Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Nothing Phone (4b) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1300 12GB/512GB - $1500 16GB/1TB - $1800	8GB/128GB - €329 8GB/256GB (India only)

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)	6.47 x 3.08 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 78.2 x 8.6 mm
Weight
7.55 oz / 214.0 g	7.41 oz / 210.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP64
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Stylus	Notification light
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.)	Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 90.30% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 87.40% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, 2000 nits
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI	1080x2344px, 19.5:9 ratio, 381 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2	Dragontrail
Features
HDR support

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2420 (Excellent)	1119 (Average)
Bright Min
0.8 (Excellent)	2.2 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm)	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.74GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.63GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M	Octa-core 1x Cortex-A720s@2.3GHz 3x Cortex-A720s@2.2GHz 4x Cortex-A520s@1.8GHz
GPU
Adreno 840	Adreno 810
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB	8GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (16), up to 7 OS updates	Android (16), up to 3 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3753	1086
GeekBench 6 Multi
11259	3147
3D Mark High
7801	964
3D Mark Low
3741	960

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5200 mAh, India - 6000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery, Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 60.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 33.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 53min

Browsing

20h 10min

Video

9h 54min

Gaming

11h 49min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 0min

Browsing

18h 55min

Video

11h 43min

Gaming

10h 9min

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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) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76"
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	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 15 mm Sensor size: 1/4" 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
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
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)
Front
12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	16 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

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	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,dual-band 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, 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, QZSS, 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, n4, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78
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, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM

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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