Quick/Comparisons
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's strong camera system and higher score of 93 make it the clear winner in this use case. Its superior camera capabilities outshine the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G's 61.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's exceptional gaming performance, with a score of 96, far surpasses the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G's 33, making it the clear winner in this use case.
Although the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G's everyday use score of 83 is respectable, the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's slightly higher score of 88 and overall flagship-level performance make it the winner in this use case.
86 | Display | 97 |
61 | Camera | 93 |
54 | Performance |
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33 | Gaming | 96 |
79 | Battery | 78 |
76 | Connectivity | 94 |
67 | QuickComparison Score | 92 |
| 6.7 inches Super AMOLED 1080 x 2340 pixels | Screen | 6.9 inches Dynamic AMOLED 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| Samsung Exynos 1580 | SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| 50 megapixels | Camera | 200 megapixels |
| 5000 mAh | Battery | 5000 mAh |
| Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | OS | Android 16 |
| 198 g (6.98 oz) | Weight | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| Super AMOLED | Type | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 6.7 inches | Size | 6.9 inches |
| 1080 x 2340 pixels | Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| 19.5:9 | Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 |
| 385 ppi | PPI | 500 ppi |
| 120 Hz | Refresh rate | 120 Hz |
| Yes (60-120 Hz) | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| 1200 nits | Max rated brightness | 1500 nits |
| 1900 nits | Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits |
| Yes, HDR10+ | HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 |
| 87.60% | Screen-to-body ratio | 91.40% |
| - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 99.10% | RGB color space | — |
| 120 Hz | PWM | — |
| 1 ms | Response time | — |
| ∞ Infinity | Contrast | — |
| 1222 nits | Peak brightness test (auto) | 2801 nits |
| 1355 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3924 |
| 3871 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 12254 |
| 6865 | Compute Score (GPU) | 29059 |
| 1245065 | AnTuTu Benchmark 11 | 3871127 |
| 293715 | GPU | 1513710 |
| 171627 | Memory | 476999 |
| 294110 | UX | 733906 |
| 1245065 | Total Score | 3871127 |
| 641 | 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | 2697 |
| 97% | Stability | 67% |
| 5 FPS | Graphics test | 20 FPS |
| 641 | 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 | — |
| Samsung Exynos 1580 | Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| 2900 MHz | Max clock | 4740 MHz |
| 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) |
| - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720 | Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| Samsung | Manufacturing | TSMC |
| 4 nanometers | Lithography process | 3 nanometers |
| Yes | Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon |
| — | GPU | — |
| — | Graphics | — |
| — | GPU shading units | — |
| — | GPU clock | — |
| — | FLOPS | — |
| Yes, in-display | Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display |
| Good (3.19/5) | Repairability | — |
| Excellent (A) · 270 drops | Drop resistance | — |
| 87.60% | Screen-to-body ratio | 91.40% |
| 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) | Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
| 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) | Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) |
| 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) | Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| 198 g (6.98 oz) | Weight | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| IP67 | Waterproof | IP68 |
| Glass | Rear material | Glass |
| Metal | Frame material | Metal |
| Black, Gray, Green, Pink | Colors | White, Black, Silver, Blue, Pink, Purple |
| — | RAM | — |
| 6 GB | Ram Size | 12 GB |
| LPDDR5 | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 2 | Channels | 4 |
| — | Storage | — |
| — | Storage size | — |
| — | Storage type | — |
| — | Memory Card | — |
| Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Operating system | Android 16 |
| 6 years | OS updates | 7 years |
| 6 years | Security updates | 7 years |
| 5000 mAh | Capacity | 5000 mAh |
| 45 W | Max charge power | 60 W |
| Li-Ion | Battery type | Li-Ion |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| No | Wireless charging | Yes (25 W) |
| No | Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) |
| No | Bypass charging | Yes |
| Yes (65% in 30 min) | Fast charging | Yes (84% in 30 min) |
| 1:13 hr | Full charging time | 0:43 hr |
| 2000 cycles | Battery cycles | — |
| — | Battery life tests | — |
| 11:28 hr | Web browsing | 10:12 hr |
| 19:50 hr | Watching video | 21:39 hr |
| 04:53 hr | Gaming | 06:42 hr |
| 131 hr | Standby | 130 hr |
| 28:42 hr | General battery life | 28:50 hr |
| 50 megapixels | Matrix | 200 megapixels |
| 8192 x 6144 | Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 |
| Digital | Zoom | Optical, 5x |
| LED | Flash | LED |
| Optical | Stabilization | Optical |
| No | 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS |
| Up to 30FPS | 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS |
| Up to 60FPS | 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS |
| 240 FPS (720p) | Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| 123° | Angle of widest lens | 120° |
| 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 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 | — |
| 50 MP | Image resolution | 200 MP |
| f/1.8 | Aperture | f/1.4 |
| — | Focal length | 23 mm |
| Sony IMX906 | Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 |
| 1/1.56 (≈ 0.64 inch) | Sensor size | 1/1.3 (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Phase autofocus | Autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Optical | Stabilization | Optical |
| — | Ultra-wide lens | — |
| 12 MP | Image resolution | 50 MP |
| f/2.2 | Aperture | f/2.9 |
| — | Focal length | 111 mm |
| Sony IMX258 | Sensor | Sony IMX854 |
| 1/3.06 (≈ 0.33 inch) | Sensor size | 1/2.52 (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| 1.12 micron | Pixel size | 0.7 micron |
| Digital | Stabilization | Optical |
| 12 megapixels | Megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| — | Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 |
| f/2.2 | Aperture | f/2.2 |
| — | Focal length | 23 mm |
| Samsung S5K3LC | Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU |
| — | Pixel size | 1.12 micron |
| No | Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Digital | Stabilization | Digital |
| 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| No | Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No |
| Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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 |
| No | DisplayPort | Yes |
| GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Yes | NFC* | Yes |
| No | Infrared port | No |
| — | Network | — |
| Nano | Type of SIM card | Nano |
| Standby | Multi SIM mode | Standby |
| Yes | eSIM support* | Yes |
| No | Hybrid slot | No |
| UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | 3G network | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| LTE B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B17(700), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(850), B28(700), B38(2600), B40(2300), B41(2500), B66(AWS-3) | 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 | — |
| 87.7 dB | Max loudness | 92 dB |
| Mid-range | Category | Flagship |
| March 2025 | Announced | February 2026 |
| March 2025 | Release date | March 2026 |
| - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Not included | Bundled charger | Not included |
