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Samsung Galaxy S26 vs Samsung Galaxy A57

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
February 2026 March 2026
Status
Coming Soon - March 2026 Coming Soon - April 2026
Price
Rs. 87,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 56,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold Navy, Gray, Icyblue, Lilac
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm
(5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 in)
161.5 x 76.8 x 6.9 mm
(6.36 x 3.02 x 0.27 in)
Weight
167 g (5.89 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
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, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G Network
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 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA unlocked
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
SAR EU
1.21 W/kg (head)
1.10 W/kg (body)
0.70 W/kg (head)
1.07 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Armor aluminum 2 frame
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display

Type
FHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
FHD+ Super AMOLED+ Screen, 120Hz
HDR10+, 1200 Nits (HBM), 1900 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs Level 5
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
6.3 inches [Similar] 6.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
90.87% 88.69%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades Android 16, up to 6 major Android upgrades
User Interface
One UI 8.5 One UI 8.5
Processor
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, Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - US/CN
Exynos 2600 (2 nm) - ROW [Similar]
Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-720 & 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-720 & 3x1.95 GHz Cortex-520), Exynos 1680 (4 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 840 - US/CN
Xclipse 960 - ROW [Similar]
Xclipse 550 [Similar]
RAM
12 GB [Browse Similar] 12 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
512 GB 512 GB
External Memory
No No

Camera

Rear Camera
50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash LED Flash
Features
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Best Face, Auto-HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Best Face, Panorama, HDR
Video
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, gyro-EIS
Front Camera
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 10-bit HDR [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
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, dual-band or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser
Yes Yes

User Memory

Internal
512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.X 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage
No No
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)
Gyroscope Sensor
Barometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W wired, PD3.0, 55% in 30 min)
15W wireless (Qi2 Ready)
4.5W reverse wireless
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired
Capacity
4300 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- -
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