Xiaomi Redmi K50i (8GB RAM + 256GB) vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G
Quick Comparison
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G has better RAM than Xiaomi Redmi K50i (8GB RAM + 256GB). In terms of display resolution, Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G has better resolution of 3120 x 1440 than Xiaomi Redmi K50i (8GB RAM + 256GB) which has resolution of 2460 x 1080. Both have the same amount of internal memory.
| Name | Xiaomi Redmi K50i (8GB RAM + 256GB) | Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.6 in | 6.9 in |
| Internal Memory | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Battery | 5080 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Camera | 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP Triple | 200 MP Quad |
| Price | Rs. 21999 | Rs. 139999 |
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Price And Launch
The launch Date of the first phone is July 20, 2022. The cost of Xiaomi Redmi K50i (8GB RAM + 256GB) is Rs. 21999. The launch Date of the second phone is February 25, 2026. The cost of Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G is Rs. 139999.
Display comparison
Xiaomi Redmi K50i (8GB RAM + 256GB) has screen size of 6.6 inches which falls short to Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G's 6.9 inch screen. Xiaomi Redmi K50i (8GB RAM + 256GB) has Screen type where as Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G has LTPO AMOLED Screen type. Samsung's phone has display density of 500 PPI & Xiaomi's phone has only 407 PPI display density. Both phones have same aspect ratio of 20.5:9.
Memory comparison
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G's larger 12 GB RAM is better for playing games and all with respect to Xiaomi Redmi K50i (8GB RAM + 256GB)'s lower 8 GB RAM. and both have same Internal Memory of 256 GB.
Camera comparison
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G's 200 MP Quad Rear Camera outshines Xiaomi Redmi K50i (8GB RAM + 256GB)'s 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP Triple Rear Camera in terms of resolution. Xiaomi Redmi K50i (8GB RAM + 256GB) will be better choice if you're looking to click lot of selfies as it has better 16 MP Front Camera in comparison to Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G's 12 MP Front Camera.
Technical comparison
Both the phones has Android Operating System but the first one runs on version 12 and the second one on 16 version.
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Full Comparison
| Name | Xiaomi Redmi K50i (8GB RAM + 256GB) | Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G |
| General | ||
| Model | K50i | SM-S948B, SM-S948B/DS, SM-S948U, SM-S948U1, SM-S948W, SM-S948N, SM-S9480, SM-S948E, SM-S948E/DS |
| Sim Type | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM |
| Dual Sim | Yes | Yes |
| Sim Size | Nano+Nano SIM | SIM 1 + SIM 2 / SIM 1 + eSIM / Dual eSIM SIM |
| eSIM Support | Yes | |
| Device Type | Smartphone | Smartphone |
| Security Updates | 7 years | |
| Release Date | July 20, 2022 | February 25, 2026 |
| In The Box | Headset, Charging Cable, Sim Ejector Pin | |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | 74.29 x 163.64 x 8.87 mm | 78.1 x 163.6 x 7.9 mm |
| Weight | 200 g | 214 g |
| Colors | Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold | |
| Display | ||
| Type | Color Liquid FFS LCD Panel (1 Billion) | Color Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X (16M Colors) |
| Touch | Yes, 270 Hz Touch Sampling Rate | Yes |
| Size | 6.6 inches, 1080 x 2460 pixels, 144 Hz | 6.9 inches, 1440 x 3120 pixels, 120 Hz |
| Aspect Ratio | 20.5:9 | 20.5:9 |
| PPI | ~ 407 PPI | ~ 500 PPI |
| Screen to Body Ratio | ~ 90.7% | |
| Glass Type | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 |
| Brightness | 2600 nits (peak) | |
| HDR Support | Yes, HDR10+, Dolby Vision | |
| Adaptive Refresh Rate | Yes | |
| Features | Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1400:1 Contrast Ratio,650 nits (HBM), 500 nits (typ) Brightness, AI Display, Eye Protection Mode, Sunlight Display, 100% DCI-P3, 7 Stage Adaptive Sync | DX anti-reflective coating, Privacy Display |
| Notch | Yes, Punch Hole | Yes, Punch Hole |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | |
| Storage | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4 |
