Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
92 out of 100
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

TechRank Score Outstanding

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra — specifications, battery-life tests and price. Real owner reviews, strengths and weaknesses.

▣ Display 6.9" Dynamic AMOLED - 1440 x 3120
⚡ Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
◉ Camera 4 (200 MP + 50 MP + 10 MP + 50 MP)
◆ Battery 5000 mAh
✦ OS Android 16
◌ Weight 214 г.
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92 TechRank
Overall score

Outstanding

Overall score across key usage scenarios.

Best suited for
⚡ Performance 99 ◆ Gaming 97 ▣ Display 96
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TechRank ratings

Strengths and weaknesses across key usage scenarios.

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Display 96
One of the model’s strongest scores
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Camera 93
One of the model’s strongest scores
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Performance 99
One of the model’s strongest scores
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Gaming 97
One of the model’s strongest scores
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Battery 78
Good score
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Connectivity 94
One of the model’s strongest scores
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Overall score 92
One of the model’s strongest scores

+ Strengths

  • Облегченный дизайн смартфона, который теперь более легкий и тонкий
  • Еще лучше экран с новой уникальной функцией приватности Privacy Display
  • Новые возможности камеры порадуют энтузиастов, которые посветили себя видеосъемке
  • Хотя емкость батареи не изменилась, устройство стало работать дольше без подзарядки
  • Улучшенная скорость зарядки впечатляет

− Things to consider

  • Смартфон по-прежнему защищен от попадания воды вовнутрь, однако конкуренты могут похвастаться более совершенной сертификацией IP69, позволяющая гаджетам погружаться на большую глубину
  • Процессор начинает терять производительность в результате нагрева
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Display 6.9" Dynamic AMOLED - 1440 x 3120
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Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
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Camera 4 (200 MP + 50 MP + 10 MP + 50 MP)
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Battery 5000 mAh
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Display

14 specifications

Type
Dynamic AMOLED
Size
6.9 inches
Resolution
1440 x 3120 pixels
Aspect ratio
19.5:9
Pixel density
500 ppi
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate
Да (1-120 Hz)
Max advertised brightness
1500 nits
Max advertised HDR brightness
2600 nits
HDR support
Да, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate
240 Hz
Display protection
Corning Gorilla Armor 2
Screen-to-body ratio
91.4%
Features
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming
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Design and build

10 specifications

Height
163.6 mm
Width
78.1 mm
Thickness
7.9 mm
Weight
214 g
Water resistance
IP68
Cooling system
Vapor chamber
Back panel material
Glass
Frame material
Metal
Available colors
White, Black, Silver, Blue, Розовый, Фиолетовый
Fingerprint scanner
Да, в дисплее
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Performance

11 specifications

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock speed
4740 MHz
CPU cores
8 (2 + 6)
Architecture
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance- 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
Manufacturing process
TSMC
Transistor size
3 nm
Neural processor
Hexagon
Graphics
Adreno 840
GPU cores
1536
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
FLOPS
~3686.4 GFLOPS
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Benchmarks

19 specifications

Compute Score (GPU)
28391
Single-core score
3850
Multi-core score
11923
CPU
1174738
GPU
1488243
Memory
455846
UX
815538
Total score
3934365
Stability
67%
Graphics test
42 FPS
Graphics score
7123
Section 1
58 FPS
Section 2
42 FPS
Section 3
37 FPS
Web score
23390
Video editing
8217
Photo editing
37389
Data manipulation
18322
Writing score
32854
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Memory

7 specifications

RAM capacity
12 GB
Memory type
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
5300 MHz
Memory channels
4
Storage capacity
256 GB
Storage type
UFS 4.0
Memory card
No
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Software

5 specifications

Operating system
Android 16
UI skin
One UI 8.5
System size out of the box
33.2 GB
OS updates
7 years
Security updates
7 years
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Battery

13 specifications

Capacity
5000 mAh
Max charging power
60 W
Battery type
Литий-ионный (Li-Ion)
Removable
No
Wireless charging
Да (25 W)
Reverse charging
Да (беспроводная)
Bypass Charging technology
Yes
Fast charging
Да (84% in 30 minutes)
Full charge time
0:43 ч.
Web browsing
10:12 ч.
Video playback
21:39 ч.
Gaming
06:42 ч.
Standby
130 ч.
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Main camera

