Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S26

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

23 differences
SpecificationSamsung Galaxy S25 UltraSamsung Galaxy S26
Rear camera resolution (numeric)Differs200 MP50 MP
Rear camera typeDiffersQuad cameraTriple camera
3G standardsDiffersUMTS, WCDMAHSDPA
4G standardDiffersLTE-TDD & LTE-FDDLTE
5G standardDiffersSub6 FDD, Sub6 SDL, Sub6 TDDSA/NSA/Sub6
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)Wi-Fi 7
Display diagonalDiffers17.5 cm (6.9")6.3 inches
Display resolutionDiffers3120 x 1440 pixels1080 x 2340 pixels
Battery endurance per cycleDiffers2694 min920 min
Energy efficiency classDiffersBA
USB Type-C required charging power (max)Differs45 W25 W
Processor familyDiffersSnapdragonSamsung Exynos
Processor modelDiffers8 Elite2600
Battery capacityDiffers5000 mAh4300 mAh
Battery endurance in cyclesDiffers20001200
Operating system installedDiffersAndroid 15Android 16, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 8.5
WeightDiffers218 g167 g
Compatible memory cardsDiffersNot supportedNo card slot
Available colour(s)DiffersTitanium Silver Blue, Titanium Black, Titanium White Silver, Titanium Gray, Titanium Jade Green, Titanium Jet Black, Titanium Pink GoldCobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold
Model numberDiffersSM-S938BSM-S942B, SM-S942B/DS, SM-S942U, SM-S942U1, SM-S942W, SM-S942N, SM-S9420, SM-S942E, SM-S942E/DS
(sg) Charger typeDiffers45W wired25W wired, PD3.0, 15W wireless (Qi2 Ready)
(sg) Inputs and outputsDiffersUSB Type-C 3.2USB Type-C
Resolution descriptionDiffers1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~498 ppi density)1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~411 ppi density)
Front camera resolution (numeric)Same12 MP12 MP
Front camera typeSameSingle cameraSingle camera
Rear camera flashSameYesYes
BluetoothSameYesYes
Mobile network generationSame5G5G
International Protection (IP) codeSameIP68IP68
Repairability classSameCC
Repeated free fall reliability classSameAA
Position locationSameYesYes
USB Type-C charging portSameYesYes
PlatformSameAndroidAndroid
Form factorSameBarBar
(sg) Touch IDSameFingerprint (under display, ultrasonic)Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic)
Auto focusnot knownYesnot known
Camera image formats supportednot knownDNG, HEIF, JPEGnot known
Digital zoomnot known100xnot known
Flash typenot knownLEDnot known
Fourth rear camera aperture numbernot known2.4not known
Fourth rear camera pixel sizenot known1.12 µmnot known
Fourth rear camera resolution (numeric)not known10 MPnot known
Front camera aperture numbernot known2.2not known
Front camera field of view (FOV) anglenot known80°not known
Front camera pixel sizenot known1.12 µmnot known
Front camera sensor sizenot known1/3.2"not known
Image stabilizernot knownYesnot known
Image stabilizer typenot knownOptical Image Stabilization (OIS)not known
Maximum frame ratenot known240 fpsnot known
Night modenot knownYesnot known
Optical zoomnot known10xnot known
Panoramanot knownYesnot known
Portrait modenot knownYesnot known
Rear camera aperture numbernot known1.7not known
Rear camera field of view (FOV) anglenot known85°not known
Rear camera pixel sizenot known0.6 µmnot known
Rear camera sensor sizenot known1/1.3"not known
Resolution at capture speednot known1280x720@30fps, 1920x1080@30fps, 1920x1080@60fps, 3840x2160@30fps, 3840x2160@60fpsnot known
Second rear camera aperture numbernot known3.4not known
Second rear camera field of view (FOV) anglenot known22°not known
Second rear camera pixel sizenot known0.7 µmnot known
Second rear camera resolution (numeric)not known50 MPnot known
Second rear camera sensor sizenot known1/2.52"not known
Slow motion modenot knownYesnot known
Slow motion ratenot known240fps in FHD, 120fps in UHDnot known
