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

January 2025

March 11, 2026

January 2025

February 25, 2026

Smartphone

Smartphone

SM-S938B, SM-S938U, SM-S930N

Galaxy S26 Ultra

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

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

One UI 7

One UI 6

7 Years of OS and Security updates

3 years

Android 15

Android 14

Bar

Bar

Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Silver, Titanium Blue

Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Burgundy

219 g

214g

77.6 mm

78.1

162.8 mm

163.6

8.2 mm

7.9

Nano-SIM and eSIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

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

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

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

SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave

6.8 inches

6.9 inches

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

1440 x 3120 pixels

3120 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD+)

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

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

~505 ppi

516 ppi

16 Million colors

16M colors

Corning Gorilla Armor 2

120Hz (variable 1-120Hz)

120Hz

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

Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 3x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)

Adreno 830

Adreno 740

12GB / 16GB LPDDR5X

12GB / 16GB

256GB / 512GB / 1TB UFS 4.0

256GB / 512GB

Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)

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

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

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

40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm, PDAF

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

50 MP, f/2.2, 4x optical zoom, OIS

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

12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm

Samsung

Samsung

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

Auto-HDR, panorama

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

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec.

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

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

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

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

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

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

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

6.0

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

3.2 Gen 1

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

USB - type-C

With Type-C

5000 mAh

5000 mAh

Non-removable

Non-removable

Lithium-Ion

Li-Ion

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

45W

4.5W reverse wireless

Reverse wireless charging 5W

15W wireless (Qi2 compatible)

Yes, 15W

31 hours

Yes, Stereo speakers (tuned by AKG)

Stereo speakers

Yes, with dedicated active noise cancellation mic

Stereo microphones

Yes, Ultrasonic under-display

Under display, ultrasonic

Google Gemini, Bixby

Samsung Bixby, Google Assistant

Yes, Qualcomm Hexagon NPU

NPU

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

Text to speech, voice commands

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

Pro Mode with AI enhancement

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

Smartphone / USB Type-C cable / SIM eject tool / Protective case / Safety information / Quick start guide and warranty card / Desiccant