Apple iPhone 18 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
| Key differences | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price in Egypt | 120,555 EGP | 82,491 EGP |
| Price in Saudi Arabia | 8,699 SAR | 3,689 SAR |
| Price in UAE | 5,599 AED | 3,296 AED |
| Screen | 6.3 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Refresh rate | Up to 120Hz (ProMotion) | 120 Hz |
| Main camera | 48 MP (main) | 200 MP (F1.4) |
| Selfie | 18 MP Center Stage | 12 MP (F2.2) |
| Battery | Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | Fast charging: up to 50% in about 15 minutes with a 60W or higher adapter | Super Fast Charging 3.0 at 60 W |
| RAM | 12GB | 12 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB – 2 TB | 256 GB – 1 TB |
| Weight | 211 g | 214 g |
| Water resistance | IP68 (up to 6 meters for 30 minutes) | IP68 water and dust resistant |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | — | February 2026 |
| OS | iOS 27 | Android |
| Updates | iOS 27 | Security updates valid until February 28, 2033 |
| Model numbers | A3472, A3473 | — |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | Width: 71.9 mm, Height: 150.0 mm, Thickness: 8.75 mm | 163.6 × 78.1 × 7.9 mm |
| Weight | 211 g | 214 g |
| Build | Aluminum frame, Ceramic Shield 2 front, Ceramic Shield back | Armor Aluminum frame, Corning Gorilla Armor 2 glass front and Gorilla Glass Victus 2 back |
| IP rating | IP68 (up to 6 meters for 30 minutes) | IP68 water and dust resistant |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy | Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold |
| Display | ||
| Type | Super Retina XDR OLED display | Dynamic AMOLED 2X |
| Size | 6.3 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 2622 × 1206 pixels at 460 ppi | 3120 × 1440 pixels (Quad HD+) |
| Refresh rate | Up to 120Hz (ProMotion) | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1000 nits max brightness (typical); 1600 nits peak (HDR); 3000 nits peak (outdoor); 1 nit minimum | 2600 nits (peak) |
| Protection | Ceramic Shield 2 | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | A20 Pro chip | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy |
| CPU | 6 cores: 2 performance cores + 4 efficiency cores | Octa-core (4.74 GHz + 3.6 GHz) |
| GPU | 7 cores with neural accelerators | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy |
| RAM | 12GB | 12 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB | 512 GB |
| Card slot | No | No |
| Main camera | ||
| Cameras | 48 MP (main), 48 MP (ultrawide), 48 MP (telephoto) | 200 MP (F1.4) + 50 MP (F2.9) + 50 MP (F1.9) + 10 MP (F2.4) |
| Camera features | 48MP Pro Fusion camera system: 48MP main with variable aperture (ƒ/1.48, ƒ/1.8, ƒ/2.8, ƒ/4.0) with second-generation sensor-shift optical image stabilization and 100% Focus Pixels; 48MP ultrawide (ƒ/2.2, 120°); 48MP telephoto (100mm, 4x, ƒ/2.8) with tetraprism design; 8x optical zoom (200mm); up to 40x digital zoom; Photonic Engine; Deep Fusion; Smart HDR 5; Night modes; ProRAW; 48MP macro photography; Photographic Styles 3; intelligent focus tracking; spatial photos | 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 Dolby Vision video recording up to 120 fps | UHD 8K@30fps, 4K@120fps, FHD@240fps |
| Selfie camera | ||
| Selfie | 18 MP Center Stage | 12 MP (F2.2) |
| Selfie video | 4K Dolby Vision video recording at 24/25/30/60 fps; 1080p Dolby Vision at 25/30/60 fps; Cinematic mode up to 4K Dolby Vision at 30 fps; ProRes up to 4K at 60 fps with external recording; ProRes RAW; Apple Log 2; Slo-mo 1080p at 120 fps; Time-lapse up to 4K Dolby Vision; QuickTake up to 4K at 60 fps; cinematic stabilization | 12.0 MP front camera with F2.2 aperture and autofocus |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | Built-in stereo speaker | Stereo support |
| Battery | ||
| Capacity | Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | Fast charging: up to 50% in about 15 minutes with a 60W or higher adapter, and MagSafe wireless charging up to 25W | Super Fast Charging 3.0 at 60 W |
| Wireless charging | MagSafe wireless charging up to 25W; Qi2 wireless charging up to 25W | Yes (compatible with wireless chargers via a magnetic ring in the Magnet Case) |
| Connectivity | ||
| Network | 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave), LTE, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, NFC | 5G, 4G LTE, 3G, 2G |
| SIM | Dual eSIM (two active eSIMs; stores eight or more eSIMs) | Nano-SIM + eSIM, dual SIM support |
| eSIM | Yes, dual eSIM (two active; stores eight or more eSIMs), not compatible with physical SIM card | Yes (Embedded-SIM, with Dual eSIM support) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO | Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be 2.4GHz+5GHz+6GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6 | Bluetooth v6.0 |
| Positioning | High-precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC); digital compass; Wi-Fi; Cellular; iBeacon microlocation | GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes, with reader mode | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C with USB 3 support (up to 10Gb/s) and DisplayPort | USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 |
| Extra features | ||
| Fingerprint | — | Yes (fingerprint sensor among the sensors) |
| Sensors | Face ID; LiDAR Scanner; barometer; high dynamic range gyroscope; high-g accelerometer; proximity sensor; dual ambient light sensors | Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor |
