Phone Comparison - Huawei nova 15 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Huawei nova 15 Ultra
huawei nova 15 ultra
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
samsung galaxy s26 ultra
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Samsung
Announced December 2025 February 2026
Status Coming Soon - January 2026 Coming Soon - March 2026
Price - Rs. 139,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple, Green Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163 x 78 x 6.8 mm
(6.42 x 3.07 x 0.27 in)
163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm
(6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 214 g (7.55 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1x
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE 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
5G Network 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
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.28 W/kg (head)
1.35 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 2m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus
Armor aluminum 2 frame

hardware Hardware and OS

OS HarmonyOS 6.0 Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades
User Interface - One UI 8.5
Processor , Kirin 9010S 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]
GPU - Adreno 840 [Similar]
RAM 16 GB [Browse Similar] 16 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 TB 1 TB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type FHD+ LTPO OLED Screen, HDR Vivid, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, 4000 Nits (peak)
Kunlun Glass
QHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Armor 2
Colors 1B colors 16M colors
Size 6.84 inches [Similar] 6.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1320 x 2856 pixels (460 ppi) 1440 x 3120 pixels (498 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.41% 91.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar] 200 MP + 10 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.4-4.0, 24mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 88mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.7x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 118˚ (ultrawide), AF
Laser AF, Color Spectrum Sensor, Panorama, HDR
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
Video 4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, HDR Vivid 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera 50 MP, f/2.0, (ultrawide), 1/2.5", Dual Pixel PDAF
HDR, panorama
4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, HDR Vivid [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE, L2HC (320-960 kbps HD audio) 6.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.X
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 100W wired, SCP, UFCS, PD, PPS, QC
50W wireless
7.5W reverse wireless
5W reverse wired
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 60W wired, PD3.0, 75% in 30 min
25W wireless (Qi2.2)
4.5W reverse wireless
Capacity 6500 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -