Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Comparison & Technical Specifications

January 2025

February 2026

January 2025

January 2026

Smartphone

Smartphone

SM-S938B, SM-S938U, SM-S930N

SM-S941

IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

IP68 dust/water resistant

One UI 7

One UI 8

7 Years of OS and Security updates

7 years of OS and security updates

Android 15

Android 16

Bar

Bar

Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Silver, Titanium Blue

Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender

219 g

167 g

77.6 mm

71.7

162.8 mm

149.6

8.2 mm

7.2

Nano-SIM and eSIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)

LTE Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

4G FDD LTE, 4G TDD LTE

SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave

5G FDD Sub6, 5G TDD Sub6, 5G SDL Sub6

6.8 inches

6.3 inches

Always-on display, HDR10+, Anti-reflective glass coating

1440 x 3120 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels (FHD+)

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

~505 ppi

~416 ppi

16 Million colors

16M

Corning Gorilla Armor 2

Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus® 2

120Hz (variable 1-120Hz)

120Hz

Gorilla Glass Armor

Octa-core (1x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix + 3x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix + 4x2.4 GHz Oryon V2)

Octa-core (Snapdragon 8 Gen 5)

Adreno 830

Xclipse 960

12GB / 16GB LPDDR5X

8GB / 12GB

256GB / 512GB / 1TB UFS 4.0

128GB / 256GB

200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", Multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS

50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), OIS

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF

12 MP, f/2.2

50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 5x optical zoom, PDAF, OIS; 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 3x optical zoom, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 3x optical zoom, OIS

50 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), dual pixel PDAF

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)

Samsung

Samsung

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama, Super Steady video, Nightography

Optical Zoom 3x, Optical quality Zoom 2x (Enabled by Adaptive Pixel sensor) , Digital Zoom up to 30x

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec.

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi 7 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be 2.4GHz+5GHz+6GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM)

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Bluetooth 5.4

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

USB 3.2 Gen 1

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Wi-Fi Direct - Yes

USB Type-C

5000 mAh

4300 mAh

Non-removable

Non Removable

Lithium-Ion

Li-Ion

45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min (advertised)

25W wired, PD3.0

4.5W reverse wireless

4.5W reverse wireless

15W wireless (Qi2 compatible)

15W wireless

30

Yes, Stereo speakers (tuned by AKG)

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with dedicated active noise cancellation mic

Yes, Ultrasonic under-display

Yes (under display, ultrasonic)

Google Gemini, Bixby

Bixby / Google Gemini

Yes, Qualcomm Hexagon NPU

Next-Gen NPU

Circle to Search, Live Translate, Note Assist, Interpreter, Transcript Assist

Live Translate, Note Assist, Transcript Assist

ProVisual Engine, Zoom AI, Generative Edit, Object Eraser Pro, Instant Slow-mo

Galaxy AI Image Enhancer, Object Eraser Pro

USB Type-C to Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, S Pen, Quick start guide

The smartphone, a USB Type-C to Type-C charging cable, a SIM ejection tool, and basic warranty/quick start paperwork