Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE
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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 Samsung Galaxy S26 FE, Manufactured in September, 2026 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.9in
- Higher pixel density: 500ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4900mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 FE
- Lighter design: 193g vs 214g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.9 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3120 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 500 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1500 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.4 % | 88.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 in) | 161.6 mm (6.36 in) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) | 76.9 mm (3.03 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 214 g (7.55 oz) | 193 g (6.81 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 |
- Gray - Blue - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes, In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
| Max Frequency | 4740 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 10 (1 + 2 + 5 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance) - 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime) |
- 2/1.8 (Cortex-A520) - 5/2.36 (Cortex-A725) - 2/2.74 (Cortex-A725) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X925) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| 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 6 (Single-Core) | 3753 | 2217 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 11259 | 7699 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 28787 | n/a |
| CPU | 1094797 | 771016 |
| GPU | 1447696 | 723824 |
| Memory | 425113 | 356421 |
| UX | 752613 | 438435 |
| NanoReview Score | 3720219 | 2289696 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 16 | Android 17 |
| UI Skin | One UI 8.5 | One UI 9 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4900 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 60 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | n/a |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (25 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes, (Wireless) | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (84% in 30 min) | Yes (69% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:43 h | 1:08 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:12 h | 09:42 h |
| Video Playback | 21:39 h | 17:42 h |
| Games | 06:42 h | 06:12 h |
| Standby Mode | 130 h | 117 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16320x12240 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | 141 | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 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) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3 (0.77) | 1/1.57 (0.64) |
| Pixel size | 0.6 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.9 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 111 mm | 75 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX854 | OmniVision OV08A10 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.52 (0.4) | 1/4.4 (0.23) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3 | Samsung S5K3L6 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5 (0.4) | 1/3.0 (0.33) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 165 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 3648x2736 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 (0.31) | 1/3.2 (0.31) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| 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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 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 | August, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2026 yr | September, 2026 yr |
| MSRP ($) | 1299 | 699 |
| 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 | No |
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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.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
