Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Xiaomi 14

1,299 USD

1,299 USD

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Samsung Mobile

Xiaomi Mobiles

SM-S948B, SM-S948B/DS, SM-S948U, SM-S948U1, SM-S948W, SM-S948N, SM-S9480, SM-S948E, SM-S948E/DS

23127PN0CC, 23127PN0CG

2026, February 25

2023, October 31

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

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G

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

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800

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

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1x

LTE

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - International 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - China

SA/NSA/Sub6 - International SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - China

HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G

HSPA, LTE-A, 5G

163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm (6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)

152.8 x 71.5 x 8.2 mm or 8.3 mm

214 g (7.55 oz)

188 g or 193 g (6.63 oz)

Glass front (Corning Gorilla Armor 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), titanium frame (grade 5) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus

Glass front, glass back or silicone polymer back, aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m 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

Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

White, Blue, Black, Purple

Black, Silver, Pink, Green

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

LTPO OLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 3000 nits (peak)

6.9 inches, 116.9 cm2 (~91.5% screen-to-body ratio)

6.36 inches, 97.6 cm2 (~89.3% screen-to-body ratio)

1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~498 ppi density)

1200 x 2670 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

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

Android 14, HyperOS

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)

Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 5x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)

Adreno 840

Adreno 750

12GB/16GB

8GB/12GB/16GB

256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.X

256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.0

200 MP, f/1.4, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, dual pixel PDAF, Laser AF, OIS

10 MP, (telephoto), 1/3.94", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

50 MP, f/2.0, 75mm (telephoto), PDAF (10cm - ∞), OIS, 3.2x optical zoom

50 MP, f/2.8, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom

50 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 115˚ (ultrawide)

50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video

Laser AF, Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

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

8K@24fps (HDR), 4K@24/30/60fps (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

32 MP, (wide)

HDR, HDR10+

HDR, panorama

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

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

Li-Ion 5000 mAh

Li-Po 4610 mAh, non-removable

60W wired, PD3.0, 75% in 30 min 25W wireless (Qi2.2) 4.5W reverse wireless

90W wired, PD3.0, QC4, 100% in 31 min (advertised) 50W wireless, 100% in 46 min (advertised) 10W reverse wireless

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer, color spectrum

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

No High-bitrate audio support

No 24-bit/192kHz audio

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

5.4, A2DP, LE

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

AnTuTu: 2627986 (v10), 3892165 (v11) GeekBench: 11566 (v6) 3DMark: 7744 (Wild Life Extreme)

AnTuTu: 2003429 (v10) GeekBench: 6810 (v6)

1480 nits max brightness (measured)

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

-25.9 LUFS (Very good)

-25.3 LUFS (Very good)

Active use score 16:23h

Active use score 13:56h