Xiaomi 18 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE

Comparing the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi 18 Pro Max runs at a higher processing speed of 5.01 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE runs at 3.3 GHz, making Xiaomi 18 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi 18 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 6.74 inches, making Xiaomi 18 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S26 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Xiaomi 18 Pro Max's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 FE the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi 18 Pro Max offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 50 MP, making Xiaomi 18 Pro Max better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi 18 Pro Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 12 MP, making Xiaomi 18 Pro Max better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi 18 Pro Max offers a higher battery capacity with 8500 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 4900 mAh, making Xiaomi 18 Pro Max better for longer battery life.

Storage: Xiaomi 18 Pro Max offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S26 FE offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi 18 Pro Max the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

N/A

09 2026

09 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955	Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 5.01 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Super Retina XDR OLED
1208x2624 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


200 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP Telephoto Macro Camera (upto 3.2x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


50 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


8500 mAh	4900 mAh	3692 mAh
100W Fast Charging	45W Fast Charging	40W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0	NVMe

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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8.3/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

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

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

N/A

4.6/5

(28,859 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

September 4, 2026

(Official)

September 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v17

iOS v26

OS Updates

N/A

7 Year

N/A

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

N/A

Custom UI

HyperOS

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 SM8975

Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

Apple A19

Processor

Octa core

5.01 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 4.03 GHz, Tri core, Oryon 3.74 GHz, Tri core

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

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

2 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 850

Galileo

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

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.

N/A

2,471,984

2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

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.

N/A

5,513

4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

10.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1208x2624 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4000 nits

1900 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

300 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

419 ppi

382 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.98 %

89.69 %

90.89 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

89.69 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.39 mm

161.6 mm

149.6 mm

Width

77.6 mm

76.9 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

8.39 mm

7.4 mm

7.95 mm

Weight

235 grams

193 grams

177 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6723 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Light Hunter 960L 2.44µm pixel size

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

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

50 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera17 mm focal length

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

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Macro Camera1/1.56" sensor size

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

6144 x 8192 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera

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

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Camera Features

Selfie Voice command

N/A

Video Recording

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

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

8500 mAh

4900 mAh

3692 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Fast Charging v3.0

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

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

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.

N/A

10h 16m

N/A

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

N/A

1h 6m

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 700 (band 12)

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) / 2100(band 34) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

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) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)