Xiaomi 17 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Comparison & Technical Specifications

September 25, 2025

March 11, 2026

September 25, 2025

February 25, 2026

Smartphone

Smartphone

Xiaomi 17

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)

HyperOS 3.0

One UI 6

4 major OS updates

3 years

Android 16

Android 14

Bar

Bar

Obsidian Black, Snow White, Sage Green, Titanium Silver

Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Burgundy

188 g

214g

71.5 mm

78.1

152.8 mm

163.6

8.2 mm

7.9

Dual Nano-SIM (eSIM support)

Nano-SIM and eSIM

GSM: B2/3/5/8

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

WCDMA: B1/2/4/5/6/8/19

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

TDD-LTE: B38/39/40/41/42/48, FDD-LTE: B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/25/26/28/32/66/71

4G FDD LTE, 4G TDD LTE

SA/NSA/Sub6

SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave

6.36 inches

6.9 inches

1200 x 2670 pixels

3120 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD+)

LTPO OLED, Dolby Vision, HDR10+

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

460 ppi

516 ppi

68 Billion colors

16M colors

Xiaomi Shield Glass

120Hz

120Hz

Octa-core Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

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

Adreno Next-Gen

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)

50 MP, f/1.4-f/4.0 variable aperture, 23mm, OIS, Dual Pixel PDAF

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

32 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide)

40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm, PDAF

50 MP, f/2.0, 75mm Leica floating lens, OIS, 3.2x optical zoom

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

50 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 115-degree

12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm

Leica

Samsung

Leica Authentic Look, Leica Vibrant Look, Master-lens system, Super Night Mode

Auto-HDR, panorama

8K@24/30fps, 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10+

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

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

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

Dual-band GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC

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

Wi-Fi 7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

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

Bluetooth 5.5

6.0

GPS: L1+L5Galileo: E1 + E5a | GLONASS: G1 | Beidou | QZSS: L1 + L5 | NavIC: L5Additional A-GPS position | Electronic compass | Wireless network | Data network | SAP

USB 3.2 Gen 1

3.2 Gen 1

Type-C

USB Type-C

USB - type-C

With Type-C

6,330 mAh

5000 mAh

Non-removable

Non-removable

Li-Polymer

Li-Ion

100W hypercharge

45W

10W reverse wireless

Reverse wireless charging 5W

50W wireless

Yes, 15W

31 hours

Stereo Speakers, Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Stereo microphones

Ultrasonic under-display

Under display, ultrasonic

Xiaomi AI / Google Assistant

Samsung Bixby, Google Assistant

Equipped with dedicated NPU for on-device LLM processing

NPU

Real-time AI voice translation, AI meeting summary, live captions

Text to speech, voice commands

AI Magic Eraser, AI Portrait Enhancer, Ultra Zoom AI reconstruction

Pro Mode with AI enhancement

Smartphone / USB Type-C cable / SIM eject tool / Protective case / Safety information / Quick start guide and warranty card / Desiccant*Package contents may vary depending on the geographical area.

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