Xiaomi 17 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Compare Xiaomi 17 and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra to understand which one suits your needs the best. The Xiaomi 17 is priced from ₹89,999, while Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is available at ₹1,30,999 respectively. In terms of performance and features, each device offers a unique combination of processor, display, camera, and battery capabilities. Explore their complete specifications and key differences side-by-side to make a well-informed buying decision.

Xiaomi 17 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Comparison Overview

Key Highlights	Xiaomi 17	Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Price	₹89,999	₹1,30,999
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Display	6.3", 1.5K OLED, 120Hz	6.9", QHD+ AMOLED, 120Hz
Rear Camera	50MP (Wide-angle), 50MP (Telephoto), 50MP (Ultra-wide), 50MP (Front)	200MP (Wide-angle), 50MP (Periscope), 50MP (Ultra-wide), 10MP (Telephoto), 12MP (Front)
Battery	6330mAh, 100Watt, Charger in the box	5000mAh, 60Watt
RAM/Storage	12GB (LPDDR5X), 512GB (UFS 4.1)	12GB (LPDDR5X), 256GB (UFS 4.0)

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10/10

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Xiaomi 17

₹89,999

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Lowest price since launch

9.6/10

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

₹1,30,999

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Xiaomi 17

₹89,999

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

₹1,30,999

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra100

Xiaomi 1799

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Xiaomi 17100

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Xiaomi 17100

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra56

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra100

Xiaomi 1786

Key Specifications

Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Display	6.3", 1.5K OLED, 120Hz	6.9", QHD+ AMOLED, 120Hz
Camera	50MP (Wide-angle), 50MP (Telephoto), 50MP (Ultra-wide), 50MP (Front)	200MP (Wide-angle), 50MP (Periscope), 50MP (Ultra-wide), 10MP (Telephoto), 12MP (Front)
Battery	6330mAh, 100Watt, Charger in the box	5000mAh, 60Watt
RAM	12GB (LPDDR5X)	12GB (LPDDR5X)
Storage	512GB (UFS 4.1)	256GB (UFS 4.0)

General

Box Contents	Phone, Charger, Type-C Cable, SIM Ejector Tool, Case	Phone with S-Pen, Type-C Cable, SIM Ejector Tool
Colors	Ice Blue, Venture Green, Black	Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold
Launch	March 11, 2026	February 25, 2026
Stores	Amazon, Xiaomi, Vijay Sales, Croma	Flipkart, Amazon, Croma, Reliance Digital, Vijay Sales
Launch Country	India	India
Launch Price	₹89,999	₹1,39,999

Display

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 17

Display Type	OLED	AMOLED
Refresh Rate	120Hz	120Hz
LTPO Support	Yes	Yes
Playback Quality	Dolby Vision	HDR10+
Display Engine	M10	Dynamic 2X
Touch Sampling Rate	300Hz	240Hz
Display Enhancements	Adaptive Colour Tone	Vision Booster
Display Size	6.3 inches	6.9 inches
Area	98.8cm²	115.9cm²
Display Form Factor	Flat Display	Flat Display
Screen to Body Ratio	91.1	90.7
Resolution Width	1220 pixels	1440 pixels
Resolution Height	2656 pixels	3120 pixels
Aspect Ratio	19.5:9	19.5:9
Pixel Density	460ppi	500ppi
Display Bit Rate	12-bit	8-bit
Color Gamut Range	100%	100%
Display Resolution	1.5K	QHD+
Peak Brightness	3500 nits	2600 nits
Eye Protection	TUV Rheinland certification	Eye Comfort Shield
Contrast Ratio	8,000,000:1	-
Colour Gamut	DCI-P3	DCI-P3
Colour Depth	68 Billion Colours	16 Million Colours
Anti Reflection Coating	-	Yes

Body

🏆 Winner: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Height	151.1mm	163.6mm
Width	71.8mm	78.1mm
Thickness	8.06mm	7.9mm
Weight	191 grams	214 grams
Screen Material	Xiaomi Shield Glass	Gorilla Glass Armour 2.0
Display Protection	Xiaomi Shield Glass	Gorilla Glass Armour 2.0
Back Material	Glass	Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Side Material	Aluminium Frame	Armor Aluminium
Build Quality	Xiaomi Shield Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass Armour 2.0
Ports	USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1	USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1
Additional Features	Display Port, OTG	Display Port 1.2, OTG
IP Rating	IP68/IP69 (Dust and Water Resistant)	IP68 (Dust and Water Resistant)
Speaker	Stereo Speakers	Stereo Speakers
Sound Tuning	Snapdragon Sound	-

