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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 512GB

2G Network SIM1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900SIM2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   SIM1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900SIM2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)   LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)  
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6   SA/NSA/Sub6  
Dimensions 163.4 x 78.1 x 8.9 mm   163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm  
Sim Type Dual Sim, eSIM (Nano-SIM), (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)   Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)  
Weight 233 g   214 g  
Display Type Dynamic AMOLED 2X Capacitive Touchscreen, Multitouch   Always-on display, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1750 nits (peak)   Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Capacitive Touchscreen   120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)  
Display Size 6.8 Inches   1440 x 3088 Pixels (~501 PPI)   6.9 Inches   1440 x 3120 Pixels (~498 PPI)  
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus   Corning Gorilla Armor 2, DX anti-reflective coating  
Memory 512GB Built-in, 12GB RAM, UFS 4.0, UFS 3.1   256GB, Built-in, 12GB RAM, UFS 4.X  
Card slot No   No  
GPRS Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct   Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct  
BlueTooth v5.3 with A2DP, LE   v6.0 with A2DP, LE  
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG   USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG  
NFC Yes   Yes  
GPS Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO   Yes + A-GPS support & GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS  
Main Camera Quad Camera: 200 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.3", PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 10 MP, f/4.9, 230mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom + 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom + 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, (ultrawide), 1/2.55", dual pixel PDAF, LED Flash   Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama, Video (8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS)   Quad Camera: 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", multi-directional PDAF, OIS + 10 MP, (telephoto), 1/3.94", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom + 50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom + 50 MP, f/1.9, (ultrawide), 1/2.5", dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video, LED Flash   Laser AF, Best Face, auto-HDR, panorama, Video (8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS)  
Front Camera 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.82   12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", dual pixel PDAF, HDR, HDR10+, Video (4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps)  
OS Android 13 OS   Android 16 OS, up to 7 major Android upgrades  
Chipset Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)   Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)  
Processor Octa-core (1 x 3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 + 2 x 2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 + 2 x 2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 + 3 x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)   Octa-core (2 x 4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6 x 3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)  
GPU Adreno 740   Adreno 840  
Sensors Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), Gyro, Proximity   Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), Gyro, Proximity, Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support), Ultra Wideband (UWB) support  
Browser HTML5   HTML5  
Sound 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG, Speaker Phone   High-bitrate audio support, Speaker  Phone  
Colors Black; other colors   Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold  
Battery (Li-ion Non removable), 5000 mAh   - Fast battery 45W wired, PD3.0 15W wireless (Qi/PMA), 4.5W reverse wireless   Li-ion 5000 mAh   - Fast charging 60W wired, PD3.0, 75% in 30 min, 25W wireless (Qi2.2), 4.5W reverse wireless  
Misc SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM   Glass front + Gorilla Glass Victus+), Glass back + Gorilla Glass Victus+), Aluminum frame, IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins), Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised), Stylus, 2.8ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro), Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support), Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), Ultra Wideband (UWB) support   SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM   Glass front + Corning Gorilla Armor 2), glass back + Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame, IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min), Stylus