Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and Xiaomi 17T - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Xiaomi 17T

95 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
VS
84 out 100
Xiaomi 17T
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Xiaomi 17T

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Manufactured in March, 2026, with display 6.9 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, vs Xiaomi 17T, Manufactured in May, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra. 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 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 17T
  • Lighter design: 200g vs 214g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and Xiaomi 17T
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
Smartphones:
Galaxy S26 Ultra
vs
Xiaomi 17T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.9 in 6.59 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1268x2756 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
Max brightness 1500 nits n/a
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 89.9 %
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
Xiaomi 17T
3329 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.6 mm (6.44 in) 157.6 mm (6.2 in)
Width 78.1 mm (3.07 in) 75.2 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 8.17 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 214 g (7.55 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
91.4 %
Xiaomi 17T
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and Xiaomi 17T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra
Max Frequency 4740 MHz 3400 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)		 - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 880
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
Xiaomi 17T
1704
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
11259
Xiaomi 17T
6686
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)37531704
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)112596686
Geekbench Compute (GPU)28787n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra], [Xiaomi 17T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
3720219
Xiaomi 17T
2407614
CPU1094797709591
GPU1447696762021
Memory425113409017
UX752613526985
NanoReview Score37202192407614

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 5333 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 Android 16
UI Skin One UI 8.5 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 60 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (25 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes, (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (84% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:43 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
28:50
Xiaomi 17T
28:50
Web Browsing10:12 h13:50 h
Video Playback21:39 h18:40 h
Games06:42 h07:52 h
Standby Mode130 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom 141 Optical, 5x
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 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 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.7
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP2Omnivision OV50
Sensor size1/1.3 (0.77)1/1.55 (0.65)
Pixel size0.6 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.9f/3.0
Focal length111 mm115 mm
SensorSony IMX854Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/2.52 (0.4)1/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel size0.7 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.2
Focal length13 mm15 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KJN3n/a
Sensor size1/2.5 (0.4)1/3.06 (0.33)
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
160
Xiaomi 17T
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
153
Xiaomi 17T
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
157
Xiaomi 17T
n/a
Bokeh165n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm 21 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 (0.31) 1/3.44 (0.29)
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 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/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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM B2/3/5/8
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2026 yr May, 2026 yr
Release Date March, 2026 yr May, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 1299 749
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
* 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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