Third rear camera aperture numbernot known1.9not known
Third rear camera field of view (FOV) anglenot known120°not known
Third rear camera pixel sizenot known0.7 µmnot known
Third rear camera resolution (numeric)not known50 MPnot known
Third rear camera sensor sizenot known1/2.52"not known
Video capture resolution (max)not known4320 x 7680 pixelsnot known
Video recording modesnot known720p, 1080p, 2160p, 4320pnot known
3G bands supportednot known850,900,1900,2100 MHznot known
4G bands supportednot known700,800,850,900,1500,1800,1900,2100,2300,2500,2600 MHznot known
4G data rate (max)not known2000 Mbit/snot known
5G bands supportednot known700,800,850,900,1500,1800,1900,2100,2300,2500,2600,3500,3700 MHznot known
5G data rate (max)not known4.66 Gbit/snot known
Bluetooth versionnot known5.4not known
MIMOnot knownYesnot known
Modulationnot known4096-QAMnot known
Near Field Communication (NFC)not knownYesnot known
Wi-Finot knownYesnot known
Wi-Fi Directnot knownYesnot known
Wi-Fi standardsnot known802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)not known
Display brightnessnot known1500 cd/m²not known
Display number of coloursnot known16 million coloursnot known
Display technology marketing namenot knownDynamic AMOLED 2Xnot known
Maximum refresh ratenot known120 Hznot known
Panel typenot knownAMOLEDnot known
Pixel densitynot known500 ppinot known
Rounded display cornersnot knownYesnot known
Screen shapenot knownFlatnot known
Accelerometernot knownYesnot known
Ambient light sensornot knownYesnot known
Barometernot knownYesnot known
Geomagnetic sensornot knownYesnot known
Gyroscopenot knownYesnot known
Hall sensornot knownYesnot known
Proximity sensornot knownYesnot known
Repairability indexnot known3.2not known
BeiDounot knownYesnot known
Galileonot knownYesnot known
GLONASSnot knownYesnot known
GPS (satellite)not knownYesnot known
Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS)not knownYesnot known
Energy efficiency scalenot knownA to Gnot known
Supported batteriesnot knownnot knownLi-Ion 4300 mAh
USB Power Delivery (USB PD)not knownYesnot known
USB Type-C required charging power (min)not known10 Wnot known
AI processor familynot knownQualcommnot known
Processor boost frequencynot known4.47 GHznot known
Processor coresnot known8not known
Processor frequencynot knownnot known3.80 GHz
Continuous video playback time (max)not known31 hnot known
Fast chargingnot knownYesnot known
Removable batterynot knownNonot known
Headphone connectivitynot knownUSB Type-Cnot known
USB connector typenot knownUSB Type-Cnot known
USB portnot knownYesnot known
USB versionnot known3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)not known
Huawei Mobile Services (HMS)not knownNonot known
User interface (UI)not knownOne UI 7.0not known
Depthnot known8.2 mmnot known
Heightnot known162.8 mmnot known
Widthnot known77.6 mmnot known
Face recognitionnot knownYesnot known
Refurbishednot knownNonot known
Wireless chargingnot knownYesnot known
E-mailnot knownYesnot known
Short Message Service (SMS)not knownYesnot known
Audio formats supportednot known3GA, AAC, AMR, APE, AWB, DFF, DSF, FLAC, IMY, M4A, Mid, MIDI, MP3, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, XMFnot known
Video formats supportednot known3G2, 3GP, AVI, FLV, M4V, MKV, MP4, WEBMnot known
Fingerprint readernot knownYesnot known
Subscription typenot knownNo subscriptionnot known
Brand specific technologiesnot knownAlways-on displaynot known
(sg) Jack outputnot knownnot knownUSB Type-C
(sg) Product series (3)not knownnot knownSamsung Galaxy S26
(sg) Supports memory cardsnot knownnot knownNot supported
4G FDD-LTEnot knownnot knownYes
4G TD-LTEnot knownnot knownYes
Multimedianot knownnot knownUSB Type-C
Type, format and volume of data generatednot knownnot knownH.265 Video Technology
AC adapter includednot knownNonot known