As expected, the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is full of AI features, but that’s not all it has up its sleeve to battle the iPhone 17 Pro Max. Samsung’s flagship features the world’s first Privacy Display that is explicitly designed to piss off “shoulder surfers,” and the camera delivers better low-light performance both for photos and video.
Meanwhile, the iPhone 17 Pro Max is a beast in its own right, offering super fast performance from its A19 Pro chip, epic battery life and a new Center Stage front camera. So which phone wins? I put the Galaxy S26 Ultra vs iPhone 17 Pro Max through several rounds of head-to-head combat to find out which is the best phone overall.
