I have an iPhone 15 and I'm looking at the Galaxy A57 5G
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iPhone 15 came out in September 2023. Galaxy A57 5G came out in April 2026, almost 3 years later.
Note on iPhone 15: Optical zoom not shown: Apple's spec page lists "2x optical zoom in" made with the 48MP main camera, while our optical zoom counts zoom lenses only. Apple's price includes a $30 carrier discount that requires activation.
Camera
48 MP → 50 MP
Screen
6.1 in → 6.7 in screen
Super AMOLED+
Charging & connections
Wi-Fi 6 → Wi-Fi 6E
USB Type-C, Wired Super Fast Charging 2.0, Wireless None
Chip & storage
A16 Bionic → Exynos 1680
Price check
Galaxy A57 5G launched at $549.99
Not currently sold refurbished by Back Market.
All 19 differences
Updates1 change
Software updates
Last security update: iOS 27.0.1 on September 28, 2026›Security updates until March 2032, 6 Android upgrades
Samsung publishes a guaranteed support period; Apple publishes the last security update instead. They are shown as they are, without a gain or a loss. Galaxy A57 5G: Samsung UK lists security updates until March 31, 2032. Samsung UK spec data
What does this mean?
Samsung promises security updates until a month and a number of Android upgrades. For recent models Samsung's own page gives the month; for older promises the site works it out from the years Samsung announced, and says so under the row. Apple gives no end date: its security releases page lists each update and which iPhones it is for.
On the Galaxy side you see the month Samsung's promise runs until, or that Samsung no longer updates it; on the iPhone side, the latest update Apple has released for the newest iOS that iPhone can run. One is a promise about the future and the other a record of the past, so neither is marked as a gain or a loss.
Matters most if: You plan to keep the phone for many years, or you are buying one used.
Price1 change
Price check
Galaxy A57 5G — launched at $549.99
- Used on eBay
- Back Market does not currently list this model
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Starting price
$799›$549.99(both start at 128 GB)
Not directly comparable: iPhone 15's price includes a discount that requires carrier activation.
Battery1 change · 1 unconfirmed
Battery life (each maker's figure)
Up to 20 hours of video playback›Not confirmed
What does this mean?
Each maker's own battery test. Apple's figure and Samsung's figure are both hours of video playback on recent phones, but each maker runs its own test.
The tests are not the same, so the site shows both without picking a winner.
Matters most if: You often run out of battery before the end of the day.
Battery capacity
Not published by Apple›5000 mAh
What does this mean?
mAh (milliamp-hours) measures how much charge a battery holds, like the size of a fuel tank.
Samsung lists a capacity for each Galaxy. Apple's iPhone tech specs give no capacity in mAh, so the iPhone side says "Not published by Apple". A bigger number alone does not mean longer battery life.
Camera1 gain · 1 change
Rear cameras
2›3
Galaxy A phones count macro and depth cameras in their number of rear cameras, so the number is not counted as a gain or a loss.
What does this mean?
How many cameras are on the back. Each one has a different lens: standard, wide, or zoomed-in.
More cameras means more ways to frame a shot without walking closer or further away: fit a whole room in with the wide lens, or get a close shot of something far away with the zoom lens.
Main camera
48 MP›50 MP
What does this mean?
MP stands for megapixels. One megapixel is one million tiny dots. A 12 MP photo is made of 12 million dots, a 48 MP photo of 48 million dots.
On a phone screen, a 12 MP and a 48 MP photo look almost the same. The difference shows when you zoom in, crop part of the photo, or print it large: more dots means detail holds up longer. More megapixels also lets the phone zoom 2x by cropping without losing quality.
Matters most if: You crop photos, print them, or zoom in on details later.
Ultra wide camera
Yes (same on both)
What does this mean?
A second lens that sees a much wider area than the main camera.
You can fit a whole room, a tall building or a big group into one photo without stepping back. On many models it is also used for macro (very close-up) photos.
Matters most if: You take photos indoors, of landscapes, or of groups.
Telephoto camera
No (same on both)
What does this mean?
A zoom lens: a separate camera that sees things far away as if you were closer.
Zooming with a real zoom lens keeps the photo sharp. Without one, the phone has to cut out part of the image, so it gets blurrier the more you zoom. It also makes portrait photos look more flattering, because you can stand further back.
Matters most if: You photograph kids' sports, concerts, pets or wildlife from a distance.
Optical zoom
None (for both)
Only optical zoom is compared. Samsung's Space Zoom and digital zoom use processing, not a lens.
