolby Vision video recording at 24, 25, 30 and 60 fps; 1080p Dolby Vision video recording at 25, 30 and 60 fps; Cinematic mode up to 4K Dolby Vision at 30 fps; 1080p slo-mo at 120 fps; time-lapse with stabilization; Night mode time-lapse; QuickTake up to 4K at 60 fps in Dolby Vision; cinematic stabilization (4K, 1080p and 720p); Spatial Audio and stereo recording; wind noise reduction; Audio Mix | — |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | Built-in stereo speaker | — |
| Battery | ||
| Capacity | 3561 mAh | 4000 mAh (S25), 4900 mAh (S25+) |
| Charging | Wired, MagSafe wireless | — |
| Wireless charging | MagSafe wireless charging up to 25W; Qi2 wireless charging up to 25W | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Network | 5G | — |
| eSIM | Yes, Dual eSIM (two active eSIMs; stores eight or more eSIMs); does not support physical SIM card | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO | — |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 | — |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou; digital compass; Wi-Fi; cellular; iBeacon microlocation | — |
| NFC | Yes | — |
| USB | USB-C connector; USB 2 (up to 480Mb/s); DisplayPort | — |
| Extra features | ||
| Fingerprint | No, relies on Face ID | — |
| Sensors | Face ID; barometer; high dynamic range gyro; high-g accelerometer; proximity sensor; dual ambient light sensors | — |
