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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Huawei Pura 90 Pro

95 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
VS
81 out 100
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Huawei Pura 90 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Manufactured in March, 2026, with display 6.9 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, vs Huawei Pura 90 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2026with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9030S. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 90 Pro
  • Lighter design: 213.5g vs 214g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and Huawei Pura 90 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Galaxy S26 Ultra
vs
Huawei Pura 90 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.9 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1256x2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 n/a
Pixel density 500 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1500 nits n/a
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 90.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
2811 nits
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.6 mm (6.44 in) 157 mm (6.18 in)
Width 78.1 mm (3.07 in) 74.5 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 214 g (7.55 oz) 213.5 g (7.53 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Pink
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
91.4 %
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
90.1 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and Huawei Pura 90 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
Max Frequency 4740 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance)
- 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime)		 - 4/1.72 (Taishan v124 Little)
- 3/2.27 (Taishan v124 Mid)
- 1/3 (Taishan v124 Big)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 3 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Da Vinci
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 Ultra
3753
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
1410
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
11259
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
3844
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)37531410
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)112593844
Geekbench Compute (GPU)28787n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
3720219
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
1607132
CPU1094797594902
GPU1447696300663
Memory425113371483
UX752613340084
NanoReview Score37202191607132

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 HarmonyOS 6.1
UI Skin One UI 8.5 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 60 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (25 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes, (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (84% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:43 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
28:50
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing10:12 hn/a
Video Playback21:39 hn/a
Games06:42 hn/a
Standby Mode130 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom 141 Optical, 4x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12.5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP2n/a
Sensor size1/1.3 (0.77)n/a
Pixel size0.6 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.9f/2.1
Focal length111 mm91 mm
SensorSony IMX854n/a
Sensor size1/2.52 (0.4)n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP125 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN3n/a
Sensor size1/2.5 (0.4)n/a
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
160
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
153
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
157
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
n/a
Bokeh165n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 (0.31) n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) 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 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
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 April, 2026 yr
Release Date March, 2026 yr May, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 1299 805
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes, 66 W
* 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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