Galaxy S26 Ultra vs iPhone Air 1st gen

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

Galaxy S26 Ultra

Announced

2026 Feb 24

Status

Available. Released 2026 Mar 6

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

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

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)

Galaxy S26 Ultra

Card slot

No

Internal

1TB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Interface

UFS 4.0

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

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

Galaxy S26 Ultra

Loudspeaker

stereo

3.5mm jack

No

Audio features

Voice speakerSpeakerphoneANCHD VoiceVoLTEViLTE

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

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

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

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