What does this mean?
How much the zoom lens (telephoto camera) magnifies with glass, so the photo stays sharp. Where a phone has two zoom lenses, the longer one is compared.
Only lenses are compared. Samsung's Space Zoom and Apple's "optical-quality" steps are made with processing or by cropping a high-resolution camera, not with a separate lens, so they are not counted.
Matters most if: You photograph kids' sports, concerts, pets or wildlife from a distance.
Front camera
12 MP (same on both)
Screen2 changes
Screen size
6.1 in›6.7 in+0.6 in
Screen type (each maker's name)
OLED›Super AMOLED+Different
What does this mean?
Each maker's own words for the screen: Samsung's names such as Dynamic AMOLED 2X, and on the iPhone side the screen technology Apple lists (OLED or LCD).
A name alone does not tell you which screen is brighter or sharper, so the row is marked "Different" without a winner.
Design & buttons3 changes
Unlock
Face ID›FingerprintDifferent
Weight
171 g›179 g+8 g
Water and dust resistance
IP68 (6 m)›IP68Different
Charging & connections1 gain · 3 changes · 1 unconfirmed
Port
USB-C›USB Type-CDifferent
Wired charging
Up to 50% charge in around 30 minutes with 20W adapter or higher (available separately) paired with USB-C charging cable›Super Fast Charging 2.0Different
What does this mean?
How fast the phone charges with a cable, in each maker's own words.
Samsung names its charging speed in watts (such as Super Fast Charging, 45W) and Apple states how much charge you get in a set time. The two are not the same measure, so the row shows both side by side as "Different". Older iPhones whose Tech Specs give no fast-charge figure say "Not published by Apple".
Wireless charging
MagSafe, up to 15W›NoneDifferent
Galaxy A57 5G: from Samsung's page for the Japan version, as its page for the International version does not give it.
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6›Wi-Fi 6E
Ultra Wideband
Yes›Not confirmed
Cable transfer speed
USB 2 (480 Mb/s)›USB 2.0
Safety1 unconfirmed
Satellite messaging or SOS
Emergency SOS via satellite›Not confirmed
Each maker's own service, in its own words. Samsung's satellite messaging depends on the carrier and the country. Samsung's page
Chip & storage2 changes
Chip
A16 Bionic›Exynos 1680Different
Galaxy A57 5G: values for the International version. Samsung sells it in other versions too, where the chip and other details can differ; see its Galaxy page.
RAM
Not published by Apple›8 GB or 12 GB
What does this mean?
RAM is the phone's working memory for the apps you have open right now, measured in GB (gigabytes). It is separate from storage.
Samsung lists RAM for each Galaxy. Apple's iPhone tech specs do not list RAM, so the iPhone side says "Not published by Apple" and the site does not estimate it.
Storage options
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB (same on both)
What's new
RSS feedAdded Samsung Galaxy A 2023-2026
Galaxy A phones from 2025 and 2026 (A57 5G, A37 5G, A27 5G, A56 5G, A36 5G, A26 5G and A17 5G), from Samsung's own figures only, with a page for each model and comparisons with any Galaxy, iPhone or Pixel. Security update end dates and SIM come from Samsung's spec data, and the Galaxy A rows show Samsung's update schedule (quarterly, or monthly as listed under Enterprise models) and its Awesome Intelligence name for the AI features. The other Galaxy A models from 2023 to 2026 are on the timeline by year, grouped by price tier.
Added Samsung Galaxy Z
Galaxy Z foldables from 2025 and 2026 (Z Fold8 Ultra, Z Fold8, Z Flip8, Z TriFold, Z Fold7, Z Flip7 and Z Flip7 FE), from Samsung's own figures only, with a page for each model and comparisons with any Galaxy, iPhone or Pixel. Foldable rows show the cover screen and the size folded and unfolded. Older Galaxy Fold and Galaxy Z models are on the timeline by year. A new page lists every Galaxy Z and Pixel foldable, and the glossary explains IP48 and IP68.
Added Apple Watch vs Galaxy Watch
Compare any Apple Watch with any Galaxy Watch with Wear OS, in Apple's and Samsung's own words. The first row says which phone each watch works with. Only rows where both makers measure the same thing count as a gain or a loss; water ratings, blood pressure features and battery capacity, which Apple does not publish, are shown side by side. You can pick a Galaxy Watch on the Apple Watch tab and an Apple Watch on the Galaxy Watch tab. Galaxy Watch6 and Watch6 Classic now show their US launch prices from Samsung.