Processor

🏆 Winner: Tie

Chipset Manufacturer	Qualcomm	Qualcomm
Chipset	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Fabrication Size	3nm	3nm
Number of Cores	Octa-core	Octa-core
Clock Speed	2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M	2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
Cooling System	Xiaomi 3D IceLoop System	Vapor Chamber Cooling
GPU	Adreno 840	Adreno 840

Performance Benchmarks

AnTuTu	3898145	3898145
Geekbench 6 CPU Single-Core	3834	3834

Main Camera

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 17

Main Camera #1 Megapixel	50MP	200MP
Main Camera #1 Aperture	f/1.67	f/1.4
Main Camera #1 Focal Length	23mm	24mm
Main Camera #1 Pixel Size	2.4µm	0.6µm
Main Camera #1 Field of View	85.5degree	-
Main Camera #1 Lens Type	Wide-angle	Wide-angle
Main Camera #1 Camera Sensor	Light Fusion 950	Samsung ISOCELL HP2
Main Camera #1 Sensor Size	1/1.31"	1/1.3"
Main Camera #1 Camera Features	OIS, PDAF	Multi-directional PDAF, OIS
Main Camera #2 Megapixel	50MP	50MP
Main Camera #2 Aperture	f/2.0	f/2.8
Main Camera #2 Focal Length	60mm	111mm
Pixel Size	0.64µm	0.7µm
Main Camera #2 Field of View	39.5	-
Main Camera #2 Lens Type	Telephoto	Periscope
Main Camera #2 Camera Sensor	SAMSUNG ISOCELL JN5	Sony IMX754
Main Camera #2 Sensor Size	1/2.75"	1/2.52"
Main Camera #2 Camera Features	2.6x Optical Zoom, OIS	5x Optical Zoom, OIS, PDAF
Main Camera #3 Megapixel	50MP	50MP
Main Camera #3 Aperture	f/2.4	f/1.9
Main Camera #3 Focal Length	17mm	-
Main Camera #3 Pixel Size	1.22µm	0.7µm
Main Camera #3 Field of View	102	120
Main Camera #3 Lens Type	Ultra-wide	Ultra-wide
Main Camera #3 Camera Sensor	OmniVision OV50M	Samsung ISOCELL JN3
Main Camera #3 Sensor Size	1/2.76"	1/2.5"
Features	Auto Supermoon, Color Spectrum Sensor, Digital zoom, Documents Mode, Dual LED Dual Tone Flash, Fastshot Mode, Filter, HDR, Laser AF, Leica Branded Lens, Long Exposure, panorama, Pro mode, RAW Capture Support, Super Macro	Best Face, Laser Auto Focus
Camera Stabilization	Hybrid Stabilization	Hybrid Stabilization
Raw Photo Support	Yes	Yes
Dynamic Video Recording Support	Dolby Vision Recording	HDR 10+ recording
Slow Motion Recording	1920 fps slomo	240 fps slomo
Auto Focus Type	Laser Auto Focus	Laser Auto Focus
Zoom Capability	50-100X	50-100X
Lens Enhancements	Leica	No enhancement
Optical Zoom Support	2.6X	5X
Video Features	4-Mic array, Dolby Vision HDR, gyro-EIS, HDR10+, Night Video Recording, Pro Video Mode, Slow Motion, Time-lapse Video	10-bit HDR, gyro-EIS, HDR10+, Stereo Sound Recording
Video Recording	1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 4K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 720p@30fps, 8K@30fps	1080p@120fps, 1080p@240fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 4K@120fps, 4K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 8K@24fps, 8K@30fps
Log Video Recording Support	Yes	Yes
Main Camera #3 Camera Features	-	Dual Pixel PDAF, Super Steady Video
Main Camera #4 Megapixel	-	10MP
Main Camera #4 Aperture	-	f/2.4
Main Camera #4 Pixel Size	-	1µm
Main Camera #4 Lens Type	-	Telephoto
Main Camera #4 Camera Features	-	OIS, PDAF
Stereo Sound Recording Support	-	Yes

