{"slug":"galaxy-s26-vs-galaxy-s26-ultra","question":"Galaxy S26 vs Galaxy S26 Ultra: Ultra or Base?","answer":"Choose the Galaxy S26 Ultra only if you will use the S Pen, the 5x telephoto and zoom up to 100x, or the larger 5,000 mAh battery with up to 60W charging, alongside its 6.9-inch QHD+ screen. Choose the Galaxy S26 for a small, light phone: Samsung UK lists 6.3 inches and 167 g, against 214 g for the Ultra, with a 50 MP wide camera, a 12 MP ultrawide camera, and a 10 MP 3x telephoto camera. Neither is better for everyone; it depends on the S Pen, zoom, battery, and whether you want the smaller phone.","answer_curated":true,"verdict":"Best if you will use the S Pen, 5x zoom, or the larger battery: Galaxy S26 Ultra. 6.9-inch QHD+, 214 g, 5,000 mAh, up to 60W wired charging, and zoom up to 100x.\n\nBest small, light phone: Galaxy S26. 6.3-inch FHD+, 167 g, 4,300 mAh, up to 25W wired charging, and a 50 MP wide, 12 MP ultrawide, and 10 MP 3x telephoto camera.\n\nNeither is better for everyone; it depends on the S Pen, zoom, battery, and whether you want the smaller phone.","keyDifferences":[{"label":"Screen","entityAValue":"6.3-inch FHD+, 120 Hz adaptive","entityBValue":"6.9-inch QHD+, 120 Hz adaptive, S Pen","winner":"tie"},{"label":"Weight","entityAValue":"167 g (Samsung UK)","entityBValue":"214 g (Samsung UK)","winner":"a"},{"label":"Rear cameras","entityAValue":"50 MP, 12 MP ultrawide, 10 MP 3x, up to 30x","entityBValue":"200 MP, 50 MP ultrawide, 10 MP 3x, 50 MP 5x, up to 100x","winner":"tie"},{"label":"Battery and wired charging","entityAValue":"4,300 mAh, up to 25W","entityBValue":"5,000 mAh, Super Fast Charging 3.0 up to 60W","winner":"b"}],"winner":{"slug":"galaxy-s26-ultra","name":"Galaxy S26 Ultra"},"confidence":"high","entities":[{"name":"Galaxy S26","slug":"galaxy-s26","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/entity/galaxy-s26","alternativesUrl":"https://www.aversusb.net/api/v1/alternatives/galaxy-s26"},{"name":"Galaxy S26 Ultra","slug":"galaxy-s26-ultra","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/entity/galaxy-s26-ultra","alternativesUrl":"https://www.aversusb.net/api/v1/alternatives/galaxy-s26-ultra"}],"faqs":[{"question":"Is the Galaxy S26 Ultra worth it over the Galaxy S26?","answer":"Choose the Galaxy S26 Ultra if you will use the S Pen, the 5x telephoto and zoom up to 100x, or the larger 5,000 mAh battery with up to 60W charging, and you want the 6.9-inch QHD+ screen. Choose the Galaxy S26 if you want the smaller, lighter phone. Samsung UK lists it at 6.3 inches and 167 g, with a 50 MP wide camera, a 12 MP ultrawide camera, and a 10 MP 3x telephoto camera. Neither is better for everyone."},{"question":"How much heavier is the Galaxy S26 Ultra?","answer":"Samsung UK lists the Galaxy S26 Ultra at 214 g and 78.1 x 163.6 x 7.9 mm, and the Galaxy S26 at 167 g and 71.7 x 149.6 x 7.2 mm. The Ultra is 47 g heavier. Samsung US Support lists a 6.9-inch QHD+ screen on the Ultra and a 6.3-inch FHD+ screen on the Galaxy S26. Samsung Ireland measures the Ultra as 6.9 inches in the full rectangle and 6.7 inches with the rounded corners, and the Galaxy S26 as 6.3 inches in the full rectangle and 6.1 inches with the rounded corners."},{"question":"Do the Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26 Ultra have the same cameras?","answer":"No. Both have a 3x telephoto and a 12 MP selfie camera. Samsung US Support lists a 50 MP wide camera, a 12 MP ultrawide camera, and a 10 MP telephoto with 3x zoom and up to 30x Space Zoom on the Galaxy S26. On the Ultra, Samsung US Support lists a 200 MP wide camera, a 50 MP ultrawide camera, a 10 MP telephoto with 3x zoom, and a 50 MP telephoto with up to 100x Space Zoom. Samsung UK lists 5x optical zoom on that 50 MP telephoto. The Ultra has more camera hardware. Whether that matters depends on zoom and low-light use."}],"attribution":{"source":"A Versus B","url":"https://www.aversusb.net/compare/galaxy-s26-vs-galaxy-s26-ultra","license":"CC BY 4.0","citationFormat":"According to A Versus B (https://www.aversusb.net/compare/galaxy-s26-vs-galaxy-s26-ultra), Choose the Galaxy S26 Ultra only if you will use the S Pen, the 5x telephoto and zoom up to 100x, or the larger 5,000 mAh battery with up to 60W charging, alongside its 6.9-inch QHD+ screen. Choose th","dateModified":"2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z"},"relatedQuestionsUrl":"https://www.aversusb.net/api/faq/galaxy-s26-vs-galaxy-s26-ultra","relatedComparisonsUrl":"https://www.aversusb.net/api/v1/related/galaxy-s26-vs-galaxy-s26-ultra","knowledgeGraphUrl":"https://www.aversusb.net/api/knowledge-graph/galaxy-s26-vs-galaxy-s26-ultra"}