Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Honor Magic9 Pro Max
| Key differences | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price in Egypt | 67,000 EGP | ≈ 50,400 EGP |
| Price in Saudi Arabia | 3,689 SAR | ≈ 3,625 SAR |
| Price in UAE | 3,205 AED | ≈ 3,550 AED |
| Screen | 6.9 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 1-120 Hz |
| Main camera | 200 MP (F1.4) | 2 MP ARRI |
| Selfie | 12 MP (F2.2) | 50 MP |
| Battery | 5000 mAh | 8800 mAh |
| Charging | Super Fast Charging 3.0 at 60 W | 100W wired |
| RAM | 12 GB | — |
| Storage | 256 GB – 1 TB | — |
| Weight | 214 g | — |
| Water resistance | IP68 water and dust resistant | IP68 |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | February 2026 | — |
| OS | Android | MagicOS |
| Updates | Security updates valid until February 28, 2033 | — |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | 163.6 × 78.1 × 7.9 mm | — |
| Weight | 214 g | — |
| Build | Armor Aluminum frame, Corning Gorilla Armor 2 glass front and Gorilla Glass Victus 2 back | Full metal Unibody frame |
| IP rating | IP68 water and dust resistant | IP68 + IP69 + IP69K |
| Colors | Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold | Blue, Silver, Black |
| Display | ||
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | New generation鑽 display鑽 |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 3120 × 1440 pixels (Quad HD+) | — |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 1-120 Hz |
| Brightness | 2600 nits (peak) | 10000nits peak brightness |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 | New generation King Kong glass |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy | Snapdragon 8 Elite 5th Gen |
| CPU | Octa-core (4.74 GHz + 3.6 GHz) | Octa-core, main core at 5.01GHz |
| GPU | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy | Adreno 850 |
| RAM | 12 GB | — |
| Storage | 512 GB | — |
| Card slot | No | — |
| Main camera | ||
| Cameras | 200 MP (F1.4) + 50 MP (F2.9) + 50 MP (F1.9) + 10 MP (F2.4) | 2 MP ARRI, 50 MP ultrawide, 200 MP telephoto, 3D |
| Camera features | Quad rear camera: 200.0 MP + 50.0 MP + 50.0 MP + 10.0 MP, apertures F1.4, F2.9, F1.9 and F2.4, autofocus, OIS, 3x and 5x optical zoom, 2x and 10x optical quality zoom, digital zoom up to 100x, flash, UHD 8K (7680 x 4320)@30fps video recording, 240fps @FHD and 120fps @FHD and 120fps @UHD slow motion | Dual 200MP ARRI system, 200MP main lens with f/1.57 aperture and 1/1.28-inch sensor, 200MP telephoto lens with f/2.6 aperture and 1/1.4-inch sensor, 50MP ultrawide lens with f/2.0 aperture, 3D depth sensor, CIPA 8.0 stabilization, HONOR H1 chip, ARRI LogC3 mode, 87 ARRI Look styles, 2.39:1 cinematic shooting, 4K recording |
| Video | UHD 8K@30fps, 4K@120fps, FHD@240fps | ARRI LogC3, 4K, 2.39:1 |
| Selfie camera | ||
| Selfie | 12 MP (F2.2) | 50 MP |
| Selfie video | 12.0 MP front camera with F2.2 aperture and autofocus | 55MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture and 1/2.74-inch sensor, 1:1 square shooting |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | Stereo support | Surround speakers, 8cc speaker, 0.88mm amplitude, HONOR Sound AI technology, SGS certification |
| Battery | ||
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 8800 mAh |
| Charging | Super Fast Charging 3.0 at 60 W | 100W wired, 80W wireless, 50W wireless car |
| Wireless charging | Yes (compatible with wireless chargers via a magnetic ring in the Magnet Case) | 80W super fast wireless charging |
| Reverse charging | — | 50W reverse wireless charging |
| Connectivity | ||
| Network | 5G, 4G LTE, 3G, 2G | 5G |
| SIM | Nano-SIM + eSIM, dual SIM support | — |
| eSIM | Yes (Embedded-SIM, with Dual eSIM support) | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be 2.4GHz+5GHz+6GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM | — |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth v6.0 | — |
| Positioning | GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | — |
| NFC | Yes | — |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 | — |
| Extra features | ||
| Fingerprint | Yes (fingerprint sensor among the sensors) | 3D ultrasonic fingerprint sensor |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor | 3D ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, 3D face recognition |
≈ = estimated from the launch price
