Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A57 (12GB RAM + 256GB)

Here you can compare Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G and Samsung Galaxy A57 (12GB RAM + 256GB). Comparing Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A57 (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 A57 (12GB RAM + 256GB) and which one should you buy The current lowest price found for Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G is ₹1,30,999 and for Samsung Galaxy A57 (12GB RAM + 256GB) is ₹62,999. The details of both of these products were last updated on Sep 22, 2026.

Specification	Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G	Samsung Galaxy A57 (12GB RAM + 256GB)
Internal Memory	256 GB	256 GB
RAM	12 GB	12 GB
Display	6.9 inches, 1440 x 3120 pixels, 120 Hz	6.7 inches, 1080 x 2340 pixels, 120 Hz
CPU	4.74 GHz, Octa Core Processor	2.9 GHz, Octa Core Processor
OS	Android v16	Android v16
Price	₹1,30,999	₹62,999

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G₹1,30,9991%

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Overview

Specs Score	94 / 100 Better Specs	75 / 100
Display Resolution	1440 x 3120 pixels Better Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels
CPU Clock Speed	4.74 GHz Faster Clock Speed	2.9 GHz
Rear Camera	200 MP Quad Better Camera Resolution	50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP Triple
Weight	214 g	179 g Lighter
Thickness	7.9 mm	6.9 mm Slimmer
Unique Features	Wireless Charging Reverse Charging	No No

General

Model	SM-S948B, SM-S948B/DS, SM-S948U, SM-S948U1, SM-S948W, SM-S948N, SM-S9480, SM-S948E, SM-S948E/DS	SM-A576B, SM-A576B/DS, SM-A576Q, SM-A576U1, SM-A576W, SM-A576Z, SM-A5760
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	SIM 1 + SIM 2 / SIM 1 + eSIM / Dual eSIM SIM
eSIM Support	Yes	Yes
Device Type	Smartphone	Smartphone
OS Updates		6 years
Security Updates	7 years	6 years
Release Date	February 25, 2026	March 25, 2026
In The Box	Headset, Charging Cable, Sim Ejector Pin

Design

Dimensions	78.1 x 163.6 x 7.9 mm	76.8 x 161.5 x 6.9 mm
Weight	214 g	179 g
Colors	Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold	Navy, Gray, Icyblue, Lilac

Display

Type	Color Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X (16M Colors)	Color Super AMOLED Plus Screen (16M Colors)
Touch	Yes	Yes
Size	6.9 inches, 1440 x 3120 pixels, 120 Hz	6.7 inches, 1080 x 2340 pixels, 120 Hz
Aspect Ratio	20.5:9	20:9
PPI	~ 500 PPI	~ 385 PPI
Screen to Body Ratio	~ 90.7%	~ 88.8%
Glass Type	Corning Gorilla Armor 2	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs level 5
Brightness	2600 nits (peak)	1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak)
HDR Support		Yes, HDR10+
Adaptive Refresh Rate	Yes
Features	DX anti-reflective coating, Privacy Display	HDR10+
Notch	Yes, Punch Hole	Yes, Punch Hole

Memory

RAM	12 GB	12 GB
RAM Type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Storage	256 GB	256 GB
Storage Type	UFS 4
Card Slot	No	No

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)	5G* FDD Sub6: N1(2100), N3(1800), N5(850), N7(2600), N8(900), N20(800), N28(700), N66(AWS-3) 5G* TDD Sub6: N38(2600), N40(2300), N41(2500), N77(3700), N78(3500)
VoLTE	Yes, Dual Stand-By	Yes
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+6GHz, HE80, MIMO, 1024-QAM
Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v6.0	Yes, v6.0, 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)	1,348,362 (Total) (v11) 499,380 (CPU) 374,531 (GPU) 200,579 (Memory) 273,872 (UX)
AnTuTu Storage Score		88,710
Geekbench Score	10,585 (Multi Core) (v6) 3,539 (Single Core) 25,712 (OpenCL)	4,406 (Multi Core) (v6) 1,375 (Single Core) 6,620 (OpenCL) 7,616 (Vulkan)
3DMark Score		1,694 (Wild Life Extreme) (10.15 FPS)
Camera Score	157 (DxOMark)

Extra

GPS	Yes with A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor
3.5mm Headphone Jack	No	No
NFC	Yes	Yes
AI Features	Galaxy AI, Circle to Search with Google, Photo Assist, Creative Studio, Bixby	Agentic AI, Personal AI assistants - Bixby, Gemini Live, and Perplexity, Enhanced Circle to Search
Water Resistance	Yes, 1.5 m upto 30 min	Yes, 1.5 m upto 30 min
IP Rating	IP68	IP68
Dust Resistant	Yes	Yes
Extra Features	Samsung Care+, Samsung Health, Samsung Wallet, S Pen included, Redesigned Vapor Chamber, UWB (Ultra Wideband), Samsung DeX Support	Samsung Knox

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) 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm 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	Digital Zoom up to 10x
Video Recording	8K @ 30 fps UHD, 4K, 1080p	4K @ 30 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD
Flash	Yes, LED	Yes, LED
Front Camera	12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) Punch Hole, Autofocus, Screen Flash	12 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 v16
Custom UI	ONE UI 8.5	OneUI 8.5
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy	Samsung Exynos 1680
CPU	4.74 GHz, Octa Core Processor	2.9 GHz, Octa Core Processor
Core Details	2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU	Adreno 840	Xclipse 550
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	Yes
Video	MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM	Yes
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
Fast Charging	Yes, 60W Fast Charging	Yes, 45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Yes, 25W
Reverse Charging	Yes
Reverse Wireless Charging	Yes, 4.5W
Video Playback Time	31 hours

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