Samsung Galaxy S26 vs OPPO Find X9

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S26 vs OPPO Find X9 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S26 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 11,249, while OPPO Find X9 scores 9,302, making Samsung Galaxy S26 the better performer.

Display: OPPO Find X9 offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S26 offers 6.3 inches, making OPPO Find X9 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S26 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to OPPO Find X9's Flexible AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S26 and OPPO Find X9 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OPPO Find X9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S26 offers 12 MP, making OPPO Find X9 better for front camera photography.

Battery: OPPO Find X9 delivers longer battery life with 16h 00m, while Samsung Galaxy S26 delivers 11h 22m, making OPPO Find X9 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S26 and OPPO Find X9 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S26 receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while OPPO Find X9 is rated 8.1.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S26 receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while OPPO Find X9 has a rating of 4.6.

Samsung Galaxy S26

₹87,999

@ Amazon

OPPO Find X9

₹62,779

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

11 Mar, 2026

21 Nov, 2025

13 Sep, 2023

Performance


Samsung Exynos 2600 S5E9965	MediaTek Dimensity 9500	Apple A16 Bionic
Deca Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.21 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Flexible AMOLED	Super Retina XDR
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1256x2760 px (FHD+)	1179x2556 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4300 mAh	7025 mAh	3349 mAh
25W Fast Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging	20W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Slim and easy-to-carry design
Bright and vibrant flat display
Smooth and responsive performance
Long-term software support

Reliable, versatile cameras
Strong performance with good thermals
Bright, vibrant display
Polished ColorOS 16 with long-term support

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Slower charging than rivals
Battery life could be better

Battery life could be better
Inconsistent colours at times

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.7/5

(224 ratings)

4.6/5

(587 ratings)

4.6/5

(260,884 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,113,347 AnTuTu Score	3,568,720 AnTuTu Score	N/A
11h 22m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹87,999

@ Amazon

₹62,779

@ Flipkart

₹63,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Feb 25, 2026

(Official)

Nov 18, 2025

(Official)

Sep 13, 2023

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

iOS v17

OS Updates

7 Years

5 Year

5 Years

Security Updates

7 Years

6 Year

5 Years

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

ColorOS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2600 S5E9965

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 9500

View Details

Apple A16 Bionic

View Details

Processor

Deca Core

3.8 GHz, Single core, Arm C1-Ultra 3.25 GHz, Tri core, ARM C1-Pro 2.75 GHz, Hexa Core, ARM C1-Pro

Octa core

4.21 GHz, Single core, Arm C1-Ultra 3.5 GHz, Tri core, ARM C1-Premium 2.7 GHz, Quad core, ARM C1-Pro

Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

2 nm

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Xclipse 960

Mali-G1 Ultra MC12

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Performance Test Results

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

3,113,347

3,568,720

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

11.0 s

21.0 s

N/A

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.

6,665

4,328

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.6 %

7.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Flexible AMOLED

Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1256x2760 px (FHD+)

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2600 nits

3600 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

1000 nits

PWM Dimming

480 Hz

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

60 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi

460 ppi

461 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.64 %

91.68 %

86.24 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.9 %

95.4 %

N/A

Design

Height

149.6 mm

157.0 mm

147.6 mm

Width

71.7 mm

73.9 mm

71.6 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

8.0 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

167 grams

203 grams

171 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

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

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera2x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 3x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size LYT 808 1.12µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera73 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash

18 x Digital Zoom
3 x Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

8k @30 fps

4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30/240/480 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video

Video HDR

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4300 mAh

7025 mAh

3349 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging v2.0 55% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes 4.5W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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.

11h 22m

16h 00m

N/A

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

1h 12m

1h 11m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1)

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) / 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) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

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 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands: