Xiaomi 17 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (12GB RAM + 512GB)
Quick Comparison
Xiaomi 17 Ultra has better RAM than Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (12GB RAM + 512GB). In terms of display resolution, Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (12GB RAM + 512GB) has better resolution of 3120 x 1440 than Xiaomi 17 Ultra which has resolution of 2608 x 1200. Both have the same amount of internal memory.
| Name | Xiaomi 17 Ultra | Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (12GB RAM + 512GB) |
| RAM | 16 GB | 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.9 in | 6.7 in |
| Internal Memory | 512 GB | 512 GB |
| Battery | 6000 mAh | 4900 mAh |
| Camera | 200 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP Triple | 50 MP + 12 MP + 10 MP Triple |
| Price | Rs. 139997 | Rs. 114999 |
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Detailed Comparison
Price And Launch
The launch Date of the first phone is March 11, 2026. The cost of Xiaomi 17 Ultra is Rs. 139997. The launch Date of the second phone is February 25, 2026. The cost of Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (12GB RAM + 512GB) is Rs. 114999.
Display comparison
Xiaomi 17 Ultra has larger screen size of 6.9 inches in comparison to Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (12GB RAM + 512GB)'s 6.7 inch screen. Xiaomi 17 Ultra has Xiaomi HyperRGB OLED display Screen type where as Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (12GB RAM + 512GB) has Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen type. Samsung's phone has display density of 516 PPI & Xiaomi's phone has only 416 PPI display density. In terms of screen to body ratio, Xiaomi's phone has better screen to body ratio of ~ 92.3% than Samsung's phone ~ 90.7%. Xiaomi 17 Ultra has 20:9 aspect ratio where as Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (12GB RAM + 512GB) has 20.5:9 aspect ratio.
Memory comparison
Xiaomi 17 Ultra's larger 16 GB RAM is better for playing games and all with respect to Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (12GB RAM + 512GB)'s lower 12 GB RAM. and both have same Internal Memory of 512 GB.
Camera comparison
They both have the same 200 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP Triple Rear Camera. Xiaomi 17 Ultra will be better choice if you're looking to click lot of selfies as it has better 50 MP Front Camera in comparison to Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (12GB RAM + 512GB)'s 12 MP Front Camera.
Technical comparison
Both the phones run on Android Operating System Version 16.
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Full Comparison
| Name | Xiaomi 17 Ultra | Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (12GB RAM + 512GB) |
| General | ||
| Model | 25128PNA1G, 2512BPNDAG | SM-S947B, SM-S947B/DS, SM-S947U, SM-S947U1, SM-S947W, SM-S947N, SM-S9470, SM-S947E, SM-S947E/DS |
| Sim Type | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM |
| Dual Sim | Yes | Yes |
| Sim Size | nano SIM + nano SIM or nano SIM + eSIM, eSIM + eSIM SIM | SIM 1 + SIM 2 / SIM 1 + eSIM / Dual eSIM SIM |
| eSIM Support | Yes | Yes |
| Device Type | Smartphone | Smartphone |
| Release Date | March 11, 2026 | February 25, 2026 |
| In The Box | Xiaomi 17 Ultra / USB Type-C Cable / SIM Eject Tool Protective Case / Quick Start Guide / Warranty Card | |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | 77.6 x 162.9 x 8.3 mm | 75.8 x 158.4 x 7.3 mm |
| Weight | 218.4 g | 190 g |
| Bezel less | Yes | Yes |
| Qwerty | No | |
| Colors | Black, White, Starlit Green | Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold |
| Display | ||
| Type | Color Xiaomi HyperRGB OLED display Screen (68B) | Color Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen (16M Colors) |
| Touch | Yes, 300 Hz Touch Sampling Rate | Yes |
| Size | 6.9 inches, 1200 x 2608 pixels, 120 Hz | 6.7 inches, 1440 x 3120 pixels, 120 Hz |
| Aspect Ratio | 20:9 | 20.5:9 |
| PPI | ~ 416 PPI | ~ 516 PPI |
| Screen to Body Ratio | ~ 92.3% | ~ 90.7% |
| Glass Type | Xiaomi Shield Glass 3.0 | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 |
| Brightness | 3500 nits Multi-scenario Peak Brightness | 2600nits |
| HDR Support | Yes, HDR10+, Dolby Vision | |
| Color Gamut | Color gamut: DCI-P3 | |
| Features | Eye-care DC Dimming, Original color PRO | Pro HDR | Wet touch technology HDR10+, Dolby Vision, TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light (Hardware Solution) Certified TÜV Rheinland Flicker Free Certified TÜV Rheinland Circadian Friendly Certified, Color depth: 12bit | Privacy Display |
| Notch | Yes, Punch Hole | Yes, Punch Hole |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | |
| Storage | 512 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4 |
| Card Slot | No | |
| Connectivity | ||
| GPRS | Yes | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes |
| 3G | Yes | Yes |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Bands | 5G SA: n1/2/3/5/7/8/12/20/25/26/28/38/40/41/48/66/71 75/77/78/79, 5G NSA: n1/2/3/5/7/8/20/28/38/40/41/66/71/75/77/78/79 | 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) |
| VoLTE | Yes, Dual Stand-By | Yes, Dual Stand-By |
| Vo5G | Yes | Yes |
| Wifi | Yes, with wifi-hotspot | Yes, with wifi-hotspot |
