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The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's strong camera system earns it the top spot in photography, with a score of 93. Its camera capabilities far surpass the Realme 9's.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's exceptional gaming performance, with a score of 96, makes it the clear winner in this use case. Its 96 score is significantly higher than the Realme 9's 13.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's balanced performance and features make it the better choice for everyday use, with a score of 88. While the Realme 9's score of 64 is respectable, it falls short of the S26 Ultra's.
59 | Display | 97 |
| — | Camera | 93 |
25 | Performance | 99 |
13 | Gaming | 96 |
69 | Battery | 78 |
65 | Connectivity | 94 |
| — | QuickComparison Score | 92 |
| 6.4 inches Super AMOLED 1080 x 2400 pixels | Screen | 6.9 inches Dynamic AMOLED 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 | SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| 108 megapixels | Camera | 200 megapixels |
| 5000 mAh | Battery | 5000 mAh |
| Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | OS | Android 16 |
| 178 g (6.28 oz) | Weight | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| Super AMOLED | Type | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 6.4 inches | Size | 6.9 inches |
| 1080 x 2400 pixels | Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| 20:9 | Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 |
| 411 ppi | PPI | 500 ppi |
| 90 Hz | Refresh rate | 120 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| 430 nits | Max rated brightness | 1500 nits |
| — | Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits |
| No | HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 |
| 84.20% | Screen-to-body ratio | 91.40% |
| - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | RGB color space | — |
| — | PWM | — |
| — | Response time | — |
| — | Contrast | — |
| 653 nits | Peak brightness test (auto) | 2801 nits |
| 413 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3924 |
| 1453 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 12254 |
| — | Compute Score (GPU) | 29059 |
| 413508 | AnTuTu Benchmark 11 | 3871127 |
| 27338 | GPU | 1513710 |
| 120549 | Memory | 476999 |
| 105241 | UX | 733906 |
| 413508 | Total Score | 3871127 |
| — | 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | 2697 |
| — | Stability | 67% |
| — | Graphics test | 20 FPS |
| — | 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 | — |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 | Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| 2400 MHz | Max clock | 4740 MHz |
| 8 (4 + 4) | CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) |
| - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) | Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| TSMC | Manufacturing | TSMC |
| 6 nanometers | Lithography process | 3 nanometers |
| Hexagon 686 | Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon |
| — | GPU | — |
| — | Graphics | — |
| — | GPU shading units | — |
| — | GPU clock | — |
| — | FLOPS | — |
| 160.2 mm (6.31 inches) | Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
| 73.3 mm (2.89 inches) | Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) |
| 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) | Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| 178 g (6.28 oz) | Weight | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| IP54 | Waterproof | IP68 |
| Plastic | Rear material | Glass |
| Plastic | Frame material | Metal |
| White, Black, Gold | Colors | White, Black, Silver, Blue, Pink, Purple |
| Yes, in-display | Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display |
| — | Repairability | — |
| — | Drop resistance | — |
| 84.20% | Screen-to-body ratio | 91.40% |
| — | RAM | — |
| 6 GB | Ram Size | 12 GB |
| LPDDR4X | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 2 | Channels | 4 |
| — | Storage | — |
| — | Storage size | — |
| — | Storage type | — |
| — | Memory Card | — |
| Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Operating system | Android 16 |
| — | OS updates | 7 years |
| — | Security updates | 7 years |
| 5000 mAh | Capacity | 5000 mAh |
| 33 W | Max charge power | 60 W |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Ion |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| No | Wireless charging | Yes (25 W) |
| No | Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) |
| — | Bypass charging | Yes |
| Yes (50% in 30 min) | Fast charging | Yes (84% in 30 min) |
| 1:16 hr | Full charging time | 0:43 hr |
| — | Battery cycles | — |
| — | Battery life tests | — |
| 09:51 hr | Web browsing | 10:12 hr |
| 14:59 hr | Watching video | 21:39 hr |
| 06:05 hr | Gaming | 06:42 hr |
| 140 hr | Standby | 130 hr |
| 26:31 hr | General battery life | 28:50 hr |
| 108 megapixels | Matrix | 200 megapixels |
| 12000 x 9000 | Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 |
| Digital | Zoom | Optical, 5x |
| LED | Flash | LED |
| Digital | Stabilization | Optical |
| No | 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS |
| No | 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS |
| Up to 30FPS | 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS |
| 120 FPS (720p) | Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| 120° | Angle of widest lens | 120° |
| 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 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 | — |
| 108 MP | Image resolution | 200 MP |
| f/1.8 | Aperture | f/1.4 |
| 26 mm | Focal length | 23 mm |
| Samsung HM6 | Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 |
| 1/1.67 (≈ 0.6 inch) | Sensor size | 1/1.3 (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Digital | Stabilization | Optical |
| — | Ultra-wide lens | — |
| 8 MP | Image resolution | 50 MP |
| f/2.2 | Aperture | f/2.9 |
| — | Focal length | 111 mm |
| OmniVision OV08D10 | Sensor | Sony IMX854 |
| 1/4 (≈ 0.25 inch) | Sensor size | 1/2.52 (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| 1.12 micron | Pixel size | 0.7 micron |
| No | Stabilization | Optical |
| 16 megapixels | Megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| 4920 x 3264 | Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 |
| f/2.1 | Aperture | f/2.2 |
| 26 mm | Focal length | 23 mm |
| Sony IMX471 | Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU |
| 1 micron | Pixel size | 1.12 micron |
| No | Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Digital | Stabilization | Digital |
| 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| No | Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No |
| Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| - Dual Band - 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 |
| 5.1 | Bluetooth version | 6 |
| LE, A2DP | 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 |
| — | DisplayPort | Yes |
| GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Depends on the region | NFC* | Yes |
| No | Infrared port | No |
| — | Network | — |
| Nano | Type of SIM card | Nano |
| Standby | Multi SIM mode | Standby |
| No | eSIM support* | Yes |
| No | Hybrid slot | No |
| WCDMA 1/5/8 | 3G network | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| LTE 1/3/5/8/38/40/41 | 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) |
| No | 5G support | Yes |
| Mono | Speakers | Stereo |
| Yes | Headphone audio jack | No |
| No | FM radio | No |
| — | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| — | Speakers test | — |
| — | Max loudness | 92 dB |
| Mid-range | Category | Flagship |
| April 2022 | Announced | February 2026 |
| April 2022 | Release date | March 2026 |
| - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Yes, 33 W | Bundled charger | Not included |
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