Compare / Galaxy A18 4G vs Apple iPhone 17e
Galaxy A18 4G vs Apple iPhone 17e
A side-by-side comparison of the Galaxy A18 4G and the Apple iPhone 17e, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
Overview
Specifications
Galaxy A18 4G
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
- 4G bands
- 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE
Apple iPhone 17e
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3575
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3634
- 5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3575
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3634
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE, 5G
Galaxy A18 4G
- Announced
- 2026, September 15
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, September 18
Apple iPhone 17e
- Announced
- 2026, March 02
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, March 11
Galaxy A18 4G
- Dimensions
- 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.7 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
- Weight
- 196 g (6.91 oz)
- Build
- Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
- SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
Apple iPhone 17e
- Dimensions
- 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
- Weight
- 169 g (5.96 oz)
- Build
- Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), glass back, aluminum frame
- SIM
· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International/China)
· eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Galaxy A18 4G
- Type
- Super AMOLED, 90Hz
- Size
- 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
- Protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Apple iPhone 17e
- Type
- Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, 800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
- Size
- 6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
- Protection
Ceramic Shield 2
Anti-reflective coating
Galaxy A18 4G
- OS
- Android 17, up to 6 major OS updates, One UI 9
- Chipset
- Exynos 1610
- CPU
- Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A7X & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
- GPU
- Mali-G68
Apple iPhone 17e
- OS
- iOS 26.3, upgradable to iOS 27
- Chipset
- Apple A19 (3 nm)
- CPU
- Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4x2.60 GHz)
- GPU
- Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Galaxy A18 4G
- Card slot
- microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
- Internal
- 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM
Apple iPhone 17e
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
NVMe
Galaxy A18 4G
- Triple
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF, OIS
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
2 MP (macro)
- Features
- LED flash, panorama, HDR
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
Apple iPhone 17e
- Single
- 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS
- Features
- Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama, 3D (spatial) audio
- Video
- 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, Dolby Vision HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec.
Galaxy A18 4G
- Single
- 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
Apple iPhone 17e
- Single
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
- Features
- HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
- Video
- 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, Dolby Vision HDR
Galaxy A18 4G
- Loudspeaker
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Apple iPhone 17e
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Galaxy A18 4G
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- 5.3, A2DP, LE
- Positioning
- GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
- NFC
- Yes (market/region dependent)
- Radio
- Unspecified
- USB
- USB Type-C 2.0
Apple iPhone 17e
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
- Bluetooth
- 5.3, A2DP, LE
- Positioning
- GPSGLONASSGALILEOBDSQZSSNavIC
- NFC
- Yes
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 2.0
Galaxy A18 4G
- Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Virtual proximity sensing
Apple iPhone 17e
- Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Galaxy A18 4G
- Type
- 5000 mAh
- Charging
- 25W wired, 50% in 30 min
Apple iPhone 17e
- Type
- Li-Ion 4005 mAh
- Charging
Wired, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless MagSafe/Qi2
Galaxy A18 4G
- Colors
- Black, Gray, Light blue
- Models
- SM-A185F, SM-A185F/DS, SM-A185M, SM-A185M/DS, SM-A185F/DSB
- SAR EU
- 0.54 W/kg (head) 1.37 W/kg (body)
- Price
- About 280 EUR
Apple iPhone 17e
- Colors
- Black, White, Soft Pink
- Models
- A3634, A3575, A3635, iPhone18,5
- SAR
- 1.20 W/kg (head) 1.20 W/kg (body)
- SAR EU
- 1.49 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body)
- Price
- $ 508.00 / £ 699.00 / € 699.99 / ₹ 79,900
Galaxy A18 4G
- Performance
AnTuTu: 483061 (v10), 609489 (v11)
GeekBench: 2144 (v6)
3DMark: 1434 (Wild Life Extreme)
- Display
- 775 nits max brightness (measured)
- Loudspeaker
- -25.8 LUFS (Very good)
- Battery
- Active use score 13:10h
Apple iPhone 17e
- Performance
AnTuTu: 2187425 (v11)
GeekBench: 9296 (v6)
3DMark: 4226 (Wild Life Extreme)
- Display
- 814 nits max brightness (measured)
- Loudspeaker
- -26.7 LUFS (Good)
- Battery
- Active use score 15:30h
Galaxy A18 4G
Not listed for this device
Apple iPhone 17e
- Energy
- Class A
- Battery
- 45:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
- Free fall
- Class B (180 falls)
- Repairability
- Class C
How the Galaxy A18 4G and Apple iPhone 17e differ
- The Galaxy A18 4G has a larger battery, 5000 mAh against 4005 mAh on the Apple iPhone 17e.
- The Galaxy A18 4G has the bigger screen, 6.7 inches against 6.1 inches.
- The Apple iPhone 17e offers more RAM, up to 8 GB against 4 GB.
- The main cameras are 50 MP on the Galaxy A18 4G and 48 MP on the Apple iPhone 17e.
- The Galaxy A18 4G is the newer of the two, released in August 2026.