Samsung Galaxy A26 5G vs Xiaomi 14 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A26 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1380, vs Xiaomi 14 Ultra, Manufactured in February, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
  • Lighter design: 164g vs 219.8g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 14 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy A26 5G and Xiaomi 14 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 Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 385 ppi 522 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 3000 nits
HDR support n/a Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 86.7 % 89.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
772 nits
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
1269 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164 mm (6.46 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 75.3 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 in) 9.2 mm (0.36 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 219.8 g (7.75 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Pink
- White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
86.7 %
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy A26 5G and Xiaomi 14 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1380 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G68 MP5 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 320 1536
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 608 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
1017
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
2197
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
2792
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
7058
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10172197
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)27927058
Geekbench Compute (GPU)306116435
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
594395
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
2019519
CPU188061436541
GPU134686840663
Memory113361431435
UX158287328880
NanoReview Score5943952019519
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
15437
Max Surface Temp.n/a47.7 °C
Stabilityn/a86 %
Graphics Testn/a92 fps
Graphics Scoren/a15437
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
16417
Writing scoren/a19642
Web scoren/a14876
Video editingn/a7929
Data manipulationn/a15903
NanoReview Scoren/a16417

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.0
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 21.7 GB 31 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (51% in 30 min) Yes (52% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:26 h 0:34 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
18:04
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
22:08
Web Browsing05:45 h09:23 h
Video Playback10:52 h12:26 h
Games05:18 h04:35 h
Standby Mode98 h109 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 1920 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6 - 4.0
Focal length27 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN1Sony LYT-900
Sensor size1/2.761/1.0
Pixel size0.64 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/1.8
Focal lengthn/a120 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX858
Sensor sizen/a1/2.51
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a12 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX858
Sensor size1/41/2.51
Pixel size1.12 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
144
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
150
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
149
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a83
Zoomn/a160

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 22 mm
Sensor n/a Omnivision OV32B
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.14
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
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 5.3 5.4
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 DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio n/a No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
90.3 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr February, 2024 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr February, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 299 1499
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 90 W

Note

Xiaomi 14 Ultra:

The rear cover is available in glass or eco-leather, while the frame can be aluminum or titanium. The front glass is either Xiaomi Shield Glass or Xiaomi Longjing Glass.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 14 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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