Xiaomi 14T Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14T Pro Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon), 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 Xiaomi 14T Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 209g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14T Pro and Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 411 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-144 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits n/a
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 90.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14T Pro
1218 nits
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.4 mm (6.31 in) 149.6 mm (5.89 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 71.7 mm (2.82 in)
Thickness 8.39 mm (0.33 in) 7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14T Pro
89.1 %
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
90.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14T Pro and Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 3400 MHz 4740 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.4 (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 MediaTek APU 790 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14T Pro
2155
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
3378
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14T Pro
7116
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
11097
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21553378
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)711611097
Geekbench Compute (GPU)13972n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14T Pro
2054773
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
3586464
CPU5013621039672
GPU8870751390228
Memory369880419821
UX296456736743
NanoReview Score20547733586464

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 5300 MHz
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
OS Size 50 GB 31.6 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 One UI 8.5

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (74% in 15 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:23 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14T Pro
22:36
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Web Browsing10:46 hn/a
Video Playback14:07 hn/a
Games05:33 hn/a
Standby Mode92 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.6x 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 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorLight Fusion 900Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3
Sensor size1/1.31/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP10 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.4
Focal length50 mm67 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1
Sensor size1/2.761/3.94 (0.25)
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV13BSony IMX564
Sensor size1/31/2.55 (0.39)
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14T Pro
129
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 14T Pro
138
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14T Pro
135
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview67n/a
Zoom144n/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6560x4928 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL KD1 Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/3.44 1/3.2 (0.31)
Pixel size 0.64 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes, DP 1.2
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 *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)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)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 14T Pro
92.1 dB
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2024 yr February, 2026 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 697 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 899
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 No No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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