Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A36

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Samsung Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra View Specs Change
Samsung Samsung Galaxy A36 View Specs Change
Brand Samsung Samsung
Announced 2026, February 25 2025, March 2
Released 2026, March 06 2025, March 10
Availability Available Available
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
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 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA
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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
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) 162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm(6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 in)
Weight 214 g (7.55 oz) 195 g (6.88 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 (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)
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· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Protection / IP Rating IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)Armor Aluminum 2 IP67 dust and water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display Type Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Super AMOLED
Display Size 6.9 inches, 115.9 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio) Best 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.5% 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 ~385 ppi
Refresh Rate 120Hz 120Hz
Peak Brightness 2600 nits (peak) Best 1,200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak)
Protection Corning Gorilla Armor 2DX anti-reflective coatingPrivacy Display Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Display Features HDR10+ Vision Booster
Operating System Android Android
OS Version 16 15
Update Support Upgradable to Android 17; up to 7 major OS updates Up to 6 Android upgrades and 6 years of security updates
User Interface One UI 8.5, upgradable to One UI 8.5 One UI 7.0, Upgradable to One UI 9
Chipset Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy (3 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 840 (1.3GHz) Adreno 710
RAM Options 12GB, 16GB 6GB, 8GB
Storage Options 256GB / 12GB RAM512GB / 12GB RAM1TB / 16GB RAM 128GB / 6GB RAM128GB / 8GB RAM256GB / 6GB RAM256GB / 8GB RAM256GB / 12GB RAM
Storage Type UFS 4.X UFS 2.2
Card Slot No No
Cameras Quad camera Triple 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 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.96", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Features Laser AF, Best Face, Horizon Lock, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, up to 10x digital zoomHDR, Panorama
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Cameras Single camera Single camera
Modules 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF 12 MP, f/2.2 (wide)
Features HDR, HDR10+ —
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 10-bit HDR
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, stereo speakers
Audio Jack No No (USB Type-C audio)
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/ax (Wi-Fi 6), dual-band, Wi-FI Direct
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE
GPS / Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes (market dependent)
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Fingerprint Yes, (under display, ultrasonic) Yes, (under display, optical)
Face Unlock Yes Yes
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer, gyro, compass, light sensor,Virtual proximity sensing
Other Features Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Awesome Intelligence (AI features)Samsung Knox
Battery Type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Battery Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Wired Charging 60W wired, PD3.0, 75% in 30 min Best 45W wired, 66% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min
Wireless Charging 25W wireless (Qi2.2) No
Reverse Wireless Charging 4.5W reverse wireless —
Colours Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Lavender, Awesome Lime
Models SM-S948B, SM-S948B/DS, SM-S948U, SM-S948U1, SM-S948W, SM-S948N, SM-S9480, SM-S948E, SM-S948E/DS SM-A366E, SM-A366E/DS, SM-A366B, SM-A366B/DS, SM-A366U, SM-A366U1, SM-A366W
SAR 1.09 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) 1.07 W/kg (head) Best
SAR EU 1.28 W/kg (head) 1.35 W/kg (body) 0.53 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body) Best

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