Samsung's Galaxy S26 brings a nearly identical design and display, but steps ahead in a couple of ways you wouldn't guess just by looking at its spec sheet. Check out this HEAD-TO-HEAD for the COMPLETE BREAKDOWN of how these layoff two phones compare in terms of screen quality, battery life, charging speed, chipset performance, and camera image quality, all based on our extensive reviews.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Samsung Galaxy S26 vs S25
00:21 - Design tour: What's changed?
00:44 - Max brightness comparison test
01:03 - Speaker loudness & quality comparison test
01:21 - One UI 8.5 features and update policy
01:40 - Chipset performance comparison test
01:59 - Geekbench 6, AnTuTu 10, 3D Mark scores
02:10 - Thermal throttling comparison test
02:18 - Battery life comparison test
02:34 - Charging speed comparison test
02:58 - Camera specs compared
03:10 - Main camera photo quality compared
03:20 - Telephoto camera zoom quality compared
03:28 - Ultrawide camera quality compared
03:37 - Low-light photo quality: main cam
03:57 - Low-light telephoto photo test
04:05 - Ultrawide camera playstation 5 low-light test
04:12 - Selfie quality compared
04:20 - Selfie video compared
04:24 - Video recording features compared
04:37 - 4K video quality daylight test
04:49 - Low-light video stability test
05:01 - Wrap-up
05:16 - S26 Pros
05:29 - S25 Pros
05:37 - Verdict: Should you get the Galaxy S26?
