Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Sony Xperia 1 VIII Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2026	May 13, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $1300 12GB/512GB - $1500 16GB/1TB - $1800	12GB/256GB - €1499 16GB/1TB

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)	6.38 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches (~0.42 inches with camera bump) 162 x 74 x 8.3 mm (~10.77 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.55 oz / 214.0 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold	Graphite Black, Garnet Red, Iolite Silver, Native Gold (1TB)

Display

Size
6.9-inch, 90.30% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 86.59% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

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Bright Max (20% APL)
2420 (Excellent)	2145 (Excellent)
Bright Min
0.8 (Excellent)	0.9 (Excellent)

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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 2x4.61GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.53GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU
Adreno 840	Adreno 840
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB	12GB/256GB (UFS) 16GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 2048 GB
OS
Android (16), up to 7 OS updates	Android (16), up to 4 OS updates

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GeekBench 6 Single
3753	3426
GeekBench 6 Multi
11259	9400
3D Mark High
7801	6708
3D Mark Low
3741	4253

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
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: 30.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 53min

Browsing

20h 10min

Video

9h 54min

Gaming

11h 49min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 20min

Browsing

21h 25min

Video

7h 38min

Gaming

10h 57min

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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	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Exmor T Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.35" Pixel size: 1.12 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	48 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Exmor RS Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 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	48 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Exmor RS Optical zoom: 2.9x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 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	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (120 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video
Front
12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP (HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

157

Overall

165

Photo

149

Video

136

Overall

142

Photo

130

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, 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, BeiDou, QZSS, 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	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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n75, n77, n78, n79
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, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48	34, 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-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM, Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

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