Huawei P60 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P60 Pro Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P60 Pro
  • Lighter design: 200g vs 214g
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4815mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P60 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1220x2700 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 444 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 550 nits 1500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 91.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P60 Pro
1128 nits
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
2811 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161 mm (6.34 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 214 g (7.55 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P60 Pro
89.5 %
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P60 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 4740 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
- 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance)
- 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 875 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P60 Pro
1758
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
3753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P60 Pro
4422
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
11259
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17583753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)442211259
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a28787
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P60 Pro
1275824
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
3720219
CPU3806091094797
GPU4726011447696
Memory202967425113
UX219647752613
NanoReview Score12758243720219
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P60 Pro
10551
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
n/a
Max Surface Temp.50.3 °Cn/a
Stability41 %n/a
Graphics Test63 fpsn/a
Graphics Score10551n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 16
UI Skin EMUI 13.1 One UI 8.5

Battery

Volume 4815 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 88 W 60 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes (84% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 0:43 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P60 Pro
19:49
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
28:50
Web Browsing08:26 h10:12 h
Video Playback12:20 h21:39 h
Games05:27 h06:42 h
Standby Mode88 h130 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 16320x12240 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x 141
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.4
Focal length25 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX888Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2
Sensor size1/1.41/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1.17 μm0.6 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/2.9
Focal length90 mm111 mm
SensorOmnivisionSony IMX854
Sensor sizen/a1/2.52 (0.4)
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.9
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN3
Sensor sizen/a1/2.5 (0.4)
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P60 Pro
159
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
160
Video quality
Huawei P60 Pro
147
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
153
Overall camera score
Huawei P60 Pro
156
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
157
Bokeh80165
Preview75n/a
Zoom158n/a

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU
Sensor size n/a 1/3.2 (0.31)
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P60 Pro
89.1 dB
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2023 yr February, 2026 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1299
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 88 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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