Ahead of Apple’s iPhone event next week, here’s how the big smartphones stack up

A look at the state of play among Apple, Google, and Samsung.

Apple’s annual iPhone event is happening next week, when the company is expected to unveil a range of new devices that includes its thinnest phone to date. It’s also the first iPhone event since the embarrassing Apple Intelligence flub earlier this year, which saw the company push back AI-powered Siri features announced last year all the way into 2026.