Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon) vs Huawei Pura 90
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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 Huawei Pura 90, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9010S and came out 2 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)
- 3.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3898K versus 1248K)
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- 2.5x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3551 and 1399 points
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 43 grams less
- Better grip in hands β the body is 6.4 mm narrower
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 90
- Comes with 2200 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 4300 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 25W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- The rear camera has a 3.7x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 13% higher pixel density (463 vs 411 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1320 x 2856 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 411 ppi | 463 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1500 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Kunlun Glass 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.9% | 89.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Screen space comparison
Pura 90
6.8β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
6.3β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~16% more screen space
Design and build
| Height | 149.6 mm (5.89 inches) | 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 71.7 mm (2.82 inches) | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) | 7 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 210 g (7.41 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Pink, Purple | Black, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Good (3.01/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | HiSilicon Kirin 9010S |
| Max clock | 4740 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | - |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
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| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | - |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | - |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | - |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Maleoon 910 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | - |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 28096 | - |
| Single-core score | 3551 | 1399 |
| Multi-core score | 10235 | 3987 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1173242 | 351901 |
| GPU | 1544662 | 278517 |
| Memory | 410536 | 405011 |
| UX | 770452 | 213091 |
| Total score | 3898892 | 1248520 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#31st 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% |
Huawei Pura 90
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 | - |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | HarmonyOS 6.1 |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | - |
| OS size | 31.6 GB | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | - |
| Security updates | 7 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4300 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | - |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 18 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:45 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3.7x |
| 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) | 120 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12.5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 67 mm | 88 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12.5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (β 0.31 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 3.1 |
| 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, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| 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 | April 2026 |
| Release date | March 2026 | May 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $690 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, software, 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 Huawei Pura 90.
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