Apple iPhone 14 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A17 4G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 14 Plus Manufactured in October, 2022, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Samsung Galaxy A17 4G, Manufactured in September, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G99. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Plus
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A17 4G
- Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
- Lighter design: 190g vs 203g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4325mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB |
- 4/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1284x2778 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 458 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.7 % | 86 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.7 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 59 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 5 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) | 164.4 mm (6.47 in) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 7.5 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 203 g (7.16 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP54 |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Red - Purple - Yellow |
- Black - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes, In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Helio G99 |
| Max Frequency | 3230 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A15 GPU | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 64 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS | 128 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2232 | 729 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5407 | 2009 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 1257 |
| CPU | 339500 | n/a |
| GPU | 437729 | n/a |
| Memory | 228846 | n/a |
| UX | 324881 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 1330956 | n/a |
| Max Surface Temp. | 44 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 82 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 56 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 9430 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | n/a |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 16 GB | 22.2 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 7.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4325 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (47% in 30 min) | Yes (44% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 2:00 h | 1:28 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:55 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 15:18 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:41 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 133 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | No |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 120 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.5 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 64 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX703 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.66 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 1.9 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | No |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX372 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/5 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 85 | n/a |
| Zoom | 90 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4160x3120 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | n/a | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Varies by region |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 2 |
| SIM Type | eSIM | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B53/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | September, 2022 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2022 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 899 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 169 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 14 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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