Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (12GB RAM + 256GB)

Here you can compare Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (12GB RAM + 256GB). Comparing Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (12GB RAM + 256GB) on Smartprix enables you to check their respective specs scores and unique features. It would potentially help you understand how Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G stands against Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (12GB RAM + 256GB) and which one should you buy The current lowest price found for Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G is ₹1,19,990 and for Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (12GB RAM + 256GB) is ₹45,999. The details of both of these products were last updated on Aug 25, 2026.

Specification	Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G	Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (12GB RAM + 256GB)
Rear Camera	200 MP ƒ/1.4 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 10 MP ƒ/2.4 (Telephoto) 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP ƒ/2.9 (Telephoto) periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 50 MP ƒ/1.9 (Ultra Wide) (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady vide	50 MP ƒ/1.8 (Wide Angle) 12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 5 MP ƒ/2.4 (Macro)
CPU	4.74 GHz, Octa Core Processor	2.7 GHz, Octa Core Processor
Internal Memory	256 GB	256 GB
Display	6.9 inches, 1440 x 3120 pixels, 120 Hz	6.6 inches, 1080 x 2340 pixels, 120 Hz
Battery	5000 mAh, Li-ion Battery	5000 mAh, Li-Po Battery
Price	₹1,19,990	₹45,999

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Overview

Specs Score	94 / 100 Better Specs	66 / 100
Display Resolution	1440 x 3120 pixels Better Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels
Screen To Body Ratio	~ 90.7% Less Bezels	~ 85.8%
CPU Clock Speed	4.74 GHz Faster Clock Speed	2.7 GHz
Rear Camera	200 MP Quad Better Camera Resolution	50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP Triple
Front Camera	12 MP	32 MP Better Front Camera Resolution
Unique Features	Water Resistant No Wireless Charging Reverse Charging	No Memory Card Support No No

General

Model	SM-S948B, SM-S948B/DS, SM-S948U, SM-S948U1, SM-S948W, SM-S948N, SM-S9480, SM-S948E, SM-S948E/DS	A55
Sim Type	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM (Hybrid Slot)
Dual Sim	Yes	Yes
Sim Size	SIM 1 + SIM 2 / SIM 1 + eSIM / Dual eSIM SIM	Nano+Nano SIM
eSIM Support	Yes	Yes
Device Type	Smartphone	Smartphone
Security Updates	7 years
Release Date	February 25, 2026	March 11, 2024
In The Box	Headset, Charging Cable, Sim Ejector Pin	Handset, Data Cable (USB Type C to C), Ejection pin, Quick Start Guide

Design

Dimensions	78.1 x 163.6 x 7.9 mm	77.4 x 161.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight	214 g	213 g
Colors	Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold	Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Display

Type	Color Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X (16M Colors)	Color Super AMOLED Screen (16M Colors)
Touch	Yes	Yes
Size	6.9 inches, 1440 x 3120 pixels, 120 Hz	6.6 inches, 1080 x 2340 pixels, 120 Hz
Aspect Ratio	20.5:9	20:9
PPI	~ 500 PPI	~ 390 PPI
Screen to Body Ratio	~ 90.7%	~ 85.8%
Glass Type	Corning Gorilla Armor 2	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Brightness	2600 nits (peak)
HDR Support		Yes, HDR10+
Adaptive Refresh Rate	Yes
Features	DX anti-reflective coating, Privacy Display	HDR10+, 1000 nits Brightness
Notch	Yes, Punch Hole	Yes, Punch Hole

Memory

RAM	12 GB	12 GB
RAM Type	LPDDR5X
Storage	256 GB	256 GB
Storage Type	UFS 4
Card Slot	No	Yes, (Hybrid Slot), upto 1 TB

Connectivity

GPRS	Yes	Yes
EDGE	Yes	Yes
3G	Yes	Yes
4G	Yes	Yes
5G	Yes	Yes
5G Bands	5G FDD Sub6: N1(2100), N2(1900), N3(1800), N5(850), N7(2600), N8(900), N12(700), N20(800), N25(1900), N26(850), N28(700), N66(AWS-3), 5G TDD Sub6: N38(2600), N40(2300), N41(2500), N77(3700), N78(3500)	FDD Sub6: N1(2100), N3(1800), N5(850), N7(2600), N8(900), N26(850), N28(700), N66(AWS-3), TDD Sub6 N40(2300), N41(2500), N77(3700), N78(3500)
VoLTE	Yes, Dual Stand-By	Yes, Dual Stand-By
Vo5G	Yes
Wifi	Yes, with wifi-hotspot	Yes, with wifi-hotspot
Wifi Version	802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be 2.4GHz+5GHz+6GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM	802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2.4GHz+5GHz, HE80, MIMO, 1024-QAM
Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v6.0	Yes, v5.3, A2DP, LE
USB	Yes, USB-C v3.2	Yes, USB-C v2.0
USB Features	USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging	USB on-the-go

