Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Xiaomi Redmi 15C
Samsung
Galaxy S26 Ultra
Xiaomi
Redmi 15C
At a glance
- Brand
- Samsung
- Xiaomi
- Release date
- February 2026, 4 months ago
- September 2025, 9 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 4.027.702 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 99% of devices
- 262.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 60% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.9"
- 6.9"
- Resolution
- 1440 x 3088 px WQHD+
- 720 x 1600 px HD+
- Type
- AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X +
- LCD IPS
- Density
- 494 ppi Very high density
- 260 ppi Medium Density
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- 21:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, DisplayPort 1.4, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 2600 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, S-Pen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
- Water Drop Notch, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 600 cd/m² (typ), Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, 1200:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DC dimming, 70% NTSC, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra
- CPU
- 2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
- 2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 12 nm
- Frequency
- 4.61 GHz
- 2 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
- Mali-G52 MC2
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 4 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- LPDDR4X RAM
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 200 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.4
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Samsung ISOCELL HP2
- Samsung S5KJNS
- Pixel size
- 0.60 µm
- 0.64 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.3"
- 1/2.76"
- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- No
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 120 fps
- Features
- UIS, Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Front camera
- Resolution
- 12 Mpx
- 13 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 2.0
- Pixel size
- 1.12 µm
- 1.12 µm
- Sensor
- —
- Smartsens SC1320CS
Battery
- Capacity
- 5000 mAh
- 6000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 60.0W
- Yes , 33.0W
- Wireless charging
- 25W Wireless charging
- —
- Features
- Bypass Charging, Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Non-removable
- Charge cycles
- —
- 1000 cycles
- Runtime
- —
- ~ 70h
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 4.1
- eMMC 5.1 Storage
- SD slot
- No
- Yes , Independent SD slot
Body
- Dimensions
- 78.1 mm 163.6 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model
- 79.5 mm 171.6 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 214 g
- 205 g
- Materials
- Aluminium , Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
- Plastic , Glass
- Colors
- Black White Gray Violet Cyan Rose Gold
- Black Blue Purple Green Orange
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP64
- Usable surface
- 91 %
- 84 %
- Drop resistance
- —
- Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
- Repairability
- —
- Class A B C D E
Software
- Operating system
- Android 16 Android 16
- Android 16 HyperOS 3.X (Android 16)
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- OS updates: 5 years
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM / eSIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy), LDAC, SBC, AAC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- —
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, on the side
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- —
- Proximity
- Yes
- —
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
- —
- Compass
- Yes
- —
- Cooling system
- Yes
- No
- Audio
- Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers
- Noise cancellation microphone