Operating System

OS Name	Android	Android
OS Version	16	16
OS Skin	Xiaomi HyperOS	One UI
Inbuilt AI	Qualcomm AI Engine	Galaxy AI
Gaming Mode	Yes	Yes
OS Updates	6 year(s)	7 year(s)
Security Updates	6 year(s)	7 year(s)
AI Features	AI Dynamic Wallpapers, AI Erase Pro, AI Film, AI Image Expansion, AI Interpreter, AI Search, AI Speech Recognition, AI Writing, Circle to Search with Google, Google Gemini, Xiaomi AI Creativity Assistant	AI Assistant, AI Document Scanning, AI Image Enhancements, AI suggestions, Audio Eraser, Galaxy AI, Photo assist
Desktop Mode	-	Yes

Selfie Camera

🏆 Winner: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Front Camera #1 Megapixel	50MP	12MP
Front Camera #1 Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Front Camera #1 Focal Length	21mm	26mm
Front Camera #1 Pixel Size	0.61µm	1.12µm
Front Camera #1 Field of View	90	-
Front Camera #1 Lens Type	Wide	Wide
Front Camera #1 Camera Sensor	OmniVision OV50M	Sony IMX854
Front Camera #1 Sensor Size	1/2.88"	1/3.2"
Front Camera #1 Camera Features	PDAF	Dual Pixel PDAF
Features	AI Face Unlock, EIS, HdR, Palm shutter, panorama, PDAF, Portrait Mode, Time Lapse	Face unlock, HDR Photos, HDR10+
Auto Focus Type	PDAF	Dual Pixel Auto Focus
Video Features	gyro-EIS, Video Teleprompter	1080p@30fps, 4k@30/60fps
Video Recording	1080@30fps, 1080@60fps, 4k@30fps, 4k@60fps, 720p@30fps	1080@30fps, 4k@30fps, 4k@60fps
HDR Recording Support	Dolby Vision Recording	HDR 10+ recording

Battery

🏆 Winner: Xiaomi 17

Battery Capacity	6330mAh	5000mAh
Battery Type	Silicon Carbon	Lithium Ion
Wireless Charging Support	Yes	Yes
Reverse Wireless Charging Support	Yes	Yes
Reverse Wired Charging Support	Yes	-
Charging Speed Wired	100W	60W
Charging Speed Wireless	50W	25W
Charging Speed Reverse Wireless	22.5W	4.5W
Charging Standards Supported	PD3.0, PPS, QC3+	PD3.0, QC2.0, Qi2
Charging Speed Reverse Wired	22.5W	-
Bypass Charging Support	-	Yes

Network

Sim Type	Dual SIM (nano-SIM & e-SIM) or Dual SIM (nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Hybrid Dual SIM (nano-SIM, eSIM)
Network Support	5G	5G
Band Types	5G, GSM, LTE FDD, LTE TD, WCDMA	5G, GSM, LTE, UMTS
2G Bands	2, 3, 5, 8	1800, 1900, 850, 900
3G Bands	WCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
4G Bands	LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G Bands	SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 75, 77, 78	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78

Connectivity

🏆 Winner: Tie

Wi-Fi Standards	Wi-Fi 7 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be	Wi-Fi 7 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
Wi-Fi Version	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth Version	6	6
Bluetooth Codecs	A2DP, AAC, aptX, aptX Adaptive, aptX HD, LC3, LDAC, LE, LHDC 5.0, MIHC, SBC	-
GPS	Beidou, Galileo, Glonass, GPS, Navic, QZSS	BeiDou, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS, QZSS
NFC Support	Supported	Supported

Features

Fingerprint Scanner	Ultrasonic (under display)	Ultrasonic (under display)
Sensors on Board	Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Barometer, Flicker Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Gyroscope, Hall Sensor, IR Blaster, Laser Sensor, Proximity Sensor	Accelerometer, Barometer, E-Compass, Geomagnetic Sensor, Gyroscope, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor
Haptic Feedback	X-axis Linear Motor	Haptic Motor
Stylus Support	-	Yes