Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs OnePlus 15 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2026	Oct 27, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1300 12GB/512GB - $1500 16GB/1TB - $1800	12GB/256GB - $899

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)	6.35 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches 161.4 x 76.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
7.55 oz / 214.0 g	7.44 oz / 211.0 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	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold	Infinite Black, Ultra Violet, Sand Storm

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 90.30% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 90.86% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits	AMOLED, 165Hz, HDR10+, 1800 nits
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI	2772x1272px, 19.5:9 ratio, 450 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2420 (Excellent)	3472 (Excellent)
Bright Min
0.8 (Excellent)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.74GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.63GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M	Octa-core 2x4.6GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.62GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU
Adreno 840	Adreno 840
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.1) 16GB/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
3753	3493
GeekBench 6 Multi
11259	10692
3D Mark High
7801	5328
3D Mark Low
3741	5110

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	7300 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 60.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 80.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 35min

Browsing

20h 10min

Video

9h 54min

Gaming

9h 17min

Battery Life Estimate

10h 44min

Browsing

30h 6min

Video

12h 37min

Gaming

14h 16min

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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: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm 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	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.88" Pixel size: 0.61 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	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.5x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 80 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 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	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

157

Overall

165

Photo

149

Video

151

Overall

159

Photo

143

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 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
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
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, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n75, 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, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48	38, 39, 40
3G Bands
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
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM, Dual Nano SIM

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