Itel itel S25 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
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Compared 2 smartphones : Itel itel S25 Ultra Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetUnisoc T620, 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
Reasons to choose Itel itel S25 Ultra
- Lighter design: 163g vs 214g
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 500ppi
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2436 pixels | 1440x3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 393 ppi | 500 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1400 nits | 1500 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1 % | 91.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 164.2 mm (6.46 in) | 163.6 mm (6.44 in) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 163 g (5.75 oz) | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP64 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Purple |
- White - Black - Silver - Blue - Pink - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Unisoc T620 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max Frequency | 2200 MHz | 4740 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A75) |
- 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance) - 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 12 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | No | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP1 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU Cores | 32 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 850 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 54.4 GFLOPS | 3686.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 497 | 3753 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1541 | 11259 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 599 | 28787 |
| CPU | 101047 | 1094797 |
| GPU | 30281 | 1447696 |
| Memory | 116778 | 425113 |
| UX | 84809 | 752613 |
| NanoReview Score | 332915 | 3720219 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | n/a | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 16 |
| UI Skin | itel OS 14.5 | One UI 8.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 18 W | 60 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes (84% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | n/a | 0:43 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 10:12 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 21:39 h |
| Games | n/a | 06:42 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 130 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 16320x12240 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | 141 |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | n/a | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Macro Depth |
Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.3 (0.77) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.6 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 111 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX854 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.52 (0.4) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.5 (0.4) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 165 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.2 (0.31) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | n/a | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | 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) |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | November, 2024 yr | February, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2024 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 140 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 1299 |
| Sensors | - 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 18 W | No |
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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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