Apple iPhone 17 VS Samsung Galaxy F07

The Apple iPhone 17 and Samsung Galaxy F07 differ in several design aspects. In terms of water resistance, the iPhone 17 is waterproof with an IP68 rating, while the Galaxy F07 is only water resistant with an IP54 rating. This indicates that the iPhone 17 offers a higher level of protection against water.

When it comes to size and weight, the iPhone 17 is lighter at 177 g and has a thickness of 7.95 mm, while the Galaxy F07 weighs 184 g and is slightly thinner at 7.6 mm. The Galaxy F07 is also wider at 77.4 mm compared to the iPhone 17's 71.5 mm, and taller at 167.4 mm versus the iPhone 17's 149.6 mm. The Galaxy F07 has a larger volume, measuring 98.47 cm³ compared to the iPhone 17's 85.04 cm³.

Neither phone has a rugged build or the ability to fold, making them similar in terms of structural features. Overall, the Apple iPhone 17 is slightly smaller and lighter, with better water resistance, while the Samsung Galaxy F07 is larger and has a slightly thinner profile.

The Apple iPhone 17 and Samsung Galaxy F07 feature different display technologies and specifications. The iPhone 17 boasts an OLED/AMOLED display, while the Galaxy F07 uses an LCD, IPS panel. This difference impacts color vibrancy and contrast, with the iPhone 17 offering better visual quality due to its OLED technology.

In terms of size, the iPhone 17 has a 6.3″ screen, while the Galaxy F07 has a larger 6.7″ display. The iPhone 17 also has a higher pixel density of 460 ppi, compared to the Galaxy F07’s 262 ppi, meaning the iPhone's display is much sharper. Additionally, the iPhone 17 has a higher resolution of 1206 x 2622 px, compared to the Galaxy F07’s 720 x 1600 px, resulting in more detailed images and text on the iPhone 17’s screen.

The iPhone 17 supports a 120Hz refresh rate, providing smoother motion on the screen, whereas the Galaxy F07 offers a lower 90Hz refresh rate. The iPhone 17 supports HDR10, Dolby Vision, and Always-On Display, while the Galaxy F07 lacks HDR support, Dolby Vision, and the Always-On Display feature. Both phones lack branded damage-resistant glass, secondary screens, and touch-sensitive displays, though both are touch-enabled.

The Apple iPhone 17 and Samsung Galaxy F07 differ significantly in their performance specifications. The iPhone 17 features a more powerful Apple A19 chipset with a higher CPU speed, consisting of 2 cores at 4.26 GHz and 4 cores at 2.51 GHz. In contrast, the Galaxy F07 uses a Mediatek Helio G99 chipset with a CPU speed of 2 cores at 2.2 GHz and 6 cores at 2 GHz. This difference in processing power is reflected in the Geekbench 6 scores, where the iPhone 17 achieves a much higher multi-core score of 8810 compared to the Galaxy F07's 1979, and a single-core score of 3608 versus 729 for the Galaxy F07.

In terms of RAM, the iPhone 17 has 8GB of RAM with a speed of 4800 MHz, while the Galaxy F07 has 4GB of RAM with a speed of 4266 MHz. The iPhone 17 also supports faster memory bandwidth (78.8 GB/s) compared to the Galaxy F07's 17.1 GB/s. Both phones support a maximum memory capacity of 12GB, though the iPhone 17 offers faster memory and bandwidth. The iPhone 17 uses a more advanced 3 nm semiconductor size, whereas the Galaxy F07 uses a 6 nm semiconductor size.

Additionally, the iPhone 17 has a GPU clock speed of 1490 MHz with 128 shading units, while the Galaxy F07 has a lower GPU clock speed of 950 MHz and only 32 shading units. Both phones have integrated graphics, use big.LITTLE technology, and support 64-bit processing. However, the iPhone 17’s thermal design power (TDP) is 10W, while the Galaxy F07’s TDP is 5W, indicating that the iPhone 17 has a higher power consumption for performance. Both devices also support LTE and feature TrustZone and HMP, with the Galaxy F07 having 8 CPU threads versus the iPhone 17's 6 threads.

The Apple iPhone 17 and Samsung Galaxy F07 have distinct differences in their camera setups. The iPhone 17 features a dual-lens main camera with 48 MP and 48 MP sensors, while the Galaxy F07 uses a 50 MP and 2 MP dual-lens main camera. The iPhone 17’s wide apertures are f/2.2 and f/1.6, whereas the Galaxy F07's are f/2.4 and f/1.8. The iPhone 17 also has optical zoom (2x), while the Galaxy F07 has no optical zoom.

