Samsung Galaxy S26 vs Huawei Mate 90

899 USD

899 USD

Available

Available

Samsung Mobile

Huawei Mobiles

SM-S942B, SM-S942B/DS, SM-S942U, SM-S942U1, SM-S942W, SM-S942N, SM-S9420, SM-S942E, SM-S942E/DS

HLS-AL00

2026, February 25

2026, October 01

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

LTE

LTE

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

SA/NSA

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

HSPA, LTE, 5G

149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm (5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 in)

161.9 x 75.7 x 8 mm (6.37 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)

167 g (5.89 oz)

217 g (7.65 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Armor 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame IP68 dust-tight and water-resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum 2 frame

Glass front (Kunlun Glass 3), aluminum frame, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back

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

White, Blue, Black, Purple

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

LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 1440Hz PWM, HDR Vivid

6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio)

6.75 inches, 110.3 cm2 (~90.0% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)

1280 x 2832 pixels (~460 ppi density)

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

HarmonyOS 7.0

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - ROW Exynos 2600 - Europe

Kirin 9030

Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) - ROW 10-core (1x3.9GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Prox & 6x2.75GHz C1-Prox) - Europe

Adreno 840 - ROW

12GB

12GB

256GB/512GB UFS 4.X

256GB/512GB/1TB

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

50 MP, f/1.4-f/4.0, 24mm (wide), PDAF, OIS

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

50 MP, f/2.2, 88mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 4x optical zoom

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

40 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF

Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR

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

4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, OIS, HDR Vivid

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

13 MP, f/2.0, 18mm (ultrawide), AF TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

HDR, HDR10+

HDR

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

4K, 1080p@30/240fps, HDR Vivid, gyro-EIS

Li-Ion 4300 mAh

6600 mAh

25W wired, PD3.0 25W wireless (Qi2.2) 4.5W reverse wireless

66W wired 50W wireless Reverse wireless 5W reverse wired

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

Face ID, fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, altimeter BDS Satellite Calling and Messaging - China only

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

No High-bitrate audio support

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/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

5.4, A2DP, LE

6.0, A2DP, LE, L2HC

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, DisplayPort 1.2

AnTuTu: 2441481 (v10), 3064672 (v11) GeekBench: 10824 (v6) 3DMark: 7230 (Wild Life Extreme)

1383 nits max brightness (measured)

-26.7 LUFS (Good)

Active use score 15:20h