Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Black 1000GB
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chip and 16GB of RAM drive a 6.9-inch OLED display with 2600 nits of peak brightness, making it exceptionally powerful and readable outdoors. Its built-in Privacy Display is a unique differentiator, limiting off-angle viewing for sensitive content, while the 200MP camera system offers 5x optical zoom and advanced AI photo editing tools. This phone is best for security-conscious power users and mobile photographers who need top-tier performance and on-device privacy controls.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong camera (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong performance (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong battery (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong display (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Screen Size | 6.9" |
| Display Type | OLED |
| Resolution | 3120 x 1440 |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 2600 nits |
| HDR | Yes |
Performance
| Processor | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy |
| Processor Model | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy |
| CPU Speed | 4.74 |
| RAM | 16 MB |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
Camera
| Main Camera | 200 |
| Camera Count | 4 |
| Ultrawide | 50 |
| Telephoto | 50 |
| Front Camera | 12 |
| Optical Zoom | 3x, 5x |
| Video | Up to 8K at 30fps |
Battery & Charging
| Battery | 5000 Wh |
| Wired Charging | 60 |
| Wireless Charging | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Adaptive Fast Charging |
| Connector | USB-C |
Connectivity
| 5G | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| NFC | Yes |
| USB | USB-C |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
Design & Build
| Water Resistance | IP68 |
| Form Factor | bar |
| Weight | 0.2 kg / 0.5 lbs |
| Fingerprint | Yes |
| Face Recognition | Yes |
| OS | Android |
| Headphone Jack | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra | Motorola Razr Fold PBAY0003US | Google Pixel 10 Pro XL | Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max MFXH4LL/A | Nothing Phone (4a) Pro A069P | ASUS ROG Phone 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 6.9 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Display Type | OLED | OLED | OLED | Super Retina XDR | AMOLED | LTPO AMOLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 | 165 | 120 | - | 144 | 165 |
| Processor | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy | Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Mobile Platform | Google Tensor G5 | A19 Pro | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 128 | 512 |
| Rear Camera Mp | 200 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 50 |
| Front Camera Mp | 12 | 32 | 42 | 18 | 32 | 32 |
| Battery Capacity Mah | 5000 | 6000 | 4870 | 4422 | 5080 | 5500 |
| Charging Wattage | 60 | 80 | 45 | 27 | 45 | 65 |
| Wireless Charging | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Five (g) | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Water Resistance | IP68 | IP48 | IP68 | IP68 | IP65 | IP68 |
| Operating System | Android | Android | Android | iOS | Android | Android |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Build | Camera | Battery | Display | Feature | Performance | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra | 90.8 | 99.5 | 96.9 | 94.2 | 86.8 | 99.2 | 71.8 | 93.5 |
| Motorola Razr Fold PBAY0003US Compare | 60.1 | 89.6 | 99.9 | 98.5 | 83.1 | 99.2 | 84.7 | 74.3 |
| Google Pixel 10 Pro XL Compare | 90.8 | 96.5 | 87.8 | 94.2 | 31.1 | 94 | 71.8 | 97.3 |
| Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max MFXH4LL/A Compare | 83.7 | 94.4 | 68.7 | 57.4 | 73.3 | 88.2 | 99 | 99.1 |
| Nothing Phone (4a) Pro A069P Compare | 60.1 | 93.5 | 93.6 | 98.5 | 73.3 | 65.4 | 84.7 | 74 |
| ASUS ROG Phone 8 Pro Compare | 80.3 | 91.1 | 98.6 | 99.8 | 83.1 | 98.6 | 91.1 | 21.2 |
Usage Scores
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