For video recording, the iPhone 17 supports 4K resolution at 60 fps, while the Galaxy F07 is limited to 1080p at 30 fps. The iPhone 17 includes features like optical image stabilization (OIS), a dual-tone LED flash with 2 flash LEDs, and a BSI sensor. In contrast, the Galaxy F07 lacks OIS, has a single flash LED, and does not feature a BSI sensor.

On the front, the iPhone 17 has an 18 MP camera with a wide f/1.9 aperture, while the Galaxy F07 has an 8 MP front camera with a wider f/2.0 aperture. Both phones support slow-motion video, HDR, manual exposure, and have a flash. However, the iPhone 17 offers more advanced features, such as Dolby Vision recording and HDR10 recording, while the Galaxy F07 lacks support for HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording.

The Apple iPhone 17 and Samsung Galaxy F07 offer a range of privacy and customization options, with some key differences. Both devices provide clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera/microphone privacy options, and on-device machine learning. The iPhone 17 supports Mail Privacy Protection, while the Galaxy F07 does not. Additionally, the iPhone 17 blocks cross-site tracking, whereas the Galaxy F07 does not.

The iPhone 17 has a number of features aimed at improving user experience, such as notification permissions, media picker, dark mode, Wi-Fi password sharing, battery health check, and focus modes. The Galaxy F07, on the other hand, offers theme customization, extra dim mode, and split-screen support, features the iPhone 17 lacks. The Galaxy F07 can also play games while they download, unlike the iPhone 17, which cannot.

Both phones allow offloading apps, have customizable notifications, Live Text, full-page screenshots, and PiP (Picture-in-Picture) support. The iPhone 17 gets direct OS updates, while the Galaxy F07 does not. The Galaxy F07 has a multi-user system and is free and open source, whereas the iPhone 17 is not. The iPhone 17 also includes Quick Start, a feature absent in the Galaxy F07.

The Apple iPhone 17 and Samsung Galaxy F07 have notable differences in their battery specifications. The iPhone 17 features a 3692 mAh battery, while the Galaxy F07 has a larger 5000 mAh battery. Both devices support fast charging, but the iPhone 17 offers faster charging speed at 40W, compared to the Galaxy F07’s 25W. Neither phone has reverse wireless charging, and both use a rechargeable, non-removable battery.

In terms of additional features, both phones have a battery level indicator. The iPhone 17 supports wireless charging, but the Galaxy F07 does not.

Overall, the iPhone 17 provides faster charging and wireless charging support, while the Galaxy F07 offers a larger battery capacity.

The Apple iPhone 17 and Samsung Galaxy F07 offer different audio features. The iPhone 17 has stereo speakers, while the Galaxy F07 does not. Neither device supports aptX, LDAC, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, or aptX Lossless audio codecs. The iPhone 17 also lacks a 3.5 mm audio jack, while the Galaxy F07 includes one, allowing for wired audio connections.

Additionally, the iPhone 17 does not have a radio, while the Galaxy F07 features a radio, offering more versatility in terms of audio sources.

Overall, the iPhone 17 provides stereo speakers but lacks a 3.5 mm audio jack and a radio, while the Galaxy F07 includes a 3.5 mm audio jack and a radio, but lacks stereo speakers.

The Apple iPhone 17 and Samsung Galaxy F07 differ significantly in their connectivity and feature sets. The iPhone 17 supports 5G, while the Galaxy F07 does not. The iPhone 17 also features a more advanced Wi-Fi setup, supporting Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), and even Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), compared to the Galaxy F07’s support for Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5. The iPhone 17 uses a single SIM and eSIM combination, while the Galaxy F07 supports two physical SIM cards.

Both phones have NFC, Bluetooth (with the iPhone 17 supporting Bluetooth version 6 and the Galaxy F07 supporting version 5.3), and USB Type-C (version 2). The iPhone 17 offers significantly higher download and upload speeds, with 10,000 MBit/s and 3,500 MBit/s respectively, while the Galaxy F07 has 650 MBit/s download speed and 150 MBit/s upload speed. The iPhone 17 also includes features such as a fingerprint scanner, emergency SOS via satellite, crash detection, and 3D facial recognition, none of which are available on the Galaxy F07.

Additional sensors and features are also more extensive on the iPhone 17, which includes a gyroscope, compass, barometer, and the ability to use Galileo for satellite positioning. The Galaxy F07 lacks a gyroscope, compass, and barometer. Both phones have accelerometers, GPS, and a cellular module. The iPhone 17 also supports more advanced features like motion tracking, while the Galaxy F07 does not have this capability.

Both the Apple iPhone 17 and Samsung Galaxy F07 come equipped with a video light, which can assist with low-light photography and video recording. Neither phone features sapphire glass displays, curved displays, or e-paper displays.

In terms of these particular miscellaneous features, both phones are identical, as they share the same specifications for video light, display material, and display curvature.