Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| February 2026 | 2021, January 14 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - March 2026 | Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 139,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 81,999 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold | Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm (6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 in) |
161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm (6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 214 g (7.55 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), 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) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 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, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G996U1 |
| 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 |
2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1 |
| SAR EU | |
|
1.28 W/kg (head) 1.35 W/kg (body) |
- W/kg (head) - 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) Stylus Armor aluminum 2 frame |
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ |
Display
| Type | |
| QHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Armor 2 |
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10+ 1300 nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Always-on display |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M Colour |
| Size | |
| 6.9 inches [Similar] | 6.7 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1440 x 3120 pixels (498 ppi) | 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 91.47% | 88.68% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades | Android 11 |
| User Interface | |
| One UI 8.5 | One UI 3.1 |
| 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 (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 840 [Similar] | Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 16 GB [Browse Similar] | 8 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 1 TB | 256 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | Unspecified |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 200 MP + 10 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar] | 12 MP + 64 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/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video Auto-HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS |
| 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] |
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF Dual video call, Auto-HDR 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) |
| 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 (CA), 5G |
| Bluetooth | |
| 6.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG | USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go |
| GPS | |
| GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| Browser | |
| Yes | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.X | 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS 3.1) |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | Unspecified |
| 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 60W wired, PD3.0, 75% in 30 min 25W wireless (Qi2.2) 4.5W reverse wireless |
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W |
| Capacity | |
| 5000 mAh | 4800 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |