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Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) vs Google Pixel 11 Pro

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
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Google Pixel 11 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
Google Pixel 11 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) Manufactured in March, 2026, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, vs Google Pixel 11 Pro, Manufactured in August, 2026 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G6. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 516ppi
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 204g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4900mAh vs 4850mAh
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 11 Pro

    Versions

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

    Review

    Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) and Google Pixel 11 Pro
    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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    Importance (Weight)
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
    vs
    Google Pixel 11 Pro

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
    Size 6.7 in 6.3 in
    Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1280x2856 pixels
    Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
    Pixel density 516 ppi 497 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
    Max brightness n/a 3600 nits
    HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
    Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
    Screen-to-body ratio 91.7 % 87.3 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display    		 - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 158.4 mm (6.24 in) 152.7 mm (6.01 in)
    Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
    Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
    Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
    Water resistance IP68 IP68
    Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
    Back panel Glass Glass
    Frame Metal Metal
    Colors - White
    - Black
    - Silver
    - Blue
    - Pink
    - Purple    		 - Black
    - Blue
    - Green
    - Orange
    Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
    91.7 %
    Google Pixel 11 Pro
    87.3 %

    Performance

    Testing Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) and Google Pixel 11 Pro In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Google Tensor G6
    Max Frequency 4740 MHz 4110 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 7 (1 + 4 + 2)
    Architecture - 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance)
    - 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime)    		 - 2/2.65 ()
    - 4/3.38 ()
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
    Graphics Adreno 840 n/a
    GPU Cores 1536 n/a
    GPU Frequency 1200 MHz n/a
    FLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS n/a
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
    3393
    Google Pixel 11 Pro
    2688
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
    11515
    Google Pixel 11 Pro
    6871
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)33932688
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)115156871
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)], [Google Pixel 11 Pro]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
    3670711
    Google Pixel 11 Pro
    1925523
    CPU1070381873099
    GPU1431843286837
    Memory420557301575
    UX747930464012
    NanoReview Score36707111925523

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
    Memory Frequency 5300 MHz n/a
    Channels 4 4
    Storage
    Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 4.0
    Memory CardNoNo

    Software

    OS Android 16 Android 17
    OS Size 30.8 GB n/a
    UI Skin One UI 8.5 Stock Android

    Battery

    Volume 4900 mAh 4850 mAh
    Max Charging Power 45 W 30 W
    Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging Yes (25 W) Yes (25 W)
    Reverse Charging Yes, (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
    Fast Charging Yes Yes (75% in 30 min)

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels n/a
    Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
    Flash LED Dual LED
    Stabilization Optical Optical
    8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
    4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
    Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 10 MP
    Ultra-wide: 12 MP    		 Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 48 MP
    Ultra-wide: 48 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
    Focal length24 mm25 mm
    SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3n/a
    Sensor size1/1.56 (0.64)1/1.3 (0.77)
    Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrix10 MP48 MP
    Aperturef/2.4f/2.8
    Focal length67 mm106 mm
    SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5K3K1n/a
    Sensor size1/3.94 (0.25)1/1.95 (0.51)
    Pixel size1 μmn/a
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix12 MP48 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/1.7
    Focal length13 mmn/a
    SensorSony IMX564n/a
    Sensor size1/2.55 (0.39)1/2.51 (0.4)
    Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
    StabilizationDigitalDigital

    Front camera

    Matrix 12 MP 42 MP
    Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
    Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
    Focal length 26 mm 17 mm
    Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Sony IMX858
    Sensor size 1/3.2 (0.31) 1/2.51 (0.4)
    Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.7 μm
    Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
    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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 6.0 6.0
    Bluetooth features LE LE
    USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
    USB version 3.2 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    		 - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Galileo
    NFC* Yes Yes
    Infrared Port No No
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*11
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
    eSIM Support *YesYes
    Hybrid SlotNoNo
    2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900n/a
    3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)n/a
    LTE Bands*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)n/a
    5G SupportYesYes

    Sound

    3.5 mm Jack No No
    FM Radio No No
    Dolby Atmos Yes No

    Other

    Class Flagship Flagship
    Announced February, 2026 yr August, 2026 yr
    Release Date March, 2026 yr August, 2026 yr
    MSRP ($) 1099 1099
    Sensors - Hall Sensor
    - Barometer
    - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor    		 - Barometer
    - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    Charger Included No No
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

    Results

    After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) the clear winner in this comparison.

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