Samsung Galaxy S26 Black 512GB
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chip and 12GB of RAM drive exceptionally fast AI-powered photo editing and context-aware task management. Its 6.3-inch AMOLED display reaches 2600 nits for clear outdoor visibility, while the 164g build and IP68 rating make it a lightweight, durable flagship. This phone is best for mobile photographers and power users who want instant, on-device AI to remove objects from photos or generate custom illustrations.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong performance (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong build (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong display (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong social proof (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Screen Size | 6.3" |
| Display Type | AMOLED |
| Resolution | 2340 x 1080 |
| 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 | 12 MB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Expandable | No |
Camera
| Main Camera | 50 |
| Camera Count | 2 |
| Ultrawide | 12 |
| Telephoto | 12 |
| Front Camera | 12 |
| Optical Zoom | 3x |
| Video | 8K@30fps |
Battery & Charging
| Battery | 4300 Wh |
| Wired Charging | 25 |
| 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 |
| eSIM | No |
Design & Build
| Water Resistance | IP68 |
| Form Factor | bar |
| Weight | 0.2 kg / 0.4 lbs |
| Fingerprint | Yes |
| Face Recognition | Yes |
| OS | Android |
| Headphone Jack | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung Galaxy S26 | Motorola razr razr ultra 2025 | Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max | Google Pixel Pixel 10a | OnePlus OnePlus 15 15 | ASUS ROG Phone 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Display Type | AMOLED | OLED | Super Retina XDR | OLED | AMOLED | LTPO AMOLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 | 165 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 165 |
| Processor | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy | Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform | Apple A18 Pro | Google Tensor G4 | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| RAM (GB) | 12 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 512 | 256 | 128 | 512 | 512 |
| Rear Camera Mp | 50 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 50 |
| Front Camera Mp | 12 | 50 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 32 |
| Battery Capacity Mah | 4300 | 4700 | 4685 | 5100 | 7300 | 5500 |
| Charging Wattage | 25 | 68 | 30 | 30 | 80 | 65 |
| Wireless Charging | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Five (g) | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Water Resistance | IP68 | IP48 | IP68 | IP68 | IP69K | IP68 |
| Operating System | Android | Android | iOS | Android | Android | Android |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Build | Camera | Battery | Display | Feature | Performance | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Galaxy S26 | 93.2 | 81.9 | 80.1 | 87.5 | 51.6 | 98.1 | 76.3 | 85.9 |
| Motorola razr razr ultra 2025 Compare | 66.4 | 84.9 | 97 | 99 | 87.1 | 99.6 | 73.8 | 92.9 |
| Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Compare | 78.5 | 93.5 | 88.6 | 96 | 78.3 | 89.2 | 95.9 | 94.4 |
| Google Pixel Pixel 10a Compare | 93.2 | 54.5 | 89.6 | 87.5 | 78.3 | 81.1 | 98 | 98.4 |
| OnePlus OnePlus 15 15 Compare | 84.5 | 98 | 99.5 | 83.1 | 51.6 | 99.6 | 87.7 | 99.8 |
| ASUS ROG Phone 8 Pro Compare | 84.5 | 93.5 | 99.2 | 99.8 | 87.1 | 99.2 | 92.2 | 24.7 |
Usage Scores
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