Xiaomi Poco X4 GT vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco X4 GT Manufactured in June, 2022, with display 6.6 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8100, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos), Manufactured in March, 2026 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
- Larger display: 6.6in
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5080mAh vs 4300mAh
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
- Higher pixel density: 411ppi
- Lighter design: 167g vs 200g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.6 in | 6.3 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2460 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 407 ppi | 411 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-144 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | n/a |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 270 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.5 % | 90.9 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 97.9 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 51540 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 24 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 1573:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.64 mm (6.44 in) | 149.6 mm (5.89 in) |
| Width | 74.29 mm (2.92 in) | 71.7 mm (2.82 in) |
| Thickness | 8.87 mm (0.35 in) | 7.2 mm (0.28 in) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP53 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Blue |
- White - Black - Silver - Blue - Pink - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
| Max Frequency | 2850 MHz | 3800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 10 (1 + 3 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.85 (Cortex-A78) |
- 6/2.75 (C1-Pro) - 3/3.25 (C1-Pro) - 1/3.8 (C1-Ultra) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 2 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 580 | AI engine with 32K MAC NPU |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MP6 | Samsung Xclipse 960 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 860 MHz | 980 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1309 GFLOPS | 4014.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1072 | 3203 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3360 | 11056 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 27467 |
| CPU | 244579 | 1013874 |
| GPU | 203775 | 1351843 |
| Memory | 177719 | 414601 |
| UX | 202438 | 723784 |
| NanoReview Score | 828511 | 3504102 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 38.8 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 62 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 35 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 5845 | n/a |
| Writing score | 17960 | n/a |
| Web score | 11243 | n/a |
| Video editing | 6914 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10319 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 12424 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | n/a | 29.5 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | One UI 8.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 5080 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 67 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 20 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 0:57 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 09:53 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 14:28 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:53 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 119 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9248x6936 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | n/a | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW1 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72 | 1/1.56 (0.64) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 10 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 67 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.94 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/2.55 (0.39) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.45 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX596 | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/3.2 (0.31) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | 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 | n/a | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8 | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | June, 2022 yr | February, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | June, 2022 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 379 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 879 |
| 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 67 W | No |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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