Samsung Galaxy S26 FE vs Google Pixel 11 Pro XL

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE vs Google Pixel 11 Pro XL across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Google Pixel 11 Pro XL runs at a higher processing speed of 4.11 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE runs at 3.3 GHz, making Google Pixel 11 Pro XL the better performer.

Display: Google Pixel 11 Pro XL offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 6.74 inches, making Google Pixel 11 Pro XL the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S26 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Google Pixel 11 Pro XL's LTPO OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 FE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S26 FE and Google Pixel 11 Pro XL feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Google Pixel 11 Pro XL offers a higher front camera resolution with 42 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 12 MP, making Google Pixel 11 Pro XL better for front camera photography.

Battery: Google Pixel 11 Pro XL delivers longer battery life with 13h 56m, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE delivers 10h 16m, making Google Pixel 11 Pro XL the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Google Pixel 11 Pro XL offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 128 GB, making Google Pixel 11 Pro XL the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S26 FE receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Google Pixel 11 Pro XL is rated 8.3.

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE

₹79,999

@ Samsung Shop

Google Pixel 11 Pro XL

₹134,999

@ Croma

Summary

Release Date

18 Sep, 2026

14 Aug, 2026

23 Jul, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955	Google Tensor G6	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Hepta Core (upto 4.11 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


6.736 inches (171.1 mm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	7.61 inches (19.33 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	LTPO OLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1344x2992 px (FHD+)	1848x2448 px
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A	N/A	5.45 inches (13.84 cm)
N/A	N/A	1248x1972 px

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	48 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	42 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	10 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4900 mAh	5115 mAh	4800 mAh
45W Fast Charging	45W Quick Charging	45W
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.4/10

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8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.5/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Good daylight cameras

Genuinely useful AI features, such as Rambler
Magic Capture makes candid, fast-moving subjects easier to shoot well
Seven years of software support makes it future-proof
Respectable cameras and features like Camera Looks

Refreshing, useful new form factor
Thin & light, with solid build quality
Samsung's ecosystem
Good performance & battery life

Cons

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

Battery capacity and charging speeds have both gone down from last year
12GB base RAM despite the price increase
HiLight is limited in scope and can't be customised yet

Priced on the higher side
One-handed usage isn't great

User Ratings

N/A

4.5/5

(20 ratings)

4.9/5

(615 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,471,984 AnTuTu Score	1,856,183 AnTuTu Score	3,252,918 AnTuTu Score
10h 16m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 56m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 30m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹79,999

@ Samsung Shop

₹134,999

@ Croma

₹174,999

@ Samsung Shop

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General

Launch Date

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Aug 12, 2026

(Official)

Jul 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v17

OS Updates

7 Year

Security Updates

7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

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Google Tensor G6

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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Processor

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Hepta Core

4.11 GHz, Single core, Arm C1-Ultra 3.38 GHz, Quad core, ARM C1-Pro 2.65 GHz, Dual core, ARM C1-Pro

Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

2 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Galileo

PowerVR DXT-48-1536

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

N/A

Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,471,984

1,856,183

3,252,918

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

9.0 s

12.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

5,513

6,779

6,959

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

LTPO OLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

7.61 inches (19.33 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1344x2992 px (FHD+)

1848x2448 px

Peak Brightness

1900 nits

3600 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

2400 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

4:3

Pixel Density

382 ppi

486 ppi

403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.69 %

89.68 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

89.69 %

N/A

87.9 %

Design

Height

161.6 mm

162.7 mm

123.9 mm

Width

76.9 mm

76.5 mm

81.9 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

8.5 mm

9.7 mm

Weight

193 grams

226 grams

201 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Form Factor

N/A

Foldable Touch

Dimensions

N/A

Folded: 123.9 x 81.9 x 9.7 mm
Unfolded: 123.9 x 161.4 x 4.5 mm

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP48 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoomf/1.68 Wide Angle 82° field-of-view25 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size Flicker Sensor 1.2µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

48 MP
f/1.7 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.51" sensor size

50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.51" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera113 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Laser Detection Autofocus Octa AF Phase Detection

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6144 x 8192 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

6120 x 8160 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

120 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps

8k @24/30 fps
4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @24/30/60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

42 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera17 mm focal length

10 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual AF Phase Detection

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

4k @30/60 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

4900 mAh

5115 mAh

4800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Si/C Li-Ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 26 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Yes 45W Quick Charging 75% in 30 minutes

Yes 45W 63% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

10h 16m

13h 56m

13h 30m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 6m

1h 10m

59m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)