Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 08, 2021	Feb 25, 2026	Jan 17, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/64GB - €229	12GB/256GB - $1300 12GB/512GB - $1500 16GB/1TB - $1800	12GB/256GB - $1300 | €1449 12GB/512GB - $1420 12GB/1024GB - $1660

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 3.04 x 0.36 inches 161.9 x 77.3 x 9.05 mm	6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm (~10 mm with camera bump)	6.39 x 3.11 x 0.34 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 162.3 x 79 x 8.6 mm (~9.5 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.02 oz / 199.0 g	7.55 oz / 214.0 g	8.22 oz / 233.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor) Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Nightfall black, Daybreak purple	Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold	Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, Titanium Orange

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 83.65% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 90.30% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 89.12% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI	3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI	3088x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 501 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2	Corning Gorilla Glass Armor
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2420 (Excellent)	2310 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	0.8 (Excellent)	1.1 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 800U (7 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x4.74GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.63GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M	Octa-core 1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 5x3.1GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.2​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Mali-G57 MC3	Adreno 840	Adreno 750
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.1) 4GB/128GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	Android (16), up to 7 OS updates	Android (14), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3753	2187
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	11259	6669
3D Mark High
Untested	7801	4960
3D Mark Low
Untested	3741	2710

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 60.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 35min

Browsing

20h 10min

Video

9h 54min

Gaming

9h 17min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 39min

Browsing

20h 6min

Video

8h 18min

Gaming

13h 53min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.4 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm	200 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung JN3 Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX854 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.9 Focal Length: 115 mm Sensor size: 1/2.52" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX854 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 111 mm Sensor size: 1/2.52" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (120 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
13 MP (Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

157

Overall

165

Photo

149

Video

156

Overall

162

Photo

151

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	6.0	5.3
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7,tri-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	32-Bit DAC, aptX, aptX-HD	aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular

5G Bands
Sub-6	n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41, 42	38, 39, 40, 41, 48	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
		Date approved: Nov 29, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS928U
Measured SAR
		Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.62 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.26 W/kg

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