Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Tecno Spark Go 3

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Samsung Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra View Specs Change
Tecno Tecno Spark Go 3 View Specs Change
Brand Samsung Tecno
Announced 2026, February 25 2026, January 16
Released 2026, March 06 2026, January 23
Availability Available Available
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked LTE
5G Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked —
Speed HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE
Dimensions 163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm(6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 in) 167.7 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm(6.60 x 3.06 x 0.32 in)
Weight 214 g (7.55 oz) 182.6 g (6.42 oz) Best
Build Glass front (Corning Gorilla Armor 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame (Armor Aluminum 2)Stylus Feature:Passive EMR input only (No Bluetooth / Air Actions) Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Stylus Yes, S Pen (built in, no Bluetooth/Air Actions) —
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INTNano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USANano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Protection / IP Rating IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)Armor Aluminum 2 IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)Drop resistant up to 1.2m
Display Type Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X IPS LCD
Display Size 6.9 inches, 115.9 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio) Best 6.74 inches, 109.7 cm2 (~84.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio
Pixel Density ~500 ppi Best ~260 ppi
Refresh Rate 120Hz 120Hz
Peak Brightness 2600 nits (peak) Best 580 nits
Protection Corning Gorilla Armor 2DX anti-reflective coatingPrivacy Display —
Display Features HDR10+ —
Operating System Android Android
OS Version 16 15
Update Support Upgradable to Android 17; up to 7 major OS updates —
User Interface One UI 8.5, upgradable to One UI 8.5 HIOS 15
Chipset Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy (3 nm) Unisoc T7250 (12 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 840 (1.3GHz) Mali-G57 MP1
RAM Options 12GB, 16GB 4GB
Storage Options 256GB / 12GB RAM512GB / 12GB RAM1TB / 16GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM128GB 4GB RAM
Storage Type UFS 4.X eMMC 5.1
Card Slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Cameras Quad camera Single camera
Modules 200 MP, f/1.4, 23mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom50 MP, f/2.9, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video Best 13 MP, f/1.85
Features Laser AF, Best Face, Horizon Lock, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Dual-LED
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 2K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@30fps
Cameras Single camera Single camera
Modules 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF Best 8 MP
Features HDR, HDR10+ —
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps Yes
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack No Yes
Audio Codec High-bitrate audio support —
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE Yes
GPS / Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS
NFC Yes No
Radio No FM Radio
USB USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG USB Type-C, OTG
Other Port — Infrared Port
Fingerprint Yes, (under display, ultrasonic) Yes (side-mounted)
Face Unlock Yes —
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer
Other Features Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)Ultra Wideband (UWB) support —
Battery Type Li-Ion Li-Po
Battery Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Wired Charging 60W wired, PD3.0, 75% in 30 min Best 15W
Wireless Charging 25W wireless (Qi2.2) —
Reverse Charging 4.5W reverse wireless —
Colours Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold Titanium Grey, Ink Black, Galaxy Blue, Aurora Purple
Models SM-S948B, SM-S948B/DS, SM-S948U, SM-S948U1, SM-S948W, SM-S948N, SM-S9480, SM-S948E, SM-S948E/DS KN3
SAR 1.09 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) —
SAR EU 1.28 W/kg (head) 1.35 W/kg (body) —

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