Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus vs Xiaomi 18 Pro Max

1,099 USD

1,099 USD

Available

Available

Samsung Mobile

Xiaomi Mobiles

SM-S947B, SM-S947B/DS, SM-S947U, SM-S947U1, SM-S947W, SM-S947N, SM-S9470, SM-S947E, SM-S947E/DS

Xiaomi 18 Pro Max

2026, March 04

2026, September 23

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89 SA/NSA

HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G

158.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm (6.24 x 2.98 x 0.29 in)

163.4 x 77.6 x 8.4 mm (6.43 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)

190 g (6.70 oz)

235 g or 240 g (8.29 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame

Glass front (Dragon Crystal Glass 3), aluminum frame IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT · Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum 2 frame

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold

Black, White, Pink, Red, Blue

Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, 2160Hz PWM, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, BT.2020, 4000 nits (peak)

6.7 inches, 108.9 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)

6.9 inches, 116.2 cm2 (~91.6% screen-to-body ratio)

1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)

1208 x 2624 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~418 ppi density)

Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5

Android 17, HyperOS 4

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - US/CN Exynos 2600 (2 nm) - ROW

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)

Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) - US/CN 10-core (1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro & 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro) - ROW

Octa-core (up to 5 GHz)

Adreno 840 - US/CN Xclipse 960 - ROW

Adreno

12GB

12GB/16GB

256GB/512GB

256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.1

50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

200 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 0.61µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

200 MP, f/2.4, 75mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.56", PDAF (10cm - ∞), OIS, 3.2x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video

50 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, 102˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF

Best Face, Horizon Lock, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

8K@30fps (HDR), 4K@30/60/120fps (HDR10+, 10-bit Dolby Vision HDR, 10-bit LOG), 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF

50 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF

HDR, HDR10+

HDR, panorama

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS

Li-Ion 4900 mAh

Si/C Li-Ion 8500 mAh

45W wired

100W wired, PD3.0, QC3+, 100W PPS 50W wireless 27W reverse wireless

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Yes

Yes, with stereo speakers (3 speakers, with Dolby Atmos)

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

6.0, A2DP, LE

6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

USB Type-C 3.2, Display Port, OTG