{"slug":"iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra","question":"iPhone 17 Pro vs Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Galaxy S26 Ultra","answer":"iPhone 17 Pro vs Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Galaxy S26 Ultra. Both Ultras have a 200MP camera with 3x and 5x. The 17 Pro has a 4x telephoto. No winner is crowned.","answer_curated":true,"verdict":"Ultra cameras: Galaxy S25 Ultra and Galaxy S26 Ultra. Both keep a 200MP main camera, a 3x telephoto, a 5x periscope, and a 5,000 mAh battery. The S26 Ultra adds Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 60W wired charging, and a GSMArena active-use score of 16:23h, against 14:49h on the S25 Ultra.\n\nApple video tools: iPhone 17 Pro. Apple lists a 48MP 100 mm (4x) telephoto and up to 33 hours of video playback. GSMArena lists ProRes, ProRes RAW, and Apple Log 2.\n\nNeither is better for everyone; it depends on whether you want Ultra zoom and battery or Apple's Pro video formats.","keyDifferences":[{"label":"Who it is for","entityAValue":"4x telephoto and Pro video formats","entityBValue":"Ultra cameras on the current model","values":["4x telephoto and Pro video formats","Ultra cameras on the current model","Newer chip and longer active-use score"],"winnerIndex":"tie"},{"label":"Official India price, 256GB","entityAValue":"No price on Apple India","entityBValue":"₹1,19,999","values":["No price on Apple India","₹1,19,999","₹1,54,999"],"winnerIndex":"tie"},{"label":"Telephoto","entityAValue":"48MP 4x at 100 mm","entityBValue":"10MP 3x and 50MP 5x","values":["48MP 4x at 100 mm","10MP 3x and 50MP 5x","10MP 3x and 50MP 5x"],"winnerIndex":"tie"},{"label":"Active-use score","entityAValue":"15:23h","entityBValue":"14:49h","values":["15:23h","14:49h","16:23h"],"winnerIndex":2},{"label":"OS updates","entityAValue":"iOS 26, upgradable to iOS 27","entityBValue":"Up to 7 major OS updates","values":["iOS 26, upgradable to iOS 27","Up to 7 major OS updates","Up to 7 major OS updates, from a later launch"],"winnerIndex":"tie"}],"winner":{"slug":"samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra","name":"Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra"},"confidence":"high","entities":[{"name":"iPhone 17 Pro","slug":"iphone-17-pro","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/entity/iphone-17-pro","alternativesUrl":"https://www.aversusb.net/api/v1/alternatives/iphone-17-pro"},{"name":"Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra","slug":"samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/entity/samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra","alternativesUrl":"https://www.aversusb.net/api/v1/alternatives/samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra"},{"name":"Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra","slug":"samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/entity/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra","alternativesUrl":"https://www.aversusb.net/api/v1/alternatives/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra"}],"faqs":[{"question":"Can you get any of these under ₹1 lakh?","answer":"No. None of these three qualifies. Samsung India lists the Galaxy S25 Ultra 256GB at ₹1,19,999 and the Galaxy S26 Ultra 256GB at ₹1,54,999. Apple India no longer lists an iPhone 17 Pro price. The iPhone 17 256GB is ₹99,900 on https://www.apple.com/in/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-17. See /compare/iphone-17-vs-iphone-air."},{"question":"Is the Galaxy S25 Ultra still worth buying after the S26 Ultra?","answer":"Yes if you want the same Ultra camera set: a 200MP main camera, a 10MP 3x telephoto, a 50MP 5x periscope, and a 50MP ultrawide. The S26 Ultra adds Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 60W wired charging, and a GSMArena active-use score of 16:23h, against 14:49h on the S25 Ultra. Samsung's India store showed the S25 Ultra 256GB | 12GB at ₹1,19,999 and the 512GB | 12GB model at ₹1,39,999. The 1TB option did not show a price. Those prices do not decide the phone."},{"question":"What does the Galaxy S26 Ultra add over the S25 Ultra?","answer":"Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 60W wired charging, and a GSMArena active-use score of 16:23h, against 14:49h on the S25 Ultra. Samsung's India store showed the S26 Ultra 256GB | 12GB at ₹1,54,999 and the 512GB | 12GB model at ₹1,74,999. The 1TB | 16GB option did not show a price."}],"attribution":{"source":"A Versus B","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra","license":"CC BY 4.0","citationFormat":"According to A Versus B (https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra), iPhone 17 Pro vs Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Galaxy S26 Ultra. Both Ultras have a 200MP camera with 3x and 5x. The 17 Pro has a 4x telephoto. No winner is crowned.","dateModified":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z"},"relatedQuestionsUrl":"https://www.aversusb.net/api/faq/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra","relatedComparisonsUrl":"https://www.aversusb.net/api/v1/related/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra","knowledgeGraphUrl":"https://www.aversusb.net/api/knowledge-graph/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra"}