Apple iPhone 18 Pro / Samsung Galaxy S26

Samsung Galaxy S26: SM-S942B/DS (Exynos 2600) · Black, 12 GB / 256 GB (SM-S942BZKGEUB)

Specification	Apple iPhone 18 Pro	Samsung Galaxy S26
Release year	2026	2026
Display	6.3-inch Super Retina XDR OLED; 2622 × 1206; 460 ppi; Always-On Apple	6.3-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X (6.1 inches accounting for rounded corners); 2340 × 1080 (FHD+) The viewable area is smaller than the rectangular measurement because of the corners and camera hole. Samsung
Refresh rate	ProMotion; adaptive, up to 120 Hz The display lowers its refresh rate for static content to save power, which lets the Always-On display stay lit. Apple	1–120 Hz adaptive 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. Samsung
Processor	A20 Pro; 6-core CPU (2 performance, 4 efficiency); 7-core GPU with Neural Accelerators; dual 16-core Neural Engine The GPU supports hardware ray tracing. Apple	Samsung Exynos 2600; 10 cores (3.8 / 3.26 / 2.76 GHz) Samsung
Storage	256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB Apple	256 GB (a 512 GB option also exists); no card slot Usable space is lower than the total because of preloaded software. Options vary by country and carrier. Samsung
Body and finishes	Aluminium unibody; Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy Apple	—
Brightness	1000 nits typical; 1600 nits peak HDR; 3000 nits peak outdoors; 1 nit minimum Peak figures do not describe sustained full-screen brightness. Apple	—
Contrast	2,000,000:1 (typical) Apple	—
Glass	Ceramic Shield 2 front; Ceramic Shield back Apple	—
Main camera	48 MP Fusion; 24 mm; variable aperture ƒ/1.48–ƒ/4.0; second-generation sensor-shift OIS The variable aperture lets you control depth of field and starburst effects manually; the 48 mm 2× view is a 12 MP sensor crop. Apple	50 MP wide, f/1.8; autofocus and OIS Samsung
Ultra wide	48 MP Fusion; 13 mm; ƒ/2.2; 120° field of view Apple	—
Telephoto	48 MP Fusion; 100 mm (4×); ƒ/2.8; tetraprism; 3D sensor-shift OIS Apple describes the 200 mm 8× view as a 12 MP optical-quality crop; digital zoom reaches 40×. Apple	—
Video	4K Dolby Vision at 24–60 fps and 100/120 fps on the main camera; 4K 120 fps ProRes with external recording; Cinematic 4K 60 fps; Action 2.8K 60 fps Apple	Up to 8K 30 fps recording; FHD 240 fps slow motion Samsung
Front camera	18 MP Center Stage; ƒ/1.9; autofocus; 4K Dolby Vision 60 fps Apple	12 MP, f/2.2; autofocus Samsung
Buttons	Camera Control (exposure, depth, zoom, cameras, styles, tone); Action button Apple	—
USB-C	USB 3, 10 Gbit/s; DisplayPort; 4K HDR video out 10 Gbit/s requires a USB 3 cable. Apple	—
Charging	Wired: about 50% in 15 minutes with a 60 W or higher adapter; MagSafe and Qi2: up to 25 W About 50% in 30 minutes over MagSafe with a 35 W or higher adapter. Apple	—
Battery	Up to 24 hours typical use; up to 36 hours video; up to 33 hours streamed video Apple test figures; real-world results vary with apps and signal. Apple	4,300 mAh (typical); 4,175 mAh rated; non-removable Samsung quotes up to 30 hours of video playback; the typical figure was measured by a third-party lab to IEC 61960. Samsung
Durability	IP68: up to 6 m for up to 30 minutes (IEC 60529) Water and dust resistance can decrease with normal wear. Apple	IP68; up to 1.5 m of fresh water for up to 30 minutes (lab test) Water and dust resistance can decline over time with normal wear. Samsung
Wireless	5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave); Apple C2 modem; Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread via Apple N1; second-generation UWB; NFC mmWave and UWB availability vary by country. Apple	—
SIM	eSIM only; two active eSIMs Configuration on the US model page; SIM tray availability can differ by country. Apple	Dual SIM: nano-SIM + eSIM Samsung
Satellite	Emergency SOS, Roadside Assistance, Messages and Find My via satellite; Crash Detection Satellite features work only in supported countries. Apple	—
Size / weight	150.0 × 71.9 × 8.75 mm; 211 g Apple	—
Software	iOS 27 Apple	Ships with Android 16 / One UI 8.5 Samsung
Operating temperature	0–35 °C Above this range the phone limits performance and charging to protect itself. Apple	—
Announcement	—	February 25, 2026 (pre-orders opened the same day) Samsung
Model code	—	SM-S942B/DS (SM-S942BZKGEUB; Black, 12 GB / 256 GB) 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. Samsung
Peak brightness	—	2,600 nits This is Samsung's peak figure, not a brightness held across the full screen. Samsung
Cover glass and frame	—	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front and back; Armor Aluminum frame Samsung
Graphics	—	Samsung Xclipse 960 Samsung says this GPU supports hardware ray tracing and is up to 50% faster at it than its predecessor. Samsung
Cooling	—	Redesigned vapour chamber with a tailored thermal interface material Samsung states up to 29% better heat dissipation for the S26; this is a figure from the maker's own testing. Samsung
Memory	—	12 GB RAM Samsung
Ultrawide camera	—	12 MP, f/2.2 Samsung
Telephoto camera	—	10 MP, f/2.4; 3x optical zoom Samsung
Zoom	—	3x optical; 2x optical-quality via the main sensor; up to 30x digital The 2x optical-quality zoom uses the centre of the main camera's Adaptive Pixel sensor; it is not a separate lens. Samsung
Wired charging	—	25 W; up to 55% in about 30 minutes 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. Samsung
Wireless charging	—	Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 (WPC compatible); Wireless PowerShare PowerShare works only with certain Qi-compatible phones and wearables and may not work below 30% battery. Samsung
Wi-Fi	—	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be); 2.4 + 5 + 6 GHz; Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 7 speeds need a Wi-Fi 7 router; 6 GHz use varies by country. Samsung
Bluetooth	—	Bluetooth 5.4 Samsung
USB	—	USB Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 1 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. Samsung
Cellular	—	5G Sub-6, 4G LTE, 3G, 2G Band support varies by market. Samsung
Location	—	GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS Samsung
Sensors	—	Accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall, light and proximity sensors Samsung
Desktop mode	—	Samsung DeX supported Samsung
Dimensions	—	149.6 × 71.7 × 7.2 mm Samsung
Weight	—	167 g Weight may vary by country and configuration. Samsung
Security updates	—	Until February 28, 2033 Samsung
Colour options	—	Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White; Samsung.com-only Silver Shadow and Pink Gold; this entry is Black Samsung