Xiaomi 18 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus

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Xiaomi 18 Pro Max

SM-S947B, SM-S947B/DS, SM-S947U, SM-S947U1, SM-S947W, SM-S947N, SM-S9470, SM-S947E, SM-S947E/DS

2026, September 23

2026, March 04

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89 SA/NSA

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked

HSPA, LTE, 5G

HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G

163.4 x 77.6 x 8.4 mm (6.43 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)

158.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm (6.24 x 2.98 x 0.29 in)

235 g or 240 g (8.29 oz)

190 g (6.70 oz)

Glass front (Dragon Crystal Glass 3), aluminum frame IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

· 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 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum 2 frame

Black, White, Pink, Red, Blue

Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold

LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, 2160Hz PWM, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, BT.2020, 4000 nits (peak)

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

6.9 inches, 116.2 cm2 (~91.6% screen-to-body ratio)

6.7 inches, 108.9 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)

1208 x 2624 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~418 ppi density)

1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)

Android 17, HyperOS 4

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - US/CN Exynos 2600 (2 nm) - ROW

Octa-core (up to 5 GHz)

Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) - US/CN 10-core (1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro & 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro) - ROW

Adreno

Adreno 840 - US/CN Xclipse 960 - ROW

12GB/16GB

12GB

256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.1

256GB/512GB

200 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 0.61µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

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

200 MP, f/2.4, 75mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.56", PDAF (10cm - ∞), OIS, 3.2x optical zoom

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

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

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

Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

Best Face, Horizon Lock, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

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

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

50 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF

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

HDR, panorama

HDR, HDR10+

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS

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

Si/C Li-Ion 8500 mAh

Li-Ion 4900 mAh

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

45W wired

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

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

Yes, with stereo speakers (3 speakers, with Dolby Atmos)

Yes

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

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

6.0, A2DP, LE

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

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 3.2, Display Port, OTG

USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG