Samsung promises versatility and power with more physical cameras on board. Google promises computational magic.<\/p>\n
So which one actually delivers better photos in real life? I tested them side by side during the day, at night, and in those tricky in-between moments. Take a look at the photos below to see if you can pick a winner.<\/p>\n
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\n Trade-in\n <\/p>\n
Galaxy S26 Ultra: pre-order for up to $900 off<\/p>\n
\n $399
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$1299
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$900 off (69%)<\/p>\n
The Galaxy S26 Ultra has been announced, bringing a Privacy Screen feature, insanely fast processor, and multiple Galaxy AI enhancements. Right now, you can pre-order the flagship for up to $900 off with eligible trade-ins.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Pre-order at Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Pixel 10 Pro XL Camera Specs: <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Main camera<\/p>\n 200 MP (OIS, PDAF) 50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Second camera<\/p>\n 50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) 48 MP (Ultra-wide) Third camera<\/p>\n 10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) 48 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Fourth camera<\/p>\n 50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Front<\/p>\n 12 MP (PDAF, HDR)<\/p>\n 42 MP<\/p>\n See the full <\/p>\n The main novelty with the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s camera is the wider aperture for the main camera