Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Xiaomi 17 Ultra
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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Xiaomi 17 Ultra
Body & design
Dimensions
163.6 × 78.1 × 7.9 mm
162.9 × 77.6 × 8.29 mm
Weight
214 g
218.4 g (Black, White) / 219 g (Starlit Green)
Materials
Armor Aluminum frame · Gorilla Armor 2 (front) · Gorilla Glass Victus 2 (back)
Aluminum alloy frame · fiberglass back · Xiaomi Shield Glass 3.0
Ingress protection
IP68
IP68 (6 m / 30 min) · IP66 + IP69 (China)
Display
Main display
6.9″ Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 1–120 Hz · Privacy Display
6.9″ Xiaomi HyperRGB OLED (M10), 1–120 Hz LTPO
Main resolution
3120 × 1440 (QHD+)
2608 × 1200, 12-bit
Peak brightness
2600 nits (peak)
3500 nits (multi-scenario peak)
Stylus
✓ (S Pen, integrated)
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Display protection
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Xiaomi Shield Glass 3.0 · DC dimming, TÜV Flicker Free
Performance
Chipset
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy (3 nm)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
CPU
Octa-core, 4.74 GHz + 3.6 GHz
2 × 4.6 GHz + 6 × 3.62 GHz
RAM
12 GB / 16 GB (1 TB)
16 GB LPDDR5X (12 GB China base)
Storage
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
512 GB / 1 TB UFS 4.1
Operating system
Android 16 · One UI 8.5
Xiaomi HyperOS 3
Software support
7 × OS + security (to Feb 2033)
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GPU
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Adreno 840
Camera
Main camera
200 MP, f/1.4, AF, OIS
50 MP Leica 1″ Light Fusion 1050L (LOFIC), f/1.67, 23 mm, OIS
Telephoto
50 MP periscope 5× (f/2.9, OIS) · 10 MP 3× (f/2.4) · 2×/10× optical-quality · 100× digital
200 MP Leica APO 75–100 mm optical zoom, f/2.39–2.96, 1/1.4″, OIS · up to 17.2× optical-level (400 mm) · 30 cm macro
Ultra-wide
50 MP, f/1.9, AF
50 MP, f/2.2, 14 mm, 115°
Selfie camera
12 MP, f/2.2, AF
50 MP AF, f/2.2, 21 mm
Video
8K@30 · 4K@120 (Pro Video) · APV codec
8K@30 · 4K@120 Dolby Vision / Log (main + tele) · ACES · 1920 fps slow-mo
Battery & charging
Battery
5000 mAh
6000 mAh (6800 mAh China)
Battery technology
EU energy label A · ≥ 1200 cycles
Xiaomi Surge Battery, Si/C, 16 % Si
Wired charging
60 W Super Fast Charging 3.0 (75 % in 30 min)
90 W HyperCharge · 90 W PD-PPS
Wireless charging
25 W · Wireless PowerShare
50 W HyperCharge
Connectivity
Network
5G (sub6, mmWave) · UWB
5G SA/NSA · UWB
SIM
2× nano-SIM / nano-SIM + eSIM / 2× eSIM
2× nano-SIM / nano-SIM + eSIM / 2× eSIM
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (2.4 + 5 + 6 GHz)
Wi-Fi 7 (MLO)
Bluetooth
6.0
6.0 (LDAC, LHDC 5.0, aptX Adaptive, LC3)
NFC
✓
✓
USB
USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 · DeX
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Positioning
GPS · Galileo · GLONASS · BeiDou · QZSS
GPS L1+L5 · Galileo · GLONASS · BeiDou · QZSS · NavIC
Features
Audio
Stereo speakers
Stereo, Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res · IR blaster · 4-mic array
Biometrics
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Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint · AI face unlock
Pricing
Launch price
🌐 from $1,299.99 / €1,449 (256 GB)
🌐 from €1,499 (≈ $1,750)
EU price
🇪🇺 €1,449 · €1,649 (512 GB) · €1,949 (1 TB)
🇪🇺 €1,499 (16 GB + 512 GB)
US price
🇺🇸 $1,299.99 (256 GB)
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