Samsung Galaxy A18 vs Samsung Galaxy A17

The Samsung Galaxy A17 leads in display, camera and design. The Samsung Galaxy A18 is the newer phone, announced Sep 15, 2026.

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Samsung Samsung Galaxy A18

Price TBA

Samsung Samsung Galaxy A17

5.4 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the Samsung Galaxy A18

Better water resistance IP64 vs IP54
Newer model Sep 15, 2026 vs Sep 2025
More storage 64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB vs 128 GB

Why choose the Samsung Galaxy A17

Lighter 190 g vs 196 g
Thinner 7.5 mm vs 7.7 mm
Optical image stabilization

PhoneRanked scores

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Spec Samsung Galaxy A18Samsung Galaxy A17

Overall — 5.4

Display 7.1 7.3

Performance — 2.9

Camera 4.1 4.8

Battery 4.8 4.8

Design 6.2 6.4

Software support 8.4 8.4

Value for money 5.0 est. 5.0 est.

Display

Spec Samsung Galaxy A18Samsung Galaxy A17

Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches

Type OLED, Super AMOLED OLED, Super AMOLED

Resolution 1080 × 2340 px 1080 × 2340 px

Pixel density 385 ppi 385 ppi

Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Protection Gorilla Glass 3 Gorilla Glass Victus+

Performance

Spec Samsung Galaxy A18Samsung Galaxy A17

Chipset Exynos 1610 Helio G99

Process — 6 nm

Max CPU clock 2.4 GHz 2.2 GHz

GPU — Mali-G57 MC2

RAM 4 GB 4 GB

Storage 64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB 128 GB

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec Samsung Galaxy A18Samsung Galaxy A17

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.8 50 MP, f/1.8

Optical stabilization ✕ No ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 5 MP 5 MP

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 1080p@30 1080p@30

Front camera 13 MP 13 MP

Battery and charging

Spec Samsung Galaxy A18Samsung Galaxy A17

Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,000 mAh

Wired charging 25 W 25 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box — ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Samsung Galaxy A18Samsung Galaxy A17

Dimensions 164.4 × 77.9 × 7.7 mm 164.4 × 77.9 × 7.5 mm

Thickness 7.7 mm 7.5 mm

Weight 196 g 190 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic —

Back Plastic —

Water resistance IP64 IP54

Fingerprint Side-mounted Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Silver, Light Blue Black, Grey, Light Blue

Connectivity and features

Spec Samsung Galaxy A18Samsung Galaxy A17

5G ✕ No ✕ No

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth 5.3 5.3

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✕ No ✕ No

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec Samsung Galaxy A18Samsung Galaxy A17

OS at launch Android 17 Android 15

Interface One UI 9 One UI 7

OS updates 6 years 6 years

Security updates 6 years 6 years

Launch and price

Spec Samsung Galaxy A18Samsung Galaxy A17

Announced Sep 15, 2026 Sep 2025

Released Sep 15, 2026 —

Status Released Released

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