Samsung Galaxy S26 vs OnePlus 16
Samsung Galaxy S26
7.1/ 10 — Good
$899≈ €805 · ≈ £671≈ converted at today's rate · Buy on Amazon
Full specs & details
Which is better?
- Samsung Galaxy S26 vs OnePlus 16 is too close to call — 7.1 overall against 7.3.
- Samsung Galaxy S26 takes 3 of the 5 categories both phones are scored in.
- OnePlus 16 has the smoother display — 165Hz against 120Hz.
- On paper, OnePlus 16 has the higher-resolution main camera — 200 MP against 50 MP.
- OnePlus 16 charges faster — 100W wired against 25W.
Category scores
| Category | Samsung Galaxy S26 | OnePlus 16 |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 6.6 | 7.9Better |
| Camera | 7.4Tie | 7.4Tie |
| Display | 7.8Better | 7.7 |
| Battery | 6.6 | — |
| Design & Build | 7.8Better | 6.2 |
| Software | 6.4Better | 6.3 |
| Audio | — | 7.2 |
| Call Quality | — | 8.3 |
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Full specifications side by side
| Specification | Samsung Galaxy S26 | OnePlus 16 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | ||
| Bands 2g | — | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
| Bands 3g | — | WCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/8/19 |
| Bands 4g | — | LTE FDD: Bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/18/19/25/26/28A/28B/32/66; LTE TDD: Bands 34/38/39/40/41/42/43/48 |
| Bands 5g | — | 5G NR: n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n18/n25/n26/n28A/n28B/n34/n38/n39/n40/n41/n48/n66/n75/n77/n78/n79/n80/n81/n83/n84/n89/n91/n92/n93/n94/n95/n98 |
| Speed | — | 4x4 MIMO (4G Bands 1/3/4/38/39/40/41/42/43/48/66; 5G Bands 1/3/38/39/40/41/48/66/77/78/79), 2x2 MIMO on other bands; HPUE, HO RxD; 10 antennas |
| Technology | — | GSM / WCDMA / LTE / 5G |
| Launch | ||
| Month | March | — |
| Year | 2026 | — |
| Status | Available | Available. Released 2026, October 12 |
| Release Date | — | 2026, October 12 |
| Body | ||
| Build | — | Metal frame; Crystal Shield Glass back (Tomorrow Starlight, Dark Forest) or glass-fiber reinforced composite back (Mars Masterpiece); IP66, IP68, IP69 and IP69K ratings |
| Dimensions | — | 161.42 x 76.67 x 8.55 mm (Tomorrow Starlight); 161.42 x 76.67 x 8.45 mm (Mars Masterpiece); 161.42 x 76.67 x 8.50 mm (Dark Forest) |
| Sim | — | Dual Nano-SIM / Nano-USIM; both cards support 5G |
| Weight | — | Approx. 220 g (Tomorrow Starlight, Dark Forest); approx. 217 g (Mars Masterpiece) |
| Display | ||
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, | Flat display (Oriental Screen), 1-165Hz smart switching in non-gaming scenarios (up to 185Hz in gaming scenarios), 10.7 billion colors (10-bit), 100% DCI-P3, 1000 nits typical / 2000 nits peak brightness, 3840Hz PWM + DC-like dimming, minimum 1 nit |
| Size | 6.3 | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 2340 x 1080 pixels (~416 ppi) | 2772 x 1272 (FHD+), 450 ppi, 95.5% screen-to-body ratio |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Crystal Shield Glass |
| Platform | ||
| Os | Android 16, One UI 8.5 | ColorOS 17.0 based on Android |
| Chipset | Exynos 2600 (2nm) / Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3nm) | Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Mobile Platform (2 nm) |
| Cpu | Deca-core (up to ~3.9 GHz) | Octa-core (2 prime cores + 3 performance cores + 3 efficiency cores), up to 5.01 GHz |
| Gpu | Xclipse 960 / Adreno 840 | Adreno 850 @ 1450 MHz |
| Memory | ||
| Internal | — | 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM; LPDDR5X Ultra RAM, UFS 4.1 storage |
| Main Camera | ||
| Wide | 50 MP, f/1.8, 24 mm, Standard wide, OIS | — |
| Ultrawide | 12 MP, f/2.2, 13 mm, 120° field of view | — |
| Telephoto | 10 MP, f/2.4, 70 mm, 3x optical zoom, OIS | — |
| Features | OIS, PDAF, HDR, Night Mode, Panorama, 8K Video | Dual LED flash; Photo, Video, Portrait, Night, Panorama, Slo-mo, Long Exposure, Time-lapse, Hi-Res, Underwater, Master, AI ID Photo, Super Text, Scan, Tilt-shift, Pro Video |
