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The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's superior camera system and higher score of 93 make it the winner in this use case. Its 93 score is significantly higher than the Apple iPhone 15 Plus's 83.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's exceptional gaming performance, with a score of 97, makes it the clear winner in this use case. Its 97 score is significantly higher than the Apple iPhone 15 Plus's 71.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's higher score of 88 in everyday use makes it the winner in this use case. Although the score gap is not large, the Galaxy S26 Ultra's overall performance and features make it the better choice.
71 | Display | 97 |
83 | Camera | 93 |
82 | Performance |
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60 | Gaming | 96 |
76 | Battery | 78 |
80 | Connectivity | 94 |
77 | QuickComparison Score | 92 |
| 6.7 inches OLED 1290 x 2796 pixels | Screen | 6.9 inches Dynamic AMOLED 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| Apple A16 Bionic | SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| 48 megapixels | Camera | 200 megapixels |
| 4383 mAh | Battery | 5000 mAh |
| iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.4) | OS | Android 16 |
| 201 g (7.09 oz) | Weight | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| OLED | Type | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 6.7 inches | Size | 6.9 inches |
| 1290 x 2796 pixels | Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| 19.5:9 | Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 |
| 460 ppi | PPI | 500 ppi |
| 60 Hz | Refresh rate | 120 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| 2000 nits | Max rated brightness | 1500 nits |
| 1600 nits | Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ |
| — | Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 |
| 88% | Screen-to-body ratio | 91.40% |
| - DCI-P3 | Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 99.50% | RGB color space | — |
| 60 Hz | PWM | — |
| 3 ms | Response time | — |
| ∞ Infinity | Contrast | — |
| 1644 nits | Peak brightness test (auto) | 2801 nits |
| 2631 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3924 |
| 6602 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 12254 |
| — | Compute Score (GPU) | 29059 |
| 1769140 | AnTuTu Benchmark 11 | 3871127 |
| 439782 | GPU | 1513710 |
| 241617 | Memory | 476999 |
| 488964 | UX | 733906 |
| 1769140 | Total Score | 3871127 |
| — | 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | 2697 |
| 72% | Stability | 67% |
| 20 FPS | Graphics test | 20 FPS |
| 3340 | Graphics score | 2697 |
| — | 3DMark Solar Bay | 11719 |
| — | Graphics test | 45 FPS |
| — | Section 1 | 57 FPS |
| — | Section 2 | 41 FPS |
| — | Section 3 | 36 FPS |
| — | Graphics score | 11719 |
| — | SoC | — |
| Apple A16 Bionic | Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| 3460 MHz | Max clock | 4740 MHz |
| 6 (2 + 4) | CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) |
| - 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest | Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| TSMC | Manufacturing | TSMC |
| 4 nanometers | Lithography process | 3 nanometers |
| Apple Neural Engine | Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon |
| — | GPU | — |
| — | Graphics | — |
| — | GPU shading units | — |
| — | GPU clock | — |
| — | FLOPS | — |
| 160.9 mm (6.33 inches) | Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
| 77.8 mm (3.06 inches) | Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) |
| 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| 201 g (7.09 oz) | Weight | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| IP68 | Waterproof | IP68 |
| Glass | Rear material | Glass |
| Metal | Frame material | Metal |
| Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow | Colors | White, Black, Silver, Blue, Pink, Purple |
| No | Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display |
| Average (2.94/5) | Repairability | — |
| Good (C) · 90 drops | Drop resistance | — |
| 88% | Screen-to-body ratio | 91.40% |
| — | RAM | — |
| 6 GB | Ram Size | 12 GB |
| LPDDR5 | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 4 | Channels | 4 |
| — | Storage | — |
| — | Storage size | — |
| — | Storage type | — |
| — | Memory Card | — |
| iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.4) | Operating system | Android 16 |
| 7 years | OS updates | 7 years |
| 7 years | Security updates | 7 years |
| 4383 mAh | Capacity | 5000 mAh |
| 20 W | Max charge power | 60 W |
| Li-Ion | Battery type | Li-Ion |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes (7.5 W) | Wireless charging | Yes (25 W) |
| Yes | Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) |
| No | Bypass charging | Yes |
| Yes (53% in 30 min) | Fast charging | Yes (84% in 30 min) |
| 1:34 hr | Full charging time | 0:43 hr |
| 1000 cycles | Battery cycles | — |
| — | Battery life tests | — |
| 13:13 hr | Web browsing | 10:12 hr |
| 20:21 hr | Watching video | 21:39 hr |
| 07:01 hr | Gaming | 06:42 hr |
| 122 hr | Standby | 130 hr |
| 29:51 hr | General battery life | 28:50 hr |
| 48 megapixels | Matrix | 200 megapixels |
| 8064 x 6048 | Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 |
| Digital | Zoom | Optical, 5x |
| Dual LED | Flash | LED |
| Optical | Stabilization | Optical |
| No | 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS |
| Up to 60FPS | 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS |
| Up to 60FPS | 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS |
| 240 FPS (1080p) | Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| 120° | Angle of widest lens | 120° |
| 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP | Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| — | Standard lens | — |
| 48 MP | Image resolution | 200 MP |
| f/1.6 | Aperture | f/1.4 |
| 26 mm | Focal length | 23 mm |
| Sony IMX904 | Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 |
| 1/1.56 (≈ 0.64 inch) | Sensor size | 1/1.3 (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Optical | Stabilization | Optical |
| — | Ultra-wide lens | — |
| 12 MP | Image resolution | 50 MP |
| f/2.4 | Aperture | f/2.9 |
| 13 mm | Focal length | 111 mm |
| Sony IMX633 | Sensor | Sony IMX854 |
| 1/2.55 (≈ 0.39 inch) | Sensor size | 1/2.52 (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| 1.4 micron | Pixel size | 0.7 micron |
| Digital | Stabilization | Optical |
| 12 megapixels | Megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| 4032 x 3024 | Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 |
| f/1.9 | Aperture | f/2.2 |
| 23 mm | Focal length | 23 mm |
| Sony IMX714 | Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU |
| 1.12 micron | Pixel size | 1.12 micron |
| Phase autofocus | Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Digital | Stabilization | Digital |
| 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Yes | Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No |
| Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| 5.3 | Bluetooth version | 6 |
| LE | Bluetooth features | LE |
| USB Type-C | USB type | USB Type-C |
| 2 | USB version | 3.2 |
| - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| Yes | DisplayPort | Yes |
| GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Yes | NFC* | Yes |
| No | Infrared port | No |
| — | Network | — |
| eSIM | Type of SIM card | Nano |
| — | Multi SIM mode | Standby |
| Yes | eSIM support* | Yes |
| No | Hybrid slot | No |
| UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | 3G network | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71) | 4G network | LTE B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B14(700), B18(800), B19(800), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(850), B28(700), B29(700), B30(2300), B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500), B48(3600), B66(AWS-3), B71(600) |
| Yes | 5G support | Yes |
| Stereo | Speakers | Stereo |
| No | Headphone audio jack | No |
| No | FM radio | No |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| — | Speakers test | — |
| 90.6 dB | Max loudness | 92 dB |
| Flagship | Category | Flagship |
| September 2023 | Announced | February 2026 |
| September 2023 | Release date | March 2026 |
| - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor | Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Not included | Bundled charger | Not included |
