Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Product
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1,270 USD
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
1,299 USD

Price
1,270 USD
1,299 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Xiaomi Mobiles
Samsung Mobile
Model No
2201122C, 2201122G
SM-S948B, SM-S948B/DS, SM-S948U, SM-S948U1, SM-S948W, SM-S948N, SM-S9480, SM-S948E, SM-S948E/DS

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66
LTE
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
SA/NSA/Sub6 - International SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G

Dimensions
163.6 x 74.6 x 8.2 mm (6.44 x 2.94 x 0.32 in)
163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm (6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
Weight
204 g (7.20 oz)
214 g (7.55 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
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
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
· 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
Colors
Gray, Blue, Purple, Green
White, Blue, Black, Purple

Type
LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1500 nits (peak), Over 1 billion colors, Color gamut: DCI-P3TrueColor display: JNCD≈0.43, Delta E≈0.4Contrast ratio: 8,000,000 : 1Brightness: HBM 1000 nits (typ), 1500 nits peak brightnessHDR10+Dolby Vision®16000 level brightness adjustment, Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus®, Reading mode, Sunlight mode360° ambient light sensor, Display Mate A+SGS Eye Care Display Certification, SGS performance tested: Seamless Pro
Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
Size
6.73 inches, 109.4 cm2 (~89.6% screen-to-body ratio)
6.9 inches, 116.9 cm2 (~91.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~521 ppi density)
1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~498 ppi density)

OS
Android 12, MIUI 13
Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen1 (4 nm)
Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
GPU
Adreno 730
Adreno 840

RAM
8GB/12GB
12GB/16GB
Storage
128GB/256GB
256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.X
Card Slot
No

Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
200 MP, f/1.4, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
50 MP, f/1.9, 48mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
10 MP, (telephoto), 1/3.94", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
Lens 3
50 MP, f/2.2, 115˚ (ultrawide)
50 MP, f/2.8, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
Features
ProFocus, (Motion, tracking, focus, /, Eye, tracking, focus, /, Motion, capture)Ultra, Night, Photo, Portrait, Night, mode, Portrait, HDR, Long, exposure, mode, with, six, effects, (Moving, crowd,, Oil, painting,, Neon, trails,, Light, painting,, Starry, sky,, Star, trails)Photo, clones Timed, burst Photo, filters, Night, mode, (wide/ultra, wide/telephoto)50MP, mode, (wide/ultra, wide/telephoto)Document, mode AI, camera Google, Lens Movie, frame Pro, modeI mage, formats, captured:, HEIF, and, JPEGHDRRAW, mode Face, recognition AI, distortion, correction, (Ultra, wide)
Laser AF, Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Lens 4
50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video

Lens 1
32 MP
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features
HDR, panorama
HDR, HDR10+
Video
1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, gyro-EIS
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Capacity
Li-Po 4600 mAh, non-removable
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging 120W, Fast wireless charging 50W, Reverse wireless charging 10W, Power Delivery 3.0, Quick Charge 4+
60W wired, PD3.0, 75% in 30 min 25W wireless (Qi2.2) 4.5W reverse wireless

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

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No, 24-bit/192kHz audio Tuned by Harman Kardon
No High-bitrate audio support

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
5.4, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC, BDS (tri-band)
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

Performance
AnTuTu: 985226 (v9) GeekBench: 3682 (v5.1) GFXBench: 46fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 2627986 (v10), 3892165 (v11) GeekBench: 11566 (v6) 3DMark: 7744 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
1480 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-29.5 LUFS (Average)
-25.9 LUFS (Very good)
Battery life
Endurance rating 74h
Active use score 16:23h