Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Honor X7c
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.9-inch Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on February 25, 2026, against the Honor X7c, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and came out 1 year and 4 months before. 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 Ultra
- 8.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3939K versus 483K)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Has 3x more RAM: 12GB versus 4GB
- 91% higher pixel density (498 vs 261 PPI)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Handles wireless charging up to 25W
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (60W versus 35W)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 14
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 1 year and 4 months newer
Reasons to consider the Honor X7c
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack 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 | TFT LCD |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.77 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels | 1610 x 720 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 498 ppi | 261 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1500 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.4% | 86.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) | 166.9 mm (6.57 inches) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.24 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 214 g (7.55 oz) | 201 g (7.09 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP64 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Silver, Blue, Pink, Purple | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
| Max clock | 4740 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~322.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 28391 | 385 |
| Single-core score | 3624 | 463 |
| Multi-core score | 11049 | 1463 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1168602 | 187458 |
| GPU | 1520337 | 30414 |
| Memory | 448779 | 147704 |
| UX | 801526 | 117630 |
| Total score | 3939244 | 483206 |
| Samples | [32 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 67% | - |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2737 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 46 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 58 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 42 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 37 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 11990 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | 42 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 7123 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 23390 | 11765 |
| Video editing | 8217 | 4977 |
| Photo editing | 37389 | 17423 |
| Data manipulation | 18322 | 8170 |
| Writing score | 32854 | 11335 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#39th place)
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-11-09 (inπ) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 3226 / 11177 |
| 📘 2026-11-05 (inπ) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 3212 / 10930 |
| 📘 2026-11-04 (longinius) | AnTuTu 12 | 4250165 |
| 📘 2026-11-02 (Arsik) | AnTuTu 12 | 4255778 |
| 📘 2026-10-27 -> r_decardona | AnTuTu 12 | 4175199 |
Honor X7c
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-03-09 (Amin) | AnTuTu 11 | 475375 |
| 📘 2026-01-20 (Invisible) | AnTuTu 11 | 467392 |
| 📘 2025-12-11 (Влад) | AnTuTu 11 | 484852 |
| 📘 2025-10-17 (Ceptle) | AnTuTu 11 | 483206 |
| 📘 2025-02-17 (Peanut) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 463 / 1463 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) | Android 14 |
| ROM | One UI 9.0 | MagicOS 8.0 |
| OS size | 33.2 GB | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 60 W | 35 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (25 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (84% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 39 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:43 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:12 hr | - |
| Watching video | 21:39 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:42 hr | - |
| Standby | 130 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#70th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 | Samsung ISOCELL HM6 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.6 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.9 | - |
| Focal length | 111 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX854 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.52" (≈ 0.4 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | - |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 165 | - |
| Zoom | 141 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| 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 | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | February 2026 | October 2024 |
| Release date | March 2026 | October 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1299 | $155 |
| Successor | - | - Honor X7e |
| SAR (head) | 1.28 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.35 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 35 W |
Further details
Notes on Honor X7c:
- In black color, the smartphone is 8.09 mm thick and weighs 199g, while the green and white versions are 8.24 mm and 201g.
- Battery capacity varies by country: either 5,200 mAh or 6,000 mAh.
- According to the official website, the Honor X7c can survive immersion up to 25 cm for no more than 3 minutes or 0.5 meters for up to 1 minute.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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