Apple iPhone 16e vs Samsung Galaxy S26
Full spec comparison — green highlights mark the better value in each row. Add a third phone
Apple iPhone 16e leads on 1 of 6 compared specs, Samsung Galaxy S26 on 3. Apple iPhone 16e is priced Rs. 30,000 lower.
Apple iPhone 16e leads on: cheaper
Samsung Galaxy S26 leads on: more RAM, a higher-res main camera, a bigger battery
Price
Rs. 254,999
Rs. 284,999
Display
6.1" · Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
6.3" · Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
Resolution
1170 x 2532
1080 x 2340
Chipset
Apple A18 (3 nm)
Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - US/CN
Exynos 2600 (2 nm) - ROW
Max RAM
8GB
12GB
Max storage
512GB
512GB
Rear camera
48 MP
50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP
Front camera
12 MP
12 MP
Battery
4005 mAh
4300 mAh
Charging
Wired, 50% in 30 min
25W wired, PD3.0, 55% in 30 min
OS
iOS 18.3.1, up to iOS 26.5
Android 16, up to 7 major upgrades
Network
5G
5G
Build
Glass front (Ceramic Shield), glass back, aluminum frame
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
Weight
167g
167g