OnePlus 9RT vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 9RT Manufactured in October, 2021, with display 6.62 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2026 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9RT
  • Lighter design: 198.5g vs 214g
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 9RT 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.62 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 397 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 1500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 600 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.4 % 91.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 9RT
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
2811 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.2 mm (6.39 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 198.5 g (7 oz) 214 g (7.55 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 9RT
87.4 %
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
91.4 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 9RT and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 4740 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
- 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance)
- 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 660 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 9RT
1201
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
3753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 9RT
3302
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
11259
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12013753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)330211259
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a28787
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 9RT
927492
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
3720219
CPU2373161094797
GPU3072841447696
Memory169143425113
UX213749752613
NanoReview Score9274923720219
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 9RT
5821
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
n/a
Stability66 %n/a
Graphics Test34 fpsn/a
Graphics Score5821n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
UI Skin OxygenOS 14 One UI 8.5

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 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 (50% in 15 min) Yes (84% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:38 h 0:43 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 9RT
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
28:50
Web Browsingn/a10:12 h
Video Playbackn/a21:39 h
Gamesn/a06:42 h
Standby Moden/a130 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 16320x12240 pixels
Zoom Digital 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 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX766Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2
Sensor size1/1.561/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1 μm0.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.9
Focal lengthn/a111 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX854
Sensor sizen/a1/2.52 (0.4)
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.9
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX481Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3
Sensor size1/3.091/2.5 (0.4)
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 9RT
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
160
Video quality
OnePlus 9RT
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
153
Overall camera score
OnePlus 9RT
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
157
Bokehn/a165

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.2 (0.31)
Pixel size 1 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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 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, A2DP 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 n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bandsn/aUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (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 SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2021 yr February, 2026 yr
Release Date October, 2021 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 515 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1299
Sensors - Barometer
- 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 65 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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