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Samsung Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra View Specs Change
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Brand Samsung Google
Versions — GD1YQ: USA (with mmWave)GTT9Q: UK, Europe, Canada, Australia, Taiwan, SingaporeG5NZ6: Japan
Announced 2026, February 25 2020, September 30
Released 2026, March 06 2020, October 15
Availability Available Available
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900
3G Bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71
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 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 258, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - GD1YQ1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 Sub6 - GTT9Q
Speed HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Dimensions 163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm(6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 in) 144.7 x 70.4 x 8.0 mm(5.70 x 2.77 x 0.31 in)
Weight 214 g (7.55 oz) 151 g (5.33 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) Gorilla Glass 6 front, 100% recycled aluminium back
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 + eSIM
Protection / IP Rating IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)Armor Aluminum 2 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display Type Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Flexible OLED
Display Size 6.9 inches, 115.9 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio) Best 6.0 inches, 87.6 cm2 (~85.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio 1080 x 2340 pixels (19.5:9 ratio)
Pixel Density ~500 ppi Best ~432 ppi
Refresh Rate 120Hz Best 90Hz
Peak Brightness 2600 nits (peak) Best 670 to 700 nits
Protection Corning Gorilla Armor 2DX anti-reflective coatingPrivacy Display Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Display Features HDR10+ HDR10+1,000,000:1 contrast ratioPunch-hole camera
Operating System Android Android
OS Version 16 11
Update Support Upgradable to Android 17; up to 7 major OS updates 3 years of OS and security updates
User Interface One UI 8.5, upgradable to One UI 8.5 Pixel UI
Chipset Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy (3 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G (7 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver)
GPU Adreno 840 (1.3GHz) Adreno 620
RAM Options 12GB, 16GB 8GB
Storage Options 256GB / 12GB RAM512GB / 12GB RAM1TB / 16GB RAM 128GB
Storage Type UFS 4.X UFS 2.1
Card Slot No No
Cameras Quad camera Dual 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 12.2 MP, f/1.7, 77° (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS16 MP, f/2.2, 118.7° (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Features Laser AF, Best Face, Horizon Lock, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Optical + electronic image stabilisationNight Sight, Portrait Light
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Cameras Single camera Single camera
Modules 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF Best 8 MP, f/2.0, 83° (wide), 1.12µm
Features HDR, HDR10+ HDR, Fixed focus
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, stereo speakers
Audio Jack No No
Audio Codec High-bitrate audio support AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC
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, 2x2 MIMO
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LDAC
GPS / Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC (dual-band)
NFC Yes Yes
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1
Fingerprint Yes, (under display, ultrasonic) Yes, (rear-mounted)
Face Unlock Yes No
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, ambient light, compass, barometer, spectral and flicker sensor
Other Features Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Titan M security chip
Battery Type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Battery Capacity 5000 mAh Best 4080 mAh
Wired Charging 60W wired, PD3.0, 75% in 30 min Best 18W wired (USB-PD 2.0)
Wireless Charging 25W wireless (Qi2.2) Best 12W wireless Qi wireless charging
Reverse Wireless Charging 4.5W reverse wireless Yes, 5W reverse wired
Colours Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold Just Black, Sorta Sage
Models SM-S948B, SM-S948B/DS, SM-S948U, SM-S948U1, SM-S948W, SM-S948N, SM-S9480, SM-S948E, SM-S948E/DS GD1YQ, GTT9Q, G5NZ6
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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