| Card Slot | No | |
| Connectivity | ||
| GPRS | Yes | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes |
| 3G | Yes | Yes |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Bands | N1 | N3 | N5 | N7 | N8 | N20 | N28A | N38 | N40 | N41 | N77 | N78 | 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 | Yes, Dual Stand-By |
| Vo5G | Yes | |
| Wifi | Yes, with wifi-hotspot | Yes, with wifi-hotspot |
| Wifi Version | Wi-Fi 6 | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be 2.4GHz+5GHz+6GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM |
| Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v5.3, A2DP, LE | Yes, v6.0 |
| USB | Yes, USB-C v2.0 | Yes, USB-C v3.2 |
| USB Features | USB on-the-go, USB Charging | USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging |
| IR Blaster | Yes | |
| Performance | ||
| AnTuTu Score | 3,668,406 (Total) (v11) 1,087,228 (CPU) 1,491,438 (GPU) 386,328 (Memory) 703,412 (UX) | |
| Geekbench Score | 10,585 (Multi Core) (v6) 3,539 (Single Core) 25,712 (OpenCL) | |
| Camera Score | 157 (DxOMark) | |
| Extra | ||
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC | Yes with A-GPS, Glonass |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Yes, Side | Yes, In Display |
| Face Unlock | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Color Spectrum, X-Axis Linear Motor, IR Blaster | Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | Yes, 500mv @ 32Ω, High Impedance Jack | No |
| NFC | Yes | |
| AI Features | Galaxy AI, Circle to Search with Google, Photo Assist, Creative Studio, Bixby | |
| Water Resistance | Yes, IP53 | Yes, 1.5 m upto 30 min |
| IP Rating | IP53 | IP68 |
| Dust Resistant | Yes | Yes |
| Extra Features | Dolby Atmos, Dual Stereo Speakers, Liquid Cool Technology 2.0, Super Big VC + 7 layers of graphite, X-axis linear motor | Samsung Care+, Samsung Health, Samsung Wallet, S Pen included, Redesigned Vapor Chamber, UWB (Ultra Wideband), Samsung DeX Support |
| Camera | ||
| Rear Camera | 64 MP ƒ/1.89 (Main) 8 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 2 MP ƒ/2.4 (Macro) Macro | 200 MP ƒ/1.4 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 10 MP ƒ/2.4 (Telephoto) 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 50 MP ƒ/2.9 (Telephoto) periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 50 MP ƒ/1.9 (Ultra Wide) (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady vide |
| OIS | Yes | Yes |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Features | Ai Camera, Long Exposures, Timed-burst, Photo Clones, Documents Mode, Macro, HDR, Ai Beautify Filters, Portrait, Movie Frame, Night Mode, Panorama, Pro Mode | Optical Zoom 3x and 5x, Optical Quality Zoom 2x and 10x, Digital Zoom up to 100x, Dual Recording, Food, Hyperlapse, Night, Panorama, Photo, Portrait, Portrait Video, Pro, Pro Video, Single Take, Slow Motion, Video |
| Video Recording | 4K @ 30 fps UHD, 1080p @ 30/60 fps FHD, 720p @ 30 fps HD | 8K @ 30 fps UHD, 4K, 1080p |
| Flash | Yes, Dual LED | Yes, LED |
| Front Camera | 16 MP ƒ/2.45 (Wide Angle) Punch Hole | 12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) Punch Hole, Autofocus, Screen Flash |
| Front Video Recording | 1080p @ 30 fps FHD | 4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD |
| Technical | ||
| OS | Android v12 | Android v16 |
| Custom UI | ONE UI 8.5 | |
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy |
| CPU | 2.85 GHz, Octa Core Processor | 4.74 GHz, Octa Core Processor |
| Core Details | 4x2.85 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 | 2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M |
| GPU | Mali-G610 MC6 | Adreno 840 |
| Java | No | No |
| Browser | Yes | Yes |
| Multimedia | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Music | Yes | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, DSF, APE |
| Video | Yes | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Speaker Type | Dual Stereo | |
| Document Reader | Yes | Yes |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Size | 5080 mAh, Li-Po Battery | 5000 mAh, Li-ion Battery |
| Fast Charging | Yes, 67W Fast charging | Yes, 60W Fast Charging |
| Wireless Charging | Yes, 25W | |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | |
| Reverse Wireless Charging | Yes, 4.5W | |
| Video Playback Time | 31 hours | |