Samsung Galaxy S26 vs Tecno Pova Curve 2
Samsung
Galaxy S26
Tecno
Pova Curve 2
At a glance
- Brand
- Samsung
- Tecno
- Release date
- February 2026, 3 months ago
- February 2026, 3 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 2.825.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 97% of devices
- 810.000 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 80% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.7"
- 6.78"
- Resolution
- 1440 x 3120 px WQHD+
- 1208 x 2644 px QHD
- Type
- AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X +
- AMOLED
- Density
- 513 ppi Very high density
- 429 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 21:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 2600 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
- Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 700 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 4500 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Color LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Dual Edge display, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Samsung Exynos 2600
- MediaTek Dimensity 7100
- CPU
- 2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
- 4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex A78+4x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 2 nm
- 6 nm
- Frequency
- 4.6 GHz
- 2.4 GHz
- GPU
- GPU Samsung Xclipse 550
- Mali-G610 MC2
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 8 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- RAM LPDDR5X
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.8
- ƒ/ 1.88
- Sensor
- Samsung GN3
- —
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- —
- Sensor size
- 1/1.57"
- —
- Flash
- LED
- Dual 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, Triple 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
- Flicker sensor, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Front Flash
Front camera
- Resolution
- 12 Mpx
- 13 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Pixel size
- 1.12 µm
- —
Battery
- Capacity
- 4900 mAh
- 8000 mAh
- Type
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 45.0W
- Yes , 45.0W
- Wireless charging
- 25W Wireless charging
- —
- Charge cycles
- 1200 cycles
- —
- Runtime
- ~ 55h
- —
- Features
- Bypass Charging, Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Bypass Charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 4.1
- UFS Storage 2.2
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 75.8 mm 158.4 mm 7.3 mm Print 3D Model
- 77.4 mm 163.1 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 190 g
- 195 g
- Materials
- Glass , Aluminium
- Plastic
- Colors
- Black White Violet Cyan
- Silver Gray Purple
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP64 , MIL-STD-810H
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
- —
- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
- —
- Usable surface
- 91 %
- 89 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 16 Android 16
- Android 16 Android 16
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 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 5.4 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 7 (802.11be)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- 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), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), 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), B2 (1900), 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, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
- —
- Compass
- Yes
- —
- Cooling system
- Yes
- No
- Audio
- Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers
- Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers
