Samsung Galaxy S26 vs OnePlus 16

899 USD

899 USD

Available

Available

Samsung Mobile

OnePlus Mobiles

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

OnePlus 16

2026, February 25

2026, September 12

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

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66

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

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 98 SA/NSA/Sub6

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)

161.4 x 76.7 x 8.5 mm (6.35 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)

167 g (5.89 oz)

217 g or 220 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 (Crystal Shield Glass), aluminum frame, glass back (Crystal Shield Glass) or glass-fiber reinforced plastic back IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 2m 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 + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

White, Blue, Black, Purple

Black, Silver, Orange

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

LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 185Hz, 3840Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR Vivid, 1000 nits, 2000 nits (HBM)

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

6.78 inches, 112.4 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio)

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

1272 x 2772 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~450 ppi density)

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

Android 17, OxygenOS 17

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

Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)

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

Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance)

Adreno 840 - ROW

Adreno 850

12GB

12GB/16GB

256GB/512GB UFS 4.X

256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 5.0

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

200 MP, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.4µm, PDAF, OIS

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

50 MP, (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", 3x optical zoom, PDAF, OIS

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

50 MP, f/2.0, 16mm, 116˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF

Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Laser focus, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama, LUT preview

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

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, Auto HDR, gyro-EIS, Dolby Vision, LUT

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

50 MP, f/2.0, 18mm (ultrawide), AF

HDR, HDR10+

HDR, panorama

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

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

Li-Ion 4300 mAh

Si/C Li-Ion 9000 mAh

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

100W wired, 44/100W UFCS, 55W PPS, 18W PD/QC 50W wireless Reverse wireless 5W reverse wired Bypass charging

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

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, proximity, gyro (UAV-grade), compass, barometer (exc. China)

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 or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

5.4, A2DP, LE

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

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

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