Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Manufactured in March, 2026, with display 6.9 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2026 with chipsetApple A20 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Higher pixel density: 500ppi
- Lighter design: 214g vs 249g
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
- Higher battery capacity: 5567mAh vs 5000mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB - 12/2048 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.9 in | 6.9 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3120 pixels | 1320x2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 500 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1500 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.4 % | 91.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 in) | 163.4 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) | 78 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 8.75 mm (0.34 in) |
| Weight | 214 g (7.55 oz) | 249 g (8.78 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 - Silver - Blue - Burgundy |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes, In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Apple A20 Pro |
| Max Frequency | 4740 MHz | 4930 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance) - 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime) |
4/2.64 () |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 2 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 1200 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 3686.4 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3753 | 4725 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 11259 | 12575 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 28787 | n/a |
| CPU | 1094797 | 882877 |
| GPU | 1447696 | 1051925 |
| Memory | 425113 | 262172 |
| UX | 752613 | 738492 |
| NanoReview Score | 3720219 | 2935466 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 16 | iOS 27 |
| UI Skin | One UI 8.5 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 5567 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 60 W | 60 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (25 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes, (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (84% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 15 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:43 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 10:12 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 21:39 h | n/a |
| Games | 06:42 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 130 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16320x12240 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | 141 | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 240 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 | f/1.5 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3 (0.77) | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.6 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.9 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 111 mm | 100 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX854 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.52 (0.4) | 1/2.55 (0.39) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5 (0.4) | 1/2.55 (0.39) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 165 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 18 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 4896x3672 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 (0.31) | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
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 | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| 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) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2026 yr | September, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2026 yr | September, 2026 yr |
| MSRP ($) | 1299 | 1299 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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