Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Fairphone 6 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1300 12GB/512GB - $1500 16GB/1TB - $1800	8GGB/256GB - €549

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.49 inches with camera bump) 163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm (~12.33 mm with camera bump)	6.16 x 2.89 x 0.38 inches (~0.43 inches with camera bump) 156.5 x 73.3 x 9.6 (~10.82 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.55 oz / 214.0 g	6.74 oz / 191.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP55; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Customizable button
Colors
Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold	Horizon Black, Forest Green, Cloud White

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 90.30% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 83.61% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits	P-OLED, Variable 10-120Hz, HDR, 1400 nits
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI	2484x1116px, 20:9 ratio, 432 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2	Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

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Bright Max (20% APL)
2420 (Excellent)	Untested
Bright Min
0.8 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.74GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.63GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M	Octa-core 2700 MHz 1x Cortex-A720@2.5GHz3x Cortex-A720@2.4 GHz 4x Cortex-A520@1.8GHz
GPU
Adreno 840	Adreno 810
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 2048 GB
OS
Android (16), up to 7 OS updates	Android (15), up to 8 OS updates

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GeekBench 6 Single
3753	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
11259	Untested
3D Mark High
7801	Untested
3D Mark Low
3741	Untested

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	4415 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 60.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 30.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

7h 53min

Browsing

20h 10min

Video

9h 54min

Gaming

11h 49min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Dual camera
Main camera
200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.4 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony LYT-700C Aperture size: F1.6 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung JN3 Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	ToF 3D depth sensing
Fourth camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX854 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.9 Focal Length: 115 mm Sensor size: 1/2.52" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS
Front
12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	32 MP (Autofocus)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

157

Overall

165

Photo

149

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	5.4
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48	38, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
	Head: 0.49 W/kg Body: 1.38 W/kg

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