| Triple | — | 200 MP wide (f/1.6, 23 mm equivalent, 7P, autofocus, dual-axis OIS) + 50 MP ultra-wide (f/2.0, 16 mm equivalent, 6P, autofocus, 116° FoV) + 50 MP telephoto (f/2.6, 73 mm equivalent, 1G3P, autofocus, dual-axis OIS, 3x optical zoom, up to 120x digital zoom); LUMO imaging system |
| Video | — | 8K@30fps; 4K@120/60/30fps; 1080p@120/60/30fps; 720p@30fps; SLO-MO: 4K@120fps, 1080p@240/120fps, 720p@480/240fps; Dolby Vision: 4K/1080p@120/60/30fps; TIME-LAPSE: 4K/1080p@30fps; super-steady video; optical zoom up to 3x, digital zoom up to 18x (video) |
| Selfie Camera | ||
| Features | — | Photo, Video, Portrait, Night, Panorama, Dual-view Video, Beauty Selfie, Screen Fill Light, Pro Video |
| Single | — | 50 MP (f/2.0, 18 mm equivalent, 5P, autofocus) |
| Video | — | 4K@60/30fps; 1080p@60/30fps; 720p@30fps; TIME-LAPSE: 4K/1080p@30fps; HDR video; super-steady video |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | — | Dual 1510X superconducting magnetic linear stereo speakers; OReality Audio; 3 microphones |
| Connectivity | ||
| Bluetooth | — | Bluetooth 6.0, Low Energy, BLE Audio |
| Nfc | — | NFC enabled (card read/write, NFC-SIM on SIM1 slot, HCE payments, eSE) |
| Positioning | — | BeiDou (B1I+B1C+B2a+B2b), GPS (L1+L2+L5), GLONASS (G1), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5); A-GNSS |
| Usb | — | USB 3.2 Gen 1, Type-C |
| Wlan | — | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Display, WLAN sharing, 2x2 MIMO, Wi-Fi 5GHz 160MHz |
| Features | ||
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under-display), Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Face Unlock, Virtual proximity sensing | Proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, front and rear color temperature sensors, e-compass, accelerometer, gyroscope, in-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, Hall sensor, laser focusing sensor, infrared remote control |
| Battery | ||
| Type | 4300 mAh | 0 mAh |
| Charging | 25W wired, 15W wireless, Reverse wireless charging | 100W Super Flash Charge (SUPERVOOC) wired, 100W UFCS (55W PPS / 18W PD / 18W QC compatible) |
| Misc | ||
| Colors | Black, Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold | Tomorrow Starlight, Mars Masterpiece, Dark Forest (Chinese colour names: 明日星光, 火星杰作, 黑暗森林) |
| Models | SM-S921B, SM-S921U, SM-S921U1z | — |
| Price | — | ≈ $857 |
| Audio | ||
| Jack | No | — |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | — |
| Build | ||
| Protection | IP68, Water and dust resistant | — |
| Materials | Glass front, Glass back, Aluminum frame | — |
| Cameras | ||
| Wide · Mp | 50 | — |
| Wide · Aperture | 1.8 | — |
| Wide · Focal Length | 24 | — |
| Wide · Description | Standard wide, OIS | — |
| Ultrawide · Mp | 12 | — |
| Ultrawide · Aperture | 2.2 | — |
| Ultrawide · Focal Length | 13 | — |
| Ultrawide · Description | 120° field of view | — |
| Telephoto · Mp | 10 | — |
| Telephoto · Aperture | 2.4 | — |
| Telephoto · Focal Length | 70 | — |
| Telephoto · Description | 3x optical zoom, OIS | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Wlan | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be (Wi-Fi 7) | — |
| Bluetooth | 6.0, A2DP, LE | — |
| Positioning | USB Type-C 3.2 | — |
| Nfc | Yes | — |
| Infrared | No | — |
| Radio | No | — |
| Usb | USB Type-C 3.2 | — |
| Dimensions | ||
| Size | 149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm | — |
| Weight | 167 | — |
| Memory Storage | ||
| 0 · Ram | 12GB | — |
| 0 · Storage | 12GB | — |
| 1 · Ram | 12GB | — |
| 1 · Storage | 12GB | — |
| Sensors | ||
| Fingerprint | Fingerprint (under-display) | — |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer | — |
| Gyroscope | Gyroscope | — |
| Compass | Compass | — |
| Face Unlock | Face Unlock | — |
| Virtual Proximity | Virtual proximity sensing | — |
| List | Fingerprint (under-display), Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Face Unlock, Virtual proximity sensing | — |
| Sim | ||
| Types | Nano-SIM, eSIM, Dual SIM | — |
| Storage | ||
| Card Slot | No | — |
| Type | UFS 4.0 | — |
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