Samsung Galaxy S26 / Google Pixel 11 Pro XL

Samsung varies the processor by market: the US, China and Japan versions use the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy. This entry covers the Exynos 2600 SM-S942B version.

The viewable area is smaller than the rectangular measurement because of the corners and camera hole.

The LTPO panel can drop its refresh rate to 1 Hz depending on content, saving power on static screens while keeping 120 Hz for scrolling.

The panel lowers its rate to match the content, slowing down on static images to save power and rising to 120 Hz for scrolling and games.

This is Samsung's peak figure, not a brightness held across the full screen.

Samsung says this GPU supports hardware ray tracing and is up to 50% faster at it than its predecessor.

Samsung states up to 29% better heat dissipation for the S26; this is a figure from the maker's own testing.

Usable space is lower than the total because of preloaded software. Options vary by country and carrier.

The 2x optical-quality zoom uses the centre of the main camera's Adaptive Pixel sensor; it is not a separate lens.

8K output is only available through Video Boost. Supported formats are HEVC, AVC, AV1 and VP9.

Samsung quotes up to 30 hours of video playback; the typical figure was measured by a third-party lab to IEC 61960.

The figure was measured from 0% with a 25 W Samsung adapter and 3 A USB-C cable, screen off. The adapter and cable are sold separately.

The charger must support USB PD PPS to reach this speed.

PowerShare works only with certain Qi-compatible phones and wearables and may not work below 30% battery.

Pixelsnap uses magnets in the back to align compatible chargers and accessories.

Wi-Fi 7 speeds need a Wi-Fi 7 router; 6 GHz use varies by country.

USB 3.2 Gen 1 carries up to 5 Gbit/s of data, which speeds up wired transfers of large video files to a computer.

Band support varies by market.

Weight may vary by country and configuration.

Water and dust resistance can decline over time with normal wear.

The peak figure is the highest brightness reached briefly on a small part of the screen, not sustained full-screen brightness.

The front glass has an extra anti-scratch shield; the back glass is silky matte and the frame is matte on the Obsidian colour.

Titan M3 protects lock-screen verification and encryption keys on a chip separate from the main processor.

The 512 GB and 1 TB versions use Zoned UFS storage.

Pro Res Zoom goes up to 120x; anything beyond 5x is software-processed zoom.

UWB allows direction and distance finding with compatible tags and devices at close range.