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The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's strong camera system earns it top marks in photography, thanks to its high-scoring camera feature.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's exceptional gaming performance, with a 96.5 score, leaves the Xiaomi 14 Pro's 71.5 score in the dust.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and Xiaomi 14 Pro are neck and neck in everyday use, with scores of 88 and 80 respectively.
78 | Battery | 71 |
94 | Connectivity | 92 |
92 | QuickComparison Score | — |
97 | Display | 88 |
93 | Camera | — |
99 | Performance | 81 |
96 | Gaming | 68 |
| 6.9 inches Dynamic AMOLED 1440 x 3120 pixels | Screen | 6.73 inches AMOLED 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| 200 megapixels | Camera | 50 megapixels |
| 5000 mAh | Battery | 4880 mAh |
| Android 16 | OS | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| 214 g (7.55 oz) | Weight | 223 g (7.87 oz) |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Type | AMOLED |
| 6.9 inches | Size | 6.73 inches |
| 1440 x 3120 pixels | Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| 19.5:9 | Aspect ratio | 20:9 |
| 500 ppi | PPI | 522 ppi |
| 120 Hz | Refresh rate | 120 Hz |
| Yes (1-120 Hz) | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes |
| 1500 nits | Max rated brightness | 3000 nits |
| 2600 nits | Max rated brightness in HDR | — |
| Yes, HDR10+ | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Corning Gorilla Armor 2 | Screen protection | Xiaomi Longjing Glass |
| 91.40% | Screen-to-body ratio | 89.90% |
| - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | RGB color space | 99.50% |
| — | PWM | 120 Hz |
| — | Response time | 1 ms |
| — | Contrast | ∞ Infinity |
| 2801 nits | Peak brightness test (auto) | 1047 nits |
| 3924 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2129 |
| 12254 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6906 |
| 29059 | Compute Score (GPU) | 13963 |
| 3871127 | AnTuTu Benchmark 11 | 2397671 |
| 1513710 | GPU | 829399 |
| 476999 | Memory | 341008 |
| 733906 | UX | 536551 |
| 3871127 | Total Score | 2397671 |
| 2697 | 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | 1589 |
| 67% | Stability | 89% |
| 20 FPS | Graphics test | 12 FPS |
| 2697 | Graphics score | 1589 |
| 11719 | 3DMark Solar Bay | 8037 |
| 45 FPS | Graphics test | — |
| 57 FPS | Section 1 | — |
| 41 FPS | Section 2 | — |
| 36 FPS | Section 3 | — |
| 11719 | Graphics score | — |
| — | SoC | — |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| 4740 MHz | Max clock | 3300 MHz |
| 8 (2 + 6) | CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime | Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| TSMC | Manufacturing | TSMC |
| 3 nanometers | Lithography process | 4 nanometers |
| Hexagon | Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon |
| — | GPU | — |
| — | Graphics | — |
| — | GPU shading units | — |
| — | GPU clock | — |
| — | FLOPS | — |
| 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) | Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) |
| 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) | Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) |
| 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | Thickness | 8.49 mm (0.33 inches) |
| 214 g (7.55 oz) | Weight | 223 g (7.87 oz) |
| IP68 | Waterproof | IP68 |
| Glass | Rear material | Glass |
| Metal | Frame material | Metal |
| White, Black, Silver, Blue, Pink, Purple | Colors | Black, Silver, Gray, Green |
| Yes, in-display | Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display |
| — | Repairability | — |
| — | Drop resistance | — |
| 91.40% | Screen-to-body ratio | 89.90% |
| — | RAM | — |
| 12 GB | Ram Size | 12 GB |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 4 | Channels | 4 |
| — | Storage | — |
| — | Storage size | — |
| — | Storage type | — |
| — | Memory Card | — |
| Android 16 | Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| 7 years | OS updates | 4 years |
| 7 years | Security updates | 5 years |
| 5000 mAh | Capacity | 4880 mAh |
| 60 W | Max charge power | 120 W |
| Li-Ion | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes (25 W) | Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) |
| Yes, (wireless) | Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) |
| Yes | Bypass charging | — |
| Yes (84% in 30 min) | Fast charging | Yes (50% in 8 min) |
| 0:43 hr | Full charging time | 0:18 hr |
| — | Battery cycles | — |
| — | Battery life tests | — |
| 10:12 hr | Web browsing | 10:49 hr |
| 21:39 hr | Watching video | 16:30 hr |
| 06:42 hr | Gaming | 05:10 hr |
| 130 hr | Standby | 113 hr |
| 28:50 hr | General battery life | 25:21 hr |
| 200 megapixels | Matrix | 50 megapixels |
| 16320 x 12240 | Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 |
| Optical, 5x | Zoom | Optical, 3.2x |
| LED | Flash | Dual LED |
| Optical | Stabilization | Optical |
| Up to 30FPS | 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS |
| Up to 120FPS | 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS |
| Up to 240FPS | 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS |
| 240 FPS (1080p) | Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| 120° | Angle of widest lens | 115° |
| 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP | Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| — | Standard lens | — |
| 200 MP | Image resolution | 50 MP |
| f/1.4 | Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 |
| 23 mm | Focal length | 23 mm |
| Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 | Sensor | Samsung Light Hunter 900 |
| 1/1.3 (≈ 0.77 inch) | Sensor size | 1/1.31 (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Laser autofocus | Autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Optical | Stabilization | Optical |
| — | Ultra-wide lens | — |
| 50 MP | Image resolution | 50 MP |
| f/2.9 | Aperture | f/2.0 |
| 111 mm | Focal length | 75 mm |
| Sony IMX854 | Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| 1/2.52 (≈ 0.4 inch) | Sensor size | 1/2.76 (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| 0.7 micron | Pixel size | 0.64 micron |
| Optical | Stabilization | Optical |
| 12 megapixels | Megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| 4000 x 3000 | Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 |
| f/2.2 | Aperture | f/2.0 |
| 23 mm | Focal length | 22 mm |
| Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU | Sensor | Omnivision OV32B |
| 1.12 micron | Pixel size | 0.7 micron |
| Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Digital | Stabilization | Digital |
| 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| No | Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No |
| Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 |
| 6 | Bluetooth version | 5.4 |
| LE | Bluetooth features | LE |
| USB Type-C | USB type | USB Type-C |
| 3.2 | USB version | 3.2 |
| - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| Yes | DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Yes | NFC* | Yes |
| No | Infrared port | Yes |
| — | 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 | WCDMA B1 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19 |
| 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) | 4G network | LTE B1 / B3 / B4 / B5 / B7 / B8 / B18 / B19 / B26 / B28a / B66 / B34 / B38 / B39 / B40 / B41 / B42 / B48 |
| Yes | 5G support | Yes |
| Stereo | Speakers | Stereo |
| No | Headphone audio jack | No |
| No | FM radio | No |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| — | Speakers test | — |
| 92 dB | Max loudness | 90.5 dB |
| Flagship | Category | Flagship |
| February 2026 | Announced | October 2023 |
| March 2026 | Release date | October 2023 |
| - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Not included | Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W |
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