Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

SM-G986, SM-G986F

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

2020, February

2026, February 25

2020, March

2026, February 25

161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.37 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)

163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm (6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)

222 g (7.83 oz)

214 g (7.55 oz)

IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), metal frame

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus Corning Gorilla Armor 2

Cosmic Grey, Cosmic Black

Black, Cobalt Violet; other colours

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

Yes

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

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)

Yes

5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300), 77(3700), 78(3500); SA/NSA/Sub6

Yes

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

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

Dynamic AMOLED

AMOLED

6.9 inches, 114.0 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)

6.9 inches, 116.9 cm2 (~91.5% screen-to-body ratio)

1440 x 3200 pixels

1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~498 ppi density)

16M colors

1 Million+

525 ppi density

498 ppi density

2X capacitive touchscreen

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Corning Gorilla Armor 2, DX anti-reflective coating

HDR10+ Always-on display 120Hz (up to FHD resolution)

120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

Yes

No

108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS

200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3

Periscope 48 MP, f/3.6, 102mm (telephoto), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 10x hybrid optical zoom

10 MP, (telephoto), 1/3.94

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), AF, Super Steady video

50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52

0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)

50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5

3240p@30fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

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

LED Flash

LED flash

40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), PDAF

12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

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

-

Laser AF, Best Face, auto-HDR, panorama

-

HDR, HDR10+

Android 10.0

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

One UI 2.0

One UI 8.5

Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)

Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global

Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)

Mali-G77 MP11 - Global

Adreno 840

12 GB

12/16GB

(UFS3.0) 128GB, 256GB, 512GB

256GB/512GB/1TB

Yes, up to 1 TB via microSD card

No

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

Fast Qi/PMA, 15W

25W wireless (Qi2.2) / 4.5W reverse wireless

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL)

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)

Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)

5000 mAh battery

Li-Ion Li-Ion 5000 mAh

Yes, 45W: 100% in 74 min

60W wired, PD3.0, 75% in 30 min