Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Motorola Moto G Play (2026) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2026	Nov 05, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1300 12GB/512GB - $1500 16GB/1TB - $1800	4GB/64GB - $180

Design

Dimensions
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)	6.58 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches 167.2 x 76.4 x 8.5 mm
Weight
7.55 oz / 214.0 g	7.13 oz / 202.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold	Pantone Tapestry

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 90.30% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.68% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits	IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1000 nits
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI	1604x720px, 20:9 ratio, 262 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2420 (Excellent)	947 (Poor)
Bright Min
0.8 (Excellent)	2.8 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.74GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.63GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 840	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB	4GB/64GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (16), up to 7 OS updates	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3753	797
GeekBench 6 Multi
11259	2095
3D Mark High
7801	384
3D Mark Low
3741	381

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5200 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 60.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 35min

Browsing

20h 10min

Video

9h 54min

Gaming

9h 17min

Battery Life Estimate

9h 27min

Browsing

24h 57min

Video

12h 57min

Gaming

10h 16min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Single 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	32 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 0.64 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
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
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	Yes
Front
12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

157

Overall

165

Photo

149

Video

94

Overall

101

Photo

87

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	5.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	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	n2, n5, n7, n12, n14, n25, n26, n29, n30, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48	38, 39, 40, 41
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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

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