18 specifications

Sensor type
200 MP
Photo resolution
50 MP
Zoom
Оптический, 5x
Flash
LED
Stabilization
Digital
8K video recording
Up to 30 fps
4K video recording
Up to 120 fps
1080p video recording
Up to 240 fps
Slow-motion recording
240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens field of view
120°
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support
Aperture
f/1.9
Focal length
13 mm
Sensor
Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3
Sensor size
1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inches)
Pixel size
0.7 micron
Autofocus
Laser autofocus
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Main camera tests by DxOMark

3 specifications

Bokeh
165
Zoom
141
Samples
Photo samples for Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra by DxOMark
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Front camera

11 specifications

Megapixels
12 MP
Photo resolution
4000 x 3000
Aperture
f/2.2
Focal length
23 mm
Sensor
Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU
Sensor size
1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inches)
Pixel size
1.12 micron
Autofocus
Фазовый автофокус (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization
Digital
Video resolution
2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
No
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Connectivity

20 specifications

Wi-Fi version
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
Bluetooth version
6.0
Bluetooth features
LE
USB type
USB Type-C
USB version
3.2
USB features
- Charging - USB mass storage mode - OTG
DisplayPort
Yes
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*
Yes
Infrared port
No
Number of SIMs*
1
SIM type
Nano
SIM mode
Dual standby
eSIM support*
Yes
Hybrid slot
No
2G networks
GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G networks
UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
4G networks
LTE B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B14(700), B18(800), B19(800), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(850), B28(700), B29(700), B30(2300), B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500), B48(3600), B66(AWS-3), B71(600)
5G support
Yes
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Audio

4 specifications

Speakers
Stereo
3.5 mm audio jack
No
FM radio
No
Dolby Atmos
Yes
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Other

7 specifications

Class
Flagship
Release date
Февраль 2026 years
Sales start date
Март 2026 years
Head SAR
1.28 W/кг
Body SAR (EU)
1.35 W/кг
Sensors
- Датчик Холла - Барометр - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint scanner
Charger included
No
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Cameras

Camera modules and shooting capabilities

Main camera

200 MP
Sensor resolution
200 MP
Photo resolution
16320 x 12240
Zoom
Оптический, 5x
Flash
LED
Stabilization
Optical
8K video recording
Up to 30 fps
4K video recording
Up to 120 fps
1080p video recording
Up to 240 fps
Slow-motion recording
240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens field of view
120°
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support
Photo resolution
200 MP
Aperture
f/1.4
Focal length
23 mm
Sensor
Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2
Sensor size
1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inches)
Pixel size
0.6 micron
Autofocus
Laser autofocus
Photo resolution
50 MP
Aperture
f/2.9
Focal length
111 mm
Sensor
Sony IMX854
Sensor size
1/2.52" (≈ 0.4 inches)
Pixel size
0.7 micron
Aperture
f/1.9
Focal length
13 mm
Sensor
Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3
Sensor size
1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inches)
Stabilization
Digital

Front camera

12 MP
Megapixels
12 MP
Photo resolution
4000 x 3000
Aperture
f/2.2
Focal length
23 mm
Sensor
Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU
Sensor size
1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inches)
Pixel size
1.12 micron
Autofocus
Фазовый автофокус (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization
Digital
Video resolution
2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
No
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Benchmarks

Synthetic benchmark results

Performance Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Performance Max clock speed 4740 MHz
Performance CPU cores 8 (2 + 6)
Performance Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance- 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
Performance Manufacturing process TSMC
Performance Transistor size 3 nm
Performance Neural processor Hexagon
Performance Graphics Adreno 840
Performance GPU cores 1536
Performance GPU frequency 1200 MHz
Performance FLOPS ~3686.4 GFLOPS
Benchmarks Compute Score (GPU) 28391
Benchmarks Single-core score 3850
Benchmarks Multi-core score 11923
Benchmarks CPU 1174738
Benchmarks GPU 1488243
Benchmarks Memory 455846
Benchmarks UX 815538
Benchmarks Total score 3934365
Benchmarks Stability 67%
Benchmarks Graphics test 42 FPS
Benchmarks Graphics score 7123
Benchmarks Section 1 58 FPS
Benchmarks Section 2 42 FPS
Benchmarks Section 3 37 FPS
Benchmarks Web score 23390
Benchmarks Video editing 8217
Benchmarks Photo editing 37389
Benchmarks Data manipulation 18322
Benchmarks Writing score 32854

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