Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Google Pixel 5

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Samsung Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra View Specs Change
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Brand Samsung Google Empty slot
Versions — GD1YQ: USA (with mmWave)GTT9Q: UK, Europe, Canada, Australia, Taiwan, SingaporeG5NZ6: Japan Empty slot
Announced 2026, February 25 2020, September 30 Empty slot
Released 2026, March 06 2020, October 15 Empty slot
Availability Available Available Empty slot
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G Empty slot
2G Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 Empty slot
3G Bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Empty slot
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 Empty slot
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 Empty slot
Speed HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G Empty slot
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) Empty slot
Weight 214 g (7.55 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz) Best Empty slot
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 Empty slot
Stylus Yes, S Pen (built in, no Bluetooth/Air Actions) — Empty slot
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 Empty slot
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) Empty slot
Display Type Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Flexible OLED Empty slot
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) Empty slot
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio 1080 x 2340 pixels (19.5:9 ratio) Empty slot
Pixel Density ~500 ppi Best ~432 ppi Empty slot
Refresh Rate 120Hz Best 90Hz Empty slot
Peak Brightness 2600 nits (peak) Best 670 to 700 nits Empty slot
Protection Corning Gorilla Armor 2DX anti-reflective coatingPrivacy Display Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Empty slot
Display Features HDR10+ HDR10+1,000,000:1 contrast ratioPunch-hole camera Empty slot
Operating System Android Android Empty slot
OS Version 16 11 Empty slot
Update Support Upgradable to Android 17; up to 7 major OS updates 3 years of OS and security updates Empty slot
User Interface One UI 8.5, upgradable to One UI 8.5 Pixel UI Empty slot
Chipset Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy (3 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G (7 nm) Empty slot
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) Empty slot
GPU Adreno 840 (1.3GHz) Adreno 620 Empty slot
RAM Options 12GB, 16GB 8GB Empty slot
Storage Options 256GB / 12GB RAM512GB / 12GB RAM1TB / 16GB RAM 128GB Empty slot
Storage Type UFS 4.X UFS 2.1 Empty slot
Card Slot No No Empty slot
Cameras Quad camera Dual camera Empty slot
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 Empty slot
Features Laser AF, Best Face, Horizon Lock, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Optical + electronic image stabilisationNight Sight, Portrait Light Empty slot
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 Empty slot
Cameras Single camera Single camera Empty slot
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 Empty slot
Features HDR, HDR10+ HDR, Fixed focus Empty slot
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps Empty slot
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, stereo speakers Empty slot
Audio Jack No No Empty slot
Audio Codec High-bitrate audio support AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC Empty slot
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 Empty slot
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LDAC Empty slot
GPS / Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC (dual-band) Empty slot
NFC Yes Yes Empty slot
Radio No No Empty slot
USB USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1 Empty slot
Fingerprint Yes, (under display, ultrasonic) Yes, (rear-mounted) Empty slot
Face Unlock Yes No Empty slot
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, ambient light, compass, barometer, spectral and flicker sensor Empty slot
Other Features Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Titan M security chip Empty slot
Battery Type Li-Ion Li-Ion Empty slot
Battery Capacity 5000 mAh Best 4080 mAh Empty slot
Wired Charging 60W wired, PD3.0, 75% in 30 min Best 18W wired (USB-PD 2.0) Empty slot
Wireless Charging 25W wireless (Qi2.2) Best 12W wireless Qi wireless charging Empty slot
Reverse Wireless Charging 4.5W reverse wireless Yes, 5W reverse wired Empty slot
Colours Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold Just Black, Sorta Sage Empty slot
Models SM-S948B, SM-S948B/DS, SM-S948U, SM-S948U1, SM-S948W, SM-S948N, SM-S9480, SM-S948E, SM-S948E/DS GD1YQ, GTT9Q, G5NZ6 Empty slot
SAR 1.09 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) — Empty slot
SAR EU 1.28 W/kg (head) 1.35 W/kg (body) — Empty slot

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