Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2026 with 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 Poco X4 Pro 5G
  • Lighter design: 205g vs 214g
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G 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 6.67 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 500 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 700 nits 1500 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.9 % 91.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G
752 nits
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
2811 nits
sRGB gamut89.4 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)479 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.19 mm (6.46 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 76.1 mm (3 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.12 mm (0.32 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 214 g (7.55 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Yellow
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G
85.9 %
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 4740 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance)
- 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 430.1 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G
916
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
3753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G
2122
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
11259
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9163753
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)212211259
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a28787
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G
432868
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
3720219
CPU1447241094797
GPU832651447696
Memory98212425113
UX106667752613
NanoReview Score4328683720219
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G
1200
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
n/a
Max Surface Temp.38.1 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test7 fpsn/a
Graphics Score1200n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G
8274
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
n/a
Writing score10885n/a
Web score7057n/a
Video editing4065n/a
Data manipulation7763n/a
NanoReview Score8274n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 16
OS Size 26 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 One UI 8.5

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 60 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (25 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes (84% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:49 h 0:43 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G
21:25
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
28:50
Web Browsing07:50 h10:12 h
Video Playback12:38 h21:39 h
Games05:34 h06:42 h
Standby Mode110 h130 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9024 pixels 16320x12240 pixels
Zoom Digital 141
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 118 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.4
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2
Sensor size1/1.521/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size0.7 μm0.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.9
Focal lengthn/a111 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX854
Sensor sizen/a1/2.52 (0.4)
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.9
Focal length26 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3
Sensor size1/2.81/2.5 (0.4)
Pixel size1.14 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
160
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
153
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
157
Bokehn/a165

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.2 (0.31)
Pixel size 1 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, 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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHzGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 6, 19UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41)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 category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco X4 Pro 5G
87.2 dB
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2022 yr February, 2026 yr
Release Date March, 2022 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 250 n/a
MSRP ($) 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 67 W 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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