Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 4.74 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra runs at 4.61 GHz, making Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus offers 6.85 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus offers 50 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra offers 12 MP, making Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra delivers longer battery life with 14h 26m, while Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

11 Mar, 2026
N/A
18 Sep, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)
Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
12 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
6.85 inches (17.4 cm)
6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1216x2688 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
12 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
7500 mAh
4900 mAh
60W Super Fast Charging
120W Fast Charging
45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
128 GB
UFS 4.0
UFS 4.1
UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.7/10
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Privacy display is useful
  • Excellent cameras & performance
  • AI & ecosystem features
  • Good battery life, fast charging
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Large and smooth display
  • Slim and lightweight build
  • Long-term software support
  • Impressive dual speakers

Cons

  • No magnetic Qi2 charging
  • Modest upgrades over the predecessor
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could be better
  • Less suited for power users

User Ratings

4.7/5
(605 ratings)
N/A
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,905,605
AnTuTu Score
N/A
2,471,984
AnTuTu Score
14h 26m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
10h 16m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 25, 2026
(Official)
N/A
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v16
Android v16
Android v17

OS Updates

7 Year
N/A
7 Year

Security Updates

7 Year
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
RedMagic OS
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC
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Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
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Processor

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.63 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon
Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon
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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm
3 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 840
Adreno 840
Galileo

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB
12 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X
N/A
LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber
Hybrid Cooling System
Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

Performance Test Results

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

3,905,605
N/A
2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

11.0 s
N/A
16.0 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.

7,487
N/A
5,513

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
N/A
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

14.1 %
N/A
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x
AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.9 inches  (17.53 cm)
6.85 inches  (17.4 cm)
6.736 inches  (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1216x2688 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2600 nits
2000 nits
1900 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
2592 Hz
N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
144 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
3000 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

498 ppi
431 ppi
382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.27 %
90.35 %
89.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2
Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
89.69 %

Design

Height

163.6 mm
163.82 mm
161.6 mm

Width

78.1 mm
76.54 mm
76.9 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.9 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

214 grams
230 grams
193 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IPX8 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Excellent

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.4 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 ISO-CELL 0.6µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle1/1.55" sensor size OV50E
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
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.8" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.9 Telephoto Camera111 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.5" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

16000 x 12500 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
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Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording
Slow Motion
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus
No
No

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A
No

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
7500 mAh
4900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Silicon Carbon
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 60W Super Fast Charging v3.0 75% in 30 minutes
Yes 120W Fast Charging
Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging
Yes 80W Wireless Charging
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging
N/A
Yes

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.

14h 26m
N/A
10h 16m

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

37m
N/A
1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
256 GB
128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0
UFS 4.1
UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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)
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71
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
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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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)
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SAR Value

N/A
N/A
Head: 1.6 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/e/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v6.0
Yes v5.4
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope Geomagnetic sensor Hall sensor

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