Who is the Samsung - Galaxy S26 Ultra for?
Solid mid-pack smartphone. The 75.6 score lands in B-tier (68-77) — competent across the board with one or two specs holding it back from a higher tier.
Right buy if pricing matters and the trade-offs the formula penalizes don't affect how you use the device. Worth comparing against the A-tier picks in our best smartphones list.
Mars Score is computed from 23 measured specs against the transparent formula for the smartphones category. No editorial picks, no paid placement.
Pros and cons at a glance
- ▲Optical image stabilization — supported.
- ▲5G support — supported.
- ▲Main camera: 200 MP.
- ▲Screen size: 6.9 ".
- ▼Refresh rate: 120 Hz (below category average).
Pros are specs scoring ≥75% of the category normalization range. Cons are ≤35%. Derived from the Mars Score formula — no hand-curated lists.
At a glance
- Screen size
- 6.9"
- RAM
- 16GB
- Pixel density
- 501ppi
- Battery capacity
- 5000mAh
All specifications
Design
- Weight
- 232 g
- Thickness
- 8.6 mm
- Form factor
- bar
Display
- Screen size?
- 6.9 "
- Pixel density?
- 501 ppi
- Refresh rate?
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness?
- 2600 nits
Cameras
- Main camera?
- 200 MP
- Front camera
- 12 MP
Battery
- Battery capacity
- 5000 mAh
- Wired charging?
- 65 W
Connectivity
- 5G support?
- true
- Headphone jack
- false
- microSD slot
- false
Operating System
- OS
- Android
- Promised OS updates
- 7 years
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