Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Honor Magic8 Pro Air Specs Comparison
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| Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra | Honor Magic8 Pro Air |
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Released
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Mar 11, 2026
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Released
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Jan 23, 2026
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6.9-inch · 3120x1440px
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6.3-inch · 2640x1216px
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Quad camera
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Triple camera
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12GB · 256GB
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12GB · 256GB
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5000 mAh
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5500 mAh
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Availability
| Officially announced | |
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| Feb 25, 2026 | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Prices (MSRP) | |
| 12GB/256GB - $1300 12GB/512GB - $1500 16GB/1TB - $1800 |
12GB/256GB - €720 |
Design
| Dimensions | |
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| 6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm (~10 mm with camera bump) |
5.93 x 2.83 x 0.24 inches 150.5 x 71.9 x 6.1 mm |
| Weight | |
| 7.55 oz / 214.0 g | 5.47 oz / 155.0 g |
| Materials | |
| Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2) Frame: Aluminum | Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum |
| Resistance | |
| Water, Dust; IP68 | Water, Dust; IP69 |
| Biometrics | |
| Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint | Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint |
| Features | |
| Stylus | |
| Keys | |
| Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | |
| Colors | |
| Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold | Black, White, Purple, Orange |
Display
| Size | |
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| 6.9-inch, 90.30% screen-to-body | 6.3-inch, 90.15% screen-to-body |
| Type | |
| Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits | OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 6000 nits |
| Resolution | |
| 3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI | 2640x1216px, 461 PPI |
| Protection | |
| Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2 | |
| Features | |
| 120Hz refresh rate | |
PhoneArena Display Test
| Bright Max (20% APL) | |
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| 2420 (Excellent) | Untested |
| Bright Min | |
| 0.8 (Excellent) | Untested |
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Hardware
| System chip | |
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| Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm) |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core 2x4.74GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.63GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M |
Octa-core 1x4.21GHz C1-Ultra 3x3.5GHz C1-Premium 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 840 | Arm G1-Ultra |
| Memory | |
| 12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB |
12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1TB |
| Storage expansion | |
| not expandable | not expandable |
| OS | |
| Android (16), up to 7 OS updates | Android (16) |
PhoneArena Performance Test
| GeekBench 6 Single | |
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| 3753 | Untested |
| GeekBench 6 Multi | |
| 11259 | Untested |
| 3D Mark High | |
| 7801 | Untested |
| 3D Mark Low | |
| 3741 | Untested |
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Battery
| Type | |
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| 5000 mAh, Li - Ion | 5500 mAh, Si - Carbon |
| Charging | |
| USB Power Delivery Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging |
Reverse wired charging |
| Charge speed | |
| Wired: 60.0W Wireless: 15.0W |
Wired: 80.0W Wireless: 50.0W |
Battery Life Estimate
7h 35min
Browsing
20h 10min
Video
9h 54min
Gaming
9h 17min
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Camera
| Rear | |
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| 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: F1.6 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 1.2 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 |
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Focal Length: 16 mm |
| 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 |
64 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.2x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 74 mm Sensor size: 1/1.2" |
| 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 |
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| 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 (60 fps) |
| Front | |
| 12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps) |
50 MP |
157
Overall
165
Photo
149
Video
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| 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 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot |
| USB | |
| Type-C, USB 3.2 | Type-C, USB 3.2 |
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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 | |
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| No 3.5mm jack | No 3.5mm jack |
| Speakers | |
| Earpiece, Multiple speakers | Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers |
| Features | |
| 32-Bit DAC, aptX, aptX-HD | |
Cellular
| 5G Bands | |
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| n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave | 5G Ready |
| LTE Bands | |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71 | |
| TDD Bands | |
| 38, 39, 40, 41, 48 | |
| 3G Bands | |
| 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 | |
| Data Speed | |
| LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s | |
| SIM type | |
| Nano SIM, eSIM | Dual Nano SIM |
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