Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra vs S26 Ultra
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 ) that was released on February 1, 2027, against the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 1 year before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Specifications of the Galaxy S27 Ultra was provided by insiders and may not be fully accurate.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 5700 vs 5000 mAh
- 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4334K versus 3939K)
- The phone is 1 year newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 498 ppi | 498 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 1500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | 2600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.2% | 91.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 78.3 mm (3.08 inches) | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 221 g (7.8 oz) | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black | White, Black, Silver, Blue, Pink, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 5010 MHz | 4740 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 3 + 3) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 3.74 GHz: - 3 cores at 4.03 GHz: - 2 cores at 5.01 GHz: |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 2 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 850 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1450 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4454.4 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 31492 | 28391 |
| Single-core score | 3890 | 3624 |
| Multi-core score | 12074 | 11049 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1275438 | 1168602 |
| GPU | 1686566 | 1520337 |
| Memory | 495257 | 448779 |
| UX | 876794 | 801526 |
| Total score | 4334055 | 3939244 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [32 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 |
| Video editing | - | 8217 |
| Photo editing | - | 37389 |
| Data manipulation | - | 18322 |
| Writing score | - | 32854 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#39th place)
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra
No benchmark results yet
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-11-09 (inΟ) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 3226 / 11177 |
| π 2026-11-05 (inΟ) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 3212 / 10930 |
| π 2026-11-04 (longinius) | AnTuTu 12 | 4250165 |
| π 2026-11-02 (Arsik) | AnTuTu 12 | 4255778 |
| π 2026-10-27 -> r_decardona | AnTuTu 12 | 4175199 |
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 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | One UI 9.5 | One UI 9.0 |
| OS size | - | 33.2 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5700 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 60 W | 60 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (25 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (80% in 30 min) | Yes (84% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:50 hr | 0:43 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 (#71st place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 16320 x 12240 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 | f/1.4 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (β 0.77 inch) | 1/1.3" (β 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.6 micron | 0.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.9 |
| Focal length | - | 111 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX854 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) | 1/2.52" (β 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5" (β 0.4 inch) | 1/2.5" (β 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 | 16 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/2.6" (β 0.38 inch) | 1/3.2" (β 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| 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 | 6.0 | 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 | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2027 | February 2026 |
| Release date | March 2027 | March 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1399 | $1299 |
| 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 |
- Hall-effect sensor - 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.
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