Vivo X100 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo X100 Ultra Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo X100 Ultra
  • Higher pixel density: 517ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Lighter design: 214g vs 229g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Vivo X100 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 517 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 3000 nits 1500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 91.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo X100 Ultra
1783 nits
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
2811 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.1 mm (6.46 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 75.6 mm (2.98 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 9.2 mm (0.36 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 214 g (7.55 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo X100 Ultra
89.5 %
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Vivo X100 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 4740 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance)
- 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo X100 Ultra
2292
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
3753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo X100 Ultra
7005
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
11259
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22923753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)700511259
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a28787
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo X100 Ultra
1985404
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
3720219
CPU4547621094797
GPU7863081447696
Memory395610425113
UX348724752613
NanoReview Score19854043720219
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo X100 Ultra
16644
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo X100 Ultra
14201
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
n/a
Writing score18970n/a
Web score10974n/a
Video editing6450n/a
Data manipulation12481n/a
NanoReview Score14201n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 16
UI Skin OriginOS 5 One UI 8.5

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 60 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (30 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (65% in 30 min) Yes (84% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 0:43 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo X100 Ultra
22:58
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
28:50
Web Browsing10:19 h10:12 h
Video Playback14:26 h21:39 h
Games05:35 h06:42 h
Standby Mode99 h130 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 16320x12240 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.7x 141
Flash Dual 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 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 116 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-900Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2
Sensor size1/0.981/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1.6 μm0.6 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.7f/2.9
Focal length85 mm111 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP9Sony IMX854
Sensor size1/1.41/2.52 (0.4)
Pixel size0.56 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.9
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3
Sensor size1/2.01/2.5 (0.4)
Pixel size0.7 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
160
Video quality
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
153
Overall camera score
Vivo X100 Ultra
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
157
Bokehn/a165

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor n/a Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.2 (0.31)
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 5.4 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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bandsn/aUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (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)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2024 yr February, 2026 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1299
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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