Performance

AnTuTu Score	3,668,406 (Total) (v11) 1,087,228 (CPU) 1,491,438 (GPU) 386,328 (Memory) 703,412 (UX)	712,992 (Total) (v10) 225,413 (CPU) 167,758 (GPU) 145,378 (Memory) 174,443 (UX)
Geekbench Score	10,585 (Multi Core) (v6) 3,539 (Single Core) 25,712 (OpenCL)	3,454 (Multi Core) (v6) 1,161 (Single Core) 3,999 (OpenCL) 4,168 (Vulkan)
3DMark Score		1,017 (Wild Life Extreme)
Camera Score	157 (DxOMark)	108 (DxOMark)
Speaker Score		76 (Very Good)
Battery Test Result		13 hours

Extra

GPS	Yes with A-GPS, Glonass	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes, In Display	Yes, In Display
Face Unlock	Yes	Yes
Sensors	Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor	Accelerometer, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Virtual Proximity Sensing
3.5mm Headphone Jack	No	No
NFC	Yes	Yes
AI Features	Galaxy AI, Circle to Search with Google, Photo Assist, Creative Studio, Bixby
Water Resistance	Yes, 1.5 m upto 30 min	1 m upto 30 min
Splash Resistant		Yes
IP Rating	IP68	IP67
Dust Resistant	Yes	Yes
Extra Features	Samsung Care+, Samsung Health, Samsung Wallet, S Pen included, Redesigned Vapor Chamber, UWB (Ultra Wideband), Samsung DeX Support	4 Generations of OS Upgrades and up to 5 Years of Security Updates, Samsung Knox Vault, E-sim

Camera

Rear Camera	200 MP ƒ/1.4 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 10 MP ƒ/2.4 (Telephoto) 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP ƒ/2.9 (Telephoto) periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 50 MP ƒ/1.9 (Ultra Wide) (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady vide	50 MP ƒ/1.8 (Wide Angle) 12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 5 MP ƒ/2.4 (Macro)
OIS	Yes	Yes
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
Features	Optical Zoom 3x and 5x, Optical Quality Zoom 2x and 10x, Digital Zoom up to 100x, Dual Recording, Food, Hyperlapse, Night, Panorama, Photo, Portrait, Portrait Video, Pro, Pro Video, Single Take, Slow Motion, Video	Portrait, Panorama, HDR
Video Recording	8K @ 30 fps UHD, 4K, 1080p	4K @ 30 fps UHD, 1080p @ 30 fps FHD
Flash	Yes, LED	Yes, LED
Front Camera	12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) Punch Hole, Autofocus, Screen Flash	32 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) Punch Hole
Front Video Recording	4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD	4K @ 30 fps UHD, 1080p @ 30 fps FHD

Technical

OS	Android v16	Android v14
Custom UI	ONE UI 8.5	OneUI 6
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy	Samsung Exynos 1480
CPU	4.74 GHz, Octa Core Processor	2.7 GHz, Octa Core Processor
Core Details	2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M	4xCortex-A78@ 2.7 GHz & 4xCortex-A55@2.0 GHz
GPU	Adreno 840
Java	No	No
Browser	Yes	Yes

Multimedia

Email	Yes	Yes
Music	MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, DSF, APE	MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA
Video	MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM	MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM
FM Radio	No	No
Speaker Type	Dual Stereo	Stereo
Document Reader	Yes	Yes

Battery

Type	Non-Removable Battery	Non-Removable Battery
Size	5000 mAh, Li-ion Battery	5000 mAh, Li-Po Battery
Fast Charging	Yes, 60W Fast Charging	Yes, 25W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Yes, 25W
Reverse Charging	Yes
Reverse Wireless Charging	Yes, 4.5W
Video Playback Time	31 hours	28 hours
Music Playback Time		79 hours

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