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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
February 2026 August 2018
Status
Coming Soon - March 2026 Available - August 2018
Price
Rs. 139,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 67,900 ($999.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold Metallic copper, Lavender purple, Ocean blue, Midnight black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm
(6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
(6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight
214 g (7.55 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
SIM Type
- Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
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
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
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, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
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SAR EU
1.28 W/kg (head)
1.35 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus
Armor aluminum 2 frame
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
Notification LED
- Yes

Display

Type
QHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Armor 2
Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
6.9 inches [Similar] 6.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1440 x 3120 pixels (498 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (514 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
91.47% 84.15%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades Android 8.1 (Oreo)
User Interface
One UI 8.5 -
Processor
Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 - USA/LATAM, China [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 840 [Similar] Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China [Similar]
RAM
16 GB [Browse Similar] 6/8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
1 TB 128/512 GB
External Memory
No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

Camera

Rear Camera
200 MP + 10 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar] Dual 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash LED flash
Features
200 MP, f/1.4, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.9, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Laser AF, Best Face, auto-HDR, panorama
12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Dual Video Call, Auto-HDR
Video
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, Dual-Video Rec
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]
8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 1440p@30fps [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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser
Yes HTML5

User Memory

Internal
1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.X 128/512 GB, 6/8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
USB OTG
Supported Not Supported

Sensors

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

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 60W wired, PD3.0, 75% in 30 min
25W wireless (Qi2.2)
4.5W reverse wireless
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
5000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- -
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