Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Google Pixel 11 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2026	Aug 12, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1300 12GB/512GB - $1500 16GB/1TB - $1800	12GB/256GB - $1099 16GB/512GB - $1219 16GB/1TB - $1449

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)	6.01 x 2.8 x 0.33 inches (~0.48 inches with camera bump) 152.4 x 71.1 x 8.4 mm (~12.22 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.55 oz / 214.0 g	7.20 oz / 204.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White Silver Shadow (online excl.), Pink Gold (online excl.)	Canyon, Olive, Fog, Obsidian (matte)

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 90.30% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 87.09% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3600 nits
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI	2856x1280px, 20:9 ratio, 497 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
HDR support	Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2420 (Excellent)	3092 (Excellent)
Bright Min
0.8 (Excellent)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm)	Google Tensor G6 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.74GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.63GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M	Septa-core 1x Arm C1-Ultra@4.11GHz 4x Arm C1-Pro@3.38GHz 2x Arm C1-Pro@2.65GHz
GPU
Adreno 840	Yes
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 16GB/512GB 16GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (16), up to 7 OS updates	Android (17), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

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	4850 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery, Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Magnetic charging
Charge speed
Wired: 60.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 53min

Browsing

20h 10min

Video

9h 54min

Gaming

11h 49min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 44min

Browsing

11h 4min

Video

11h 4min

Gaming

4h 23min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple 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) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.3"
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL JN3 Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	48 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.8 Sensor size: 1/2.51"
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	48 MP (Telephoto, Periscope) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Sensor size: 1/1.95"
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	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	42 MP (PDAF) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

157

Overall

165

Photo

149

Video

156

Overall

163

Photo

149

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	6.0
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 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax, be
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), 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, GNSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX, aptX-HD

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, n12, n13, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, mmWave
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, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
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 Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 07, 2025 FCC ID value: A3LSMS948U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.09 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg

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