| Wifi Version | Wi-Fi 7/Wi-Fi 6E/Wi-Fi 6 | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be 2.4GHz+5GHz+6GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v6.0, SBC/AAC/AptX/AptX HD/AptX Adaptive LDAC/LHDC 5.0/LC3/MIHC | Yes, v6.0, A2DP, LE |
| USB | Yes, USB-C v3.2 | Yes, USB-C v3.2 |
| USB Features | USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging | USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging |
| IR Blaster | Yes | |
| Performance | ||
| AnTuTu Score | 3,595,092 (Total) (v11) 1,037,573 (CPU) 1,321,907 (GPU) 496,037 (Memory) 739,575 (UX) | |
| Geekbench Score | 2,960 (Single Core) | |
| Camera Score | 166 (DxOMark) | |
| Extra | ||
| GPS | GPS: L1+L5 | Galileo: E1+E5a | GLONASS: G1 | Beidou QZSS: L1 + L5 | NavIC: L5 | GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Yes, In Display | Yes, In Display |
| Face Unlock | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Proximity, Gyro, Compass, Barometer | Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | No | No |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling System | Xiaomi 3D Dual-Channel IceLoop system | |
| AI Features | AI Writing, AI Speech Recognition, AI Interpreter, AI Search, AI Dynamic Wallpapers, AI Creativity Assistant, And more., Circle to Search with Google, Google Gemini | Galaxy AI |
| Water Resistance | Yes, 6 m upto 30 min | Yes, 1.5 m upto 30 min |
| IP Rating | IP66 + IP68 + IP69 | IP68 |
| Dust Resistant | Yes | Yes |
| Extra Features | Xiaomi 3D Dual-Channel IceLoop system, Xiaomi Offline Communication | Samsung Care+, Samsung Health, Samsung Wallet |
| Camera | ||
| Rear Camera | 50 MP ƒ/1.7 (Leica 23mm main camera) 23mm (wide), 1.0"-type, 1.6µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, Light Fusion 1050L image sensor 200 MP ƒ/2.4-3 (Leica 200MP 75-100mm telephoto) f/2.4-3.0, 75-100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.4", 0.56µm, multi-directional PDAF (30cm - ∞), OIS, 3.2-4.3x continuous optical zoom, zoom ring, Samsung HPE image sensor 50 MP ƒ/2.2 (Leica 14mm ultra-wide camera) 14mm, 115˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, dual pixel PDAF, Samsung JN5 image sensor | 50 MP ƒ/1.8 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 10 MP ƒ/2.4 (Telephoto) 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 3mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video |
| Camera Sensor | Light Fusion 1050L | |
| OIS | Yes | Yes |
| Auto Focus | Yes, Laser AF | Yes |
| Features | Two Leica Photographic Styles, (Leica Authentic Look, Leica Vibrant Look), Leica Filters | Leica Classic Shutter Sound | Leica Watermark, Xiaomi Profocus (Motion Tracking Focus, Eye Tracking Focus And Motion Capture), Lightning Burst, Digital Zoom Up To 120x, Xiaomi Procut, Hdr, Dynamic Shot, 50mp (Wide/ultra Wide/telephoto), 200mp Mode (Telephoto), Live Cinematography, Super Macro, Supermoon (Auto), Fastshot, Long Exposure, Panorama, Portrait Mode, Documents Mode, Pro Mode, Image Formats Captured: Jpg, Heif, Raw Mode, 8k (7680x4320) Video Recording At 30fps, 4k (3840x2160) Dolby Vision Video Recording At 30fps, 60fps, 120fps, 1080p (1920x1080) Dolby Vision Video Recording At 30fps, 60fps, 720p (1280x720) Video Recording At 30fps, Log Video Recording Up To 4k At 120fps, Academy Color Encoding System, Slow Motion Video Recording Up To 1080p At 1920fps, Shootsteady Video Recording Up To 2.8k At 60fps, Night Video Recording Up To 4k At 24fps, Time-lapse Video Recording Up To 4k At 30fps, Movie Mode, Pro Mode | Optical Zoom 3x, Optical Quality Zoom 2x, Digital Zoom up to 30x |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 30 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD, 4K @ 60 fps UHD | 8K @ 30 fps UHD, 4K, 1080p |
| Flash | Yes, Dual LED | Yes, LED |
| Front Camera | 50 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) Ov50m Image Sensor, 1/2.87" Sensor Size, 1.22μm 4-in-1 Binning, F/2.2, 21mm Equivalent Focal Length, 90° Fov 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 @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD |
| Technical | ||
| OS | Android v16 | Android v16 |
| Custom UI | Xiaomi HyperOS 3 | One UI 8 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
| CPU | 4.6 GHz, Octa Core Processor | 3.8 GHz, Deca Core Processor |
| Core Details | 2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M | 1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro & 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro |
| Fabrication Node | 3 nm | |
| GPU | Adreno 840 | Xclipse 960 |
| NPU | Qualcomm AI engine | |
| Java | No | No |
| Browser | Yes | Yes |
| Multimedia | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Music | MP3, FLAC, APE, AAC, OGG, WAV, AMR, AWB | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, DSF, APE |
| Video | MP4, MKV, WEBM, 3GP, TS, Supports HDR display when playing HDR10/HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid video content | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Speaker Type | Stereo | |
| Audio Features | Hi-Res & Hi-Res Audio Wireless certification, Dolby Atmos | |
| Document Reader | Yes | Yes |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Size | 6000 mAh | 4900 mAh, Li-ion Battery |
| Fast Charging | Yes, 90W HyperCharge | Yes, 45W |
| Wireless Charging | Yes, 50W HyperCharge | Yes, 25W |
| Reverse Charging | Yes, 22.5W | Yes |
| Reverse Wireless Charging | Yes, 10W | |