Samsung Galaxy S10e vs Samsung Galaxy S26

Galaxy S10e (Lite)

Samsung Galaxy S26

2019, February

2026, February 25

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Exp. release 2026, March 11

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$ 899.99 / € 999.00 / £ 879.00

142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm (5.60 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)

149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm (5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 in)

150 g (5.29 oz)

167 g (5.89 oz)

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum 2 frame

Black, White, Green

Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA

Yes

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA

Yes

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA

Yes

Yes

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN

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Yes

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

5.8 inches, 82.8 cm2 (~83.3% screen-to-body ratio)

6.3 inches, 96.5 cm2 (~90.0% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2280 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~411 ppi density)

16M Colors

1 Million+

438 ppi density

411 ppi density

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Gorilla Glass Victus 2

HDR10 Always-on display

120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

Yes

No

Dual Cameras

Triple Cameras

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56

16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)

10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Auto-HDR, panorama

Best Face, auto-HDR, panorama

10 MP, f/1.9, Dual Pixel PDAF

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Dual video call, Auto-HDR

HDR, HDR10+

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12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55

Android 9.0 (Pie)

Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5

One UI

One UI 8.5

Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm) - EMEA

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - US/CNExynos 2600 (2 nm) - ROW

Octa-core (2x2.7 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA

Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) - US/CN10-core (1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro & 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro) - ROW

Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA

Adreno 840 - US/CNXclipse 960 - ROW

8 GB

12GB

256/128 GB

256GB/512GB

Yes microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

No

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

5.4, A2DP, LE

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Yes

15W wireless (Qi2 Ready) / 4.5W reverse wireless

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (8CA) Cat20 2000/316 Mbps

HSPA, LTE, 5G

3100 mAh battery

Li-Ion Li-Ion 4300 mAh

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25W wired, PD3.0, 55% in 30 min