Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs. Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus: Flagship Specs Comparison

Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S26 series of telephones on the firm’s Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday. As suspected, the Galaxy S26 is the bottom mannequin, the S26 Plus is the bigger model of the S26 with extra storage and battery, and the S26 Ultra is essentially the most premium of the lot, providing higher-end specs than the remaining. 

Not solely is the Galaxy S26 Extremely an even bigger telephone with a bigger show, nevertheless it additionally has top-notch digital camera specs that embrace a 200-megapixel large and a further 5x telephoto digital camera lens. It is also obtainable with extra RAM and as much as 1TB of storage. However whereas the opposite two fashions had a value improve in contrast with their predecessors (the S26 begins at $900 whereas the S26 Plus begins at $1,100), the S26 Extremely is the one one the place its beginning $1,300 value stays unchanged from final 12 months’s S25 Extremely. 

Here is how the Samsung Galaxy S26 Extremely compares with the S26 and S26 Plus. 

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Design and show

The S26 Extremely is the biggest telephone of the trio, measuring 6.44 by 3.07 by 0.31 inches. The S26 Plus is within the center at 6.24 by 2.98 by 0.29 inches, whereas the S26 is the smallest at 5.89 by 2.82 by 0.28 inches. The S26 Extremely has an aluminum body as a substitute of the titanium body of the S25 Extremely. It is also the one one with an built-in S Pen. 

For the reason that S26 Extremely is the biggest telephone of the lot, it is smart that it additionally has the biggest show. It has a 6.9-inch AMOLED with a 3,120×1,440-pixel decision, whereas the S26 Plus has a 6.7-inch AMOLED with a 3,120×1,440-pixel decision, and the S26 has a 6.3-inch AMOLED with a 2,340 by 1,080 pixel decision. All three shows have a 1 to 120Hz variable refresh charge. The S26 Ultra’s Privacy Display characteristic is sort of notable, permitting for a built-in strategy to management how seen your telephone’s display is to different individuals round you.

Whereas the S26 and the S26 Plus have a Gorilla Glass Victus 2 cowl display, the S26 Plus has Gorilla Glass Armor 2 cowl glass, which guarantees elevated sturdiness and scratch safety. 

Cameras

Samsung has at all times positioned premium digital camera specs in its Extremely line of telephones, and it is no completely different with the S26 Extremely. It has 4 cameras: a 200-megapixel large, a 50-megapixel ultrawide, a 10-megapixel 3x telephoto, and a 50-megapixel 5x telephoto. The S26 Plus and the S26 have the identical three cameras every: a 50-megapixel large, a 12-megapixel ultrawide and a 10-megapixel 3x telephoto. All three telephones have a 12-megapixel front-facing digital camera. 

Storage, processors and battery life

Each the S26 and the S26 Plus provide 12GB of RAM plus 256GB or 512GB of storage. You will get the S26 in these configurations as nicely, nevertheless it additionally is available in the next RAM and storage possibility; you may get the S26 Extremely with 16GB of RAM plus 512GB or a 1TB storage. That ought to definitely be sufficient to allay any storage capability anxieties! 

All three telephones are powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy processor. Battery-wise, the S26 Extremely has the biggest capability at 5,000mAh, whereas the S26 Plus has a 4,900-mAh battery, and the S26 has a 4,300-mAh battery (that is a little bit greater than the S25’s 4,000-mAh battery).

The S26 Extremely additionally has the quickest charging speeds. It has 60-watt wired charging and 25-watt wi-fi charging, whereas the S26 Plus has 45-watt wired charging and 20-watt wi-fi charging, and the S26 has 25-watt wired charging and 15-watt wi-fi charging. 

Take a look at the chart to check extra variations between the Galaxy S26, S26 Plus and S26 Extremely.