Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

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Galaxy S23 compared with Galaxy S26 Ultra

	SamsungGalaxy S23	SamsungGalaxy S26 Ultra
Overview
Released
Released	February 2023	March 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	6.1″	6.9″
Resolution
Resolution	2340 × 1080	3120 × 1440 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	422 pixels per inch	498 pixels per inch (better)
Panel
Panel	OLED	LTPO OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	1,750 nits	2,600 nits (better)
Display type
Display type	FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X (2,340 × 1,080); Super Smooth 120 Hz (48–120 Hz); 240 Hz touch sampling in Game Mode; 6.1 inches as a full rectangle, 5.9 inches with rounded corners	Dynamic AMOLED 2X, QHD+, 16M colours; 120 Hz adaptive refresh rate (1–120 Hz)
Pixel density
Pixel density	425 ppi (Samsung)	–
Brightness detail
Brightness detail	1,750 nits peak	–
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front and back	Corning Gorilla Armor 2
Display features
Display features	Vision booster; Enhanced comfort	Built-in Privacy Display; anti-reflective display; Vision booster; ProScaler and mDNIe image processing
Performance
Chip
Chip	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
Memory
Memory	8 GB	12 GB – 16 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	128 GB, 256 GB	256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	Octa-core, 3.36 GHz + 2.8 GHz + 2 GHz; 8 GB of RAM	Octa-core (4.74 GHz, 3.6 GHz)
Cooling
Cooling	–	Redesigned Vapor Chamber, Samsung's largest yet, with thermal interface material along the sides of the processor
Storage type
Storage type	128 GB (99 GB available, UFS 3.1 per Notebookcheck) or 256 GB (217.4 GB available, UFS 4.0 per Notebookcheck); no microSD slot	–
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	50 MP	200 MP (better)
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	12 MP	50 MP
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	10 MP	50 MP
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	3×	5× (better)
Front camera
Front camera	12 MP	12 MP
Main camera
Main camera	50 MP wide, F1.8, 85°	200 MP wide, F1.4
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	12 MP, F2.2, 120°	50 MP, F1.9
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	10 MP, F2.4, 36°, 3x optical zoom	50 MP, F2.9, 5x optical zoom
Second telephoto camera
Second telephoto camera	–	10 MP, F2.4, 3x optical zoom
Front camera
Front camera	12 MP, F2.2, 80°	12 MP, F2.2, autofocus
Zoom
Zoom	3x optical zoom	3x and 5x optical zoom; 2x and 10x optical-quality zoom (Adaptive Pixel sensor); digital zoom up to 100x
Video recording
Video recording	8K at 30 fps	Up to 8K (7680 × 4320) at 30 fps; APV codec; slow motion at 240 fps (FHD) and 120 fps (FHD and UHD)
Camera features
Camera features	Nightography; Expert RAW (free download); 360 Audio Recording with Galaxy Buds2 Pro	Nightography; Super Steady with Horizontal Lock
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	3,900 mAh	5,000 mAh (better)
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 22 hours	Up to 31 hours
Wired charging
Wired charging	Up to 25 W	Up to 60 W (better)
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes (wattage not published)	Yes (wattage not published)
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	3,900 mAh typical, 3,785 mAh rated; video playback (streaming) up to 22 hours; internet use up to 20 hours (LTE or Wi-Fi); talk time up to 35 hours (4G)	Rated (minimum) capacity 4,855 mAh; at least 1,200 charge cycles; EU energy class A
Wired charging
Wired charging	Up to 50% in around 30 minutes with a 25 W adapter (sold separately) and 3 A USB-C cable	Super Fast Charging 3.0, up to 75% in around 30 minutes with a 60 W adapter (sold separately); QC2.0 and AFC PD compatible
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Fast Wireless Charging 2.0	Super Fast Wireless Charging (WPC); Samsung doesn't state the wattage
Charges other devices
Charges other devices	Wireless PowerShare	Wireless PowerShare
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	168 g (better)	214 g
Thickness
Thickness	7.6 mm (better)	7.9 mm
Height × width
Height × width	146.3 × 70.9 mm	163.6 × 78.1 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	IP68	IP68
Stylus
Stylus	–	Yes
Materials
Materials	Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front and back with an aluminium frame; recycled plastic, glass and aluminium in some components	Armor Aluminum frame; Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 back
Colours
Colours	Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender; Graphite, Lime on Samsung.com	Cobalt Violet, White, Black, Sky Blue; Pink Gold and Silver Shadow (Samsung.com only)
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP68, up to 1.5 m of fresh water for up to 30 minutes; not advised for beach or pool use	IP68, dust-tight and tested for submersion in up to 1.5 m of fresh water for up to 30 minutes
Biometrics
Biometrics	In-screen fingerprint sensor, face recognition	Fingerprint sensor
Sensors
Sensors	–	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, Hall sensor, light sensor, proximity sensor
Speakers
Speakers	–	Stereo speakers
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 13, One UI 5.1	One UI 8.5 (Android 16)
Software updates
Software updates	Four generations of Android OS upgrades and five years of security updates	Security updates until 28 February 2033 (UK)
AI features
AI features	–	Galaxy AI, including Now Nudge, Now Brief, Photo Assist and Creative Studio; a choice of agents including Bixby, Gemini and Perplexity
Connectivity
Satellite messaging
Satellite messaging	–	Yes
Mobile network
Mobile network	5G, LTE	5G Sub6 (FDD, TDD, SDL); 4G LTE (FDD, TDD); 3G WCDMA; 2G GSM
SIM
SIM	Nano-SIM plus a second nano-SIM or eSIM	Two nano-SIMs, nano-SIM and eSIM, or dual eSIM
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.3	Bluetooth 6.0
Ultra Wideband
Ultra Wideband	–	Yes
NFC
NFC	Yes	Yes
Satellite features
Satellite features	–	Works with O2 Satellite in the UK (texts, supported apps, maps and location sharing where O2 has no signal; not emergency calls); satellite texting and emergency SOS with Verizon in the US
USB
USB	USB Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 1	USB Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 1
Positioning
Positioning	–	GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS