The Samsung Galaxy F17 and Samsung Galaxy M17 5G both run on Android 15, with the same set of core features and privacy settings. Both devices have clipboard warnings, location privacy options, and camera/microphone privacy options. They also support theme customization, app tracking blocking, and on-device machine learning. Additional shared features include notification permissions, media picker, game downloads while playing, dark mode, battery health check, extra dim mode, dynamic theming, app offloading, customizable notifications, Live Text, full-page screenshots, split-screen support, and PiP (Picture-in-Picture) mode. Both phones also have offline voice recognition, voice commands, and the ability to track the current position of the device, along with multi-user system support.
However, there are a few minor differences between the two models. Neither device offers Quick Start, Wi-Fi password sharing, or focus modes, and neither gets direct OS updates. Both phones have a child lock, sharing intents, widgets support, and are free and open source. The most significant difference is that neither product supports Mail Privacy Protection, blocks cross-site tracking, or has PiP while using the device as a PC.
In summary, the operating system experience is essentially the same between the Samsung Galaxy F17 and Samsung Galaxy M17 5G, with only a few unmentioned features and small distinctions, but no substantial differences in functionality or core capabilities.