Samsung Galaxy S26 vs Xiaomi 18 Pro

899 USD

899 USD

Available

Available

Samsung Mobile

Xiaomi Mobiles

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

Xiaomi 18 Pro

2026, February 25

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

LTE

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 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, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89 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)

151.8 x 72 x 8.5 mm (5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)

167 g (5.89 oz)

203 g or 208 g (7.16 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 (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

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

White, Blue, Black, Purple

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)

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

6.4 inches, 100.3 cm2 (~91.8% screen-to-body ratio)

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

1120 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~419 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) - ROW Exynos 2600 - Europe

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 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 (up to 5 GHz)

Adreno 840 - ROW

Adreno

12GB

12GB/16GB

256GB/512GB UFS 4.X

256GB/512GB/1TB

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 Features

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

Best Face, 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 4300 mAh

Si/C Li-Ion 7000 mAh

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

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

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

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

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)

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/6e/7, dual-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), 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

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