{"slug":"iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra","title":"iPhone 17 Pro vs Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Galaxy S26 Ultra","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra","faqCount":6,"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."},{"question":"Which is better for telephoto and video, the iPhone 17 Pro or a Galaxy Ultra?","answer":"The Ultras, if you want two optical telephoto steps. GSMArena lists a 10MP 3x and a 50MP 5x periscope on both, plus a 200MP main camera and a 50MP ultrawide. The iPhone 17 Pro is the pick if you want Apple's video formats. Apple Support lists a 48MP Fusion Telephoto at 100 mm (4x), and GSMArena lists ProRes, ProRes RAW, and Apple Log 2. The 17 Pro does not add a separate 3x and 5x."},{"question":"Which has the better battery, iPhone 17 Pro, S25 Ultra, or S26 Ultra?","answer":"On GSMArena's active-use scores, the S26 Ultra is 16:23h, the iPhone 17 Pro is 15:23h, and the S25 Ultra is 14:49h. Both Ultras are 5,000 mAh. GSMArena lists the 17 Pro at 3,998 mAh for the nano-SIM version and 4,252 mAh for the eSIM-only version. Apple Support rates the 17 Pro for up to 33 hours of video playback. That Apple figure is a different test, and Samsung does not give an equivalent video-playback hour for these Galaxy phones in the figures used here."},{"question":"Should an iPhone 13 owner switch to Samsung?","answer":"Switch if you want the 6.9-inch Ultra and the 3x and 5x cameras. Stay with the iPhone 17 Pro if staying on iOS matters and you will use the 4x telephoto plus ProRes or Apple Log 2. GSMArena lists up to 7 major OS updates for both Ultras. It lists the 17 Pro as iOS 26, upgradable to iOS 27, and it does not publish an Apple support-year count."}],"faqPageSchema":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra#faq","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra","inLanguage":"en-US","name":"iPhone 17 Pro vs Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Galaxy S26 Ultra — FAQ","description":"Frequently asked questions about iPhone 17 Pro vs Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Galaxy S26 Ultra","dateModified":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","author":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/#organization","name":"A Versus B"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/#organization","name":"A Versus B"},"isPartOf":{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra#article"},"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra#faq-speakable","cssSelector":[".faq-answer"]},"mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra#q1","name":"Can you get any of these under ₹1 lakh?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra#a1","text":"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.","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra","upvoteCount":1,"author":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/#organization","name":"A Versus B"}}},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra#q2","name":"Is the Galaxy S25 Ultra still worth buying after the S26 Ultra?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra#a2","text":"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.","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra","upvoteCount":1,"author":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/#organization","name":"A Versus B"}}},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra#q3","name":"What does the Galaxy S26 Ultra add over the S25 Ultra?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra#a3","text":"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.","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra","upvoteCount":1,"author":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/#organization","name":"A Versus B"}}},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra#q4","name":"Which is better for telephoto and video, the iPhone 17 Pro or a Galaxy Ultra?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra#a4","text":"The Ultras, if you want two optical telephoto steps. GSMArena lists a 10MP 3x and a 50MP 5x periscope on both, plus a 200MP main camera and a 50MP ultrawide. The iPhone 17 Pro is the pick if you want Apple's video formats. Apple Support lists a 48MP Fusion Telephoto at 100 mm (4x), and GSMArena lists ProRes, ProRes RAW, and Apple Log 2. The 17 Pro does not add a separate 3x and 5x.","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra","upvoteCount":1,"author":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/#organization","name":"A Versus B"}}},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra#q5","name":"Which has the better battery, iPhone 17 Pro, S25 Ultra, or S26 Ultra?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra#a5","text":"On GSMArena's active-use scores, the S26 Ultra is 16:23h, the iPhone 17 Pro is 15:23h, and the S25 Ultra is 14:49h. Both Ultras are 5,000 mAh. GSMArena lists the 17 Pro at 3,998 mAh for the nano-SIM version and 4,252 mAh for the eSIM-only version. Apple Support rates the 17 Pro for up to 33 hours of video playback. That Apple figure is a different test, and Samsung does not give an equivalent video-playback hour for these Galaxy phones in the figures used here.","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra","upvoteCount":1,"author":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/#organization","name":"A Versus B"}}},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra#q6","name":"Should an iPhone 13 owner switch to Samsung?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra#a6","text":"Switch if you want the 6.9-inch Ultra and the 3x and 5x cameras. Stay with the iPhone 17 Pro if staying on iOS matters and you will use the 4x telephoto plus ProRes or Apple Log 2. GSMArena lists up to 7 major OS updates for both Ultras. It lists the 17 Pro as iOS 26, upgradable to iOS 27, and it does not publish an Apple support-year count.","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/iphone-17-pro-vs-samsung-galaxy-s25-ultra-vs-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra","upvoteCount":1,"author":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.aversusb.net/#organization","name":"A Versus B"}}}]}}