Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon) vs Google Pixel 11
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on February 25, 2026, against the Google Pixel 11, which is powered by Google Tensor G6 and came out 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- 38% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3551 and 2575 points
- Weighs 30 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 11
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- The phone is 6 months newer
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2424 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 411 ppi | 422 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1500 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.9% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 149.6 mm (5.89 inches) | 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) |
| Width | 71.7 mm (2.82 inches) | 72 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Pink, Purple | Black, Green, Red, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.01/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Google Tensor G6 |
| Max clock | 4740 MHz | 4110 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 7 (1 + 4 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: C1-Pro - 4 cores at 3.38 GHz: C1-Pro - 1 core at 4.11 GHz: C1-Ultra |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | PowerVR DXT-48-1536 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1286 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~1975.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 28096 | 6048 |
| Single-core score | 3551 | 2575 |
| Multi-core score | 10235 | 6027 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1173242 | 848037 |
| GPU | 1544662 | 271374 |
| Memory | 410536 | 297105 |
| UX | 770452 | 455981 |
| Total score | 3898892 | - |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#28th place)
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-12 (Fahad Nadeem) | CPU Throttle | 51% |
| π 2026-08-12 (Fahad Nadeem) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 22177 |
| π 2026-08-12 (Fahad Nadeem) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3551 / 10235 |
| π 2026-08-12 (Fahad Nadeem) | AnTuTu 11 | 3898892 |
| π 2026-08-08 (Fahad Nadeem) | CPU Throttle | 80% |
Google Pixel 11
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 17 |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 31.6 GB | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4300 mAh | 4985 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:19 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | - | 10:46 hr |
| Watching video | - | 22:05 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:38 hr |
| Standby | - | 86 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#147th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | - |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 10.8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.1 |
| Focal length | 67 mm | 112 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/3.2" (β 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.31 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | Sony IMX712 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 0.32 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 160 |
| Zoom | - | 137 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 11 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 10.5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (β 0.31 inch) | 1/2.65" (β 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2026 | August 2026 |
| Release date | March 2026 | August 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $899 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon). But if the camera and battery life are more of a priority β go for the Google Pixel 11.
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