Samsung Galaxy S26 vs Xiaomi 17

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S26 vs Xiaomi 17 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 Xiaomi 17 scores 10,459, making Samsung Galaxy S26 the better performer.

Display: Both Samsung Galaxy S26 and Xiaomi 17 offer the same screen size of 6.3 inches, but Samsung Galaxy S26 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Xiaomi 17's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S26 and Xiaomi 17 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Xiaomi 17 offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S26 offers 12 MP, making Xiaomi 17 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi 17 delivers longer battery life with 16h 32m, while Samsung Galaxy S26 delivers 11h 22m, making Xiaomi 17 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Xiaomi 17 offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S26 offers 256 GB, making Xiaomi 17 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S26 receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi 17 is rated 8.2.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S26 receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Xiaomi 17 has a rating of 4.4.

Samsung Galaxy S26

₹74,999

@ Flipkart

Xiaomi 17

₹89,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

03 2026

03 2025

Performance


Samsung Exynos 2600 S5E9965	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Elite
Deca Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	OLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	2656x1220 px (UHD (4k))	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2.6x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4300 mAh	6330 mAh	4000 mAh
25W Fast Charging	100W Hyper Charging	25W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	512 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Pros

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

Elegant, compact build
Excellent display and speakers
Great performance output
Impressive camera system

Premium & compact design
Excellent performance
Reliable cameras
New & improved AI features

Cons

Slower charging than rivals
Battery life could be better

Low optical zoom level
Some software quirks
Pricier than rivals

Slow charging speeds
Battery life could have been better

User Ratings

4.7/5

(224 ratings)

4.4/5

(84 ratings)

4.3/5

(3,647 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹74,999

@ Flipkart

₹89,999

@ Amazon

₹57,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

February 25, 2026

(Official)

March 11, 2026

(Official)

March 18, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v15

OS Updates

7 Years

N/A

7 Years

Security Updates

7 Years

N/A

7 Years

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

HyperOS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2600 S5E9965

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

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

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

Octa core

4.47 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.5 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

2 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Xclipse 960

Adreno

Adreno 830

RAM

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

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.

3,113,347

3,453,123

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

11.0 s

15.0 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

5,751

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.6 %

16.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

OLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

2656x1220 px (UHD (4k))

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2600 nits

3500 nits

2600 nits

PWM Dimming

480 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

300 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi

460 ppi

416 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.64 %

89.45 %

90.92 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.9 %

N/A

Design

Height

149.6 mm

151.1 mm

146.9 mm

Width

71.7 mm

71.8 mm

70.5 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

8.06 mm

7.2 mm

Weight

167 grams

191 grams

162 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

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 Cameraf/1.67 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size Light Fusion 950 2.4µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 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 Telephoto Camera60 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera17 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

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

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash

Auto Flash

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

8k @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240/960 fps
HD @30/120/240/480/960/1920 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

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

50 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length

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

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

4300 mAh

6330 mAh

4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

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

Yes 100W Hyper Charging v3.0

Yes 25W 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

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

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.

11h 22m

16h 32m

N/A

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

1h 12m

38m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

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 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

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) / 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 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) / 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)

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 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

5G Bands:

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

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) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands: