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
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 | Google Pixel 9 Pro XL | Motorola Razr ultra 2025 | Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max | OnePlus 13 13 | Xiaomi 14 Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Display Type | OLED | LTPO OLED | OLED | Super Retina XDR | Super Retina XDR | LTPO AMOLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 | 120 | 165 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| Processor | Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy | Google Tensor G4 | Snapdragon 8 Elite | Apple A18 Pro | Snapdragon 8 Elite | Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 128 | 512 | 256 | 512 | 512 |
| Rear Camera Mp | 200 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 50 |
| Front Camera Mp | 12 | 42 | 50 | 12 | 32 | 32 |
| Battery Capacity Mah | 5000 | 5060 | 4700 | 4685 | 6000 | 5000 |
| Charging Wattage | 60 | 37 | 68 | 30 | 80 | 90 |
| Wireless Charging | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Five (g) | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Water Resistance | IP68 | IP68 | IP48 | IP68 | IP68 | 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 | 90.6 | 99.3 | 96.7 | 93.8 | 87.4 | 98.8 | 71.5 | 94.1 |
| Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Compare | 79.8 | 94.6 | 93.5 | 99.5 | 73.9 | 89.4 | 96.3 | 97.6 |
| Motorola Razr ultra 2025 Compare | 59.1 | 79.7 | 95.5 | 98.1 | 93.1 | 98.8 | 83.8 | 93.1 |
| Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Compare | 97.5 | 90.3 | 83.8 | 93.8 | 73.9 | 87.4 | 98.8 | 91.7 |
| OnePlus 13 13 Compare | 79.8 | 96.2 | 99.6 | 98.1 | 45.4 | 98.8 | 54.7 | 99.2 |
| Xiaomi 14 Ultra Compare | 79.8 | 99.1 | 97.9 | 99.5 | 58.8 | 98 | 98.8 | 76.2 |