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iPhone Duo vs Galaxy S26 Ultra
A side-by-side comparison of the iPhone Duo and the Galaxy S26 Ultra, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
Overview
Specifications
iPhone Duo
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71, 106 - A3447, A3719
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 106 - A3720
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 106 - A3721
- 5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3720
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3447
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3721
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3719
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE, 5G
Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- UMTS 2100 / 1900 / 1700/2100 / 850 / 900 - HSUPA, HSUPA 5.8, HSDPA, HSPA+ 21.1, DC-HSDPA 42.2
- 4G bands
- LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - 100/50, 150/50, 300/50, 300/75, 300/100, 400/150, 450/50, 450/100, 600/50, 600/100, 1000/100, 1200/200, 1600, 2000/300
- 5G bands
- NR bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 - 1500, 2600, 3700, 4600, 7500 data links
- Dual SIM
- SIM2 supports same bands as SIM1
iPhone Duo
- Announced
- 2026, September 09
- Status
- Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, October 23
Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Announced
- 2026 Feb 24
- Status
- Available. Released 2026 Mar 6
iPhone Duo
- Dimensions
Unfolded: 117.8 x 164.6 x 5.2 mm
Folded: 117.8 x 84.1 x 11.3 mm
- Weight
- 254 g (8.96 oz)
- Build
- Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2) (folded), titanium frame & hindge (grade 5), glass back (Ceramic Shield)
- SIM
· eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time) - Global
· eSIM + eSIM (China)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Stylus support
Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Dimensions
- 163.6 × 78.1 × 7.9 mm
- Weight
- 214 g
- Build
- Gorilla Armor 2
- SIM
- e-SIM + Nano-SIM (4FF)
- Protection
- IP68 dust/water resistant (150 cm, 30 min)
- Extras
- Haptic touch feedback, Active stylus
iPhone Duo
- Type
- LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED120HzHDR10Dolby Vision1000 nits (typ)1600 nits (HBM)3000 nits (peak)
- Size
- 7.6 inches, 175.4 cm2 (~90.4% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1878 x 2670 pixels (~430 ppi density)
- Protection
Nano Texture finish
Anti‑reflective coating
Wide-angle OLED matte display
Small display crease
Cover display:
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
5.4 inches, 1398 x 2034 pixels, 460 ppi
Ceramic Shield 2, Anti‑reflective coating
Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Type
- AM-OLED display, Dynamic AM-OLED, 16.8M colors, 120 Hz
- Size
- 6.9 inches
- Resolution
- 1440x3120 pixels (~499 PPI density), ~91.1% screen-to-body ratio
- Protection
- Gorilla Armor 2
- Touch
- Capacitive multi-touch screen
- Notch/Hole
- 1-hole
iPhone Duo
- OS
- iOS 27
- Chipset
- Apple A20 Pro (2 nm)
- CPU
- Hexa-core (2x GHz high performance + 4x GHz)
- GPU
- Apple GPU (7-core graphics)
Galaxy S26 Ultra
- OS
- Google Android 16 (Baklava)
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-1-AD for Galaxy (Kaanapali) 3 nm
- CPU
- 4.74 GHz octa-core
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 840 (1300 MHz)
iPhone Duo
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
- 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM, 2TB 12GB RAM
Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
- 1TB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
- Interface
- UFS 4.0
iPhone Duo
- Dual
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF
- Features
- Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
- Video
- 4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps10-bit HDRDolby Vision HDR (up to 120fps)ProRes3D (spatial) video/audiostereo sound rec.
Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Quad
201.3 MP, f/1.40, 23mm, 5.0 x optical zoom, BSI CMOS, 0.60µm, PD AF, Laser AF, EIS, EIS (video), OIS, OIS (video), Pixel unification, HDR photo, HDR video, Red-eye reduction, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Refocus, Touch focus, Macro mode, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Face tagging, Smile detection, Face retouch, Face retouch (video), Intelligent scene detection
50.3 MP, f/1.90, 13mm, (ultrawide), BSI CMOS, 0.70µm, PD AF, EIS (video), Pixel unification, HDR photo, HDR video, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Touch focus, Macro mode, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Face tagging, Smile detection, Face retouch, Face retouch (video), Intelligent scene detection
10.0 MP, f/2.40, 67mm, (telephoto), BSI CMOS
49.9 MP, f/2.90, 111mm, (periscope), BSI CMOS
- Other features
- single LED flash
- Video
- 7680x4320 pixel
iPhone Duo
- Single
XX MP under display camera, f/1.8, 1080p@30/60fps video
Cover camera:
12 MP multi-aspect, f/2.2, (wide), AF
- Features
- HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, spatial audio, stereo sound rec.
- Video
- 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Single
12.0 MP, f/2.20, BSI CMOS, PD AF, HDR photo, HDR video, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Touch focus, Panorama Photo, Face detection, Face tagging, Smile detection, Face retouch, Face retouch (video), Intelligent scene detection
- Video
- 3840x2160 pixel
iPhone Duo
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Loudspeaker
- stereo
- 3.5mm jack
- No
- Audio features
- Voice speakerSpeakerphoneANCHD VoiceVoLTEViLTE
iPhone Duo
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
- Bluetooth
- 6.0, A2DP, LE
- Positioning
- GPS (L1+L5)GLONASSGALILEOBDSQZSSNavIC
- NFC
- Yes
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
Galaxy S26 Ultra
- WLAN
- 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11r, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 802.11be
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 6.0
- Positioning
- Simultaneous GPSA-GPSDual-frequency GPSGeotaggingQuickGPSQZSSSatellite SOS
- Satellite details
- GLONASS (L1OF, L2OF); Galileo (E1, E5a); BeiDou (B1c, B1I, B2a BeiDou receiver)
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB C reversible USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen 1 / 3.2 Gen 1x1
- USB features
- USB chargingUSB fast chargingUSB HostUSB OTG 1.3USB OTG 2.0USB PDUSB PD 2.0USB PD 3.0
- Wireless features
- DLNAMiracastWi-Fi DirectWi-Fi TetheringWiDiWi-Fi Calling
iPhone Duo
- Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip)
Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Sensors
- AccelerometerGyroCompassBarometerIn-screen FP sensorHallL sensorP sensorStep counterNFC
- Software
- Voice CommandBusiness card recognitionNavigation softwareAugmented Reality (AR)Virtual Reality (VR) supportIntelligent personal assistantVoice RecognitionFace Recognition
iPhone Duo
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Charging
Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 20 min
25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min
Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Type
- 5000 mAh battery 19.50 Wh Li-ion
- Charging
- 60.0 W charging wired, 25.0 W wireless (PMA, Qi, Qi2)
- Nominal Battery Voltage
- 3.90 Volts
iPhone Duo
- Colors
- Night Sky, Star White
- Models
- A3720, A3721, A3447, A3719
- Price
- About 2300 EUR
Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Models
- SM-S948B Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G Dual SIM TD-LTE 256GB
- Price
- 2,199
- Market
- Australia, North America, South America
- Countries
- Argentina, Australia, Mexico
- SAR (head)
- 1.284 W/kg
- SAR (body)
- 1.352 W/kg
- 2nd highest SAR (head)
- 1.020 W/kg
- 2nd highest SAR (body)
- 1.200 W/kg