Samsung Galaxy S26 vs Vivo X500

899 USD

899 USD

Available

Available

Samsung Mobile

Vivo Mobiles

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

V2608A

2026, February 25

2026, September 21

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, 20, 25, 26, 28, 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, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 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)

157 x 75 x 8.2 mm (6.18 x 2.95 x 0.32 in)

167 g (5.89 oz)

211 g or 213 g (7.44 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, aluminum frame, glass 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

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - International Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - China

White, Blue, Black, Purple

Black, Gray, White, Pink

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

AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR10+, 2000 nits (HBM), 4000 nits (peak)

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

6.59 inches, 106.1 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)

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

1260 x 2750 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~459 ppi density)

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

Android 17, up to 5 major OS updates, OriginOS 7

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

Mediatek Dimensity 9600M (3 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 (1x4.21 GHz & 3x3.5 GHz & 4x2.7 GHz)

Adreno 840 - ROW

ARM G1-Ultra

12GB

12GB

256GB/512GB UFS 4.X

256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.1

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

50 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, PDAF, OIS

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

64 MP, f/2.6, 72mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", 0.7µm, PDAF (15cm - ∞), OIS, 3x optical zoom

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

50 MP, f/2.0, 15mm, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF

Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, 3D LUT import

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@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, gyro-EIS, 4K@120fps 10-bit Log

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

50 MP, f/2.0, 20mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF

HDR, HDR10+

HDR

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

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

Li-Ion 4300 mAh

Si/C Li-Ion 7500mAh

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

90W wired 40W wireless Reverse wired

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

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

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

5.4, A2DP, LE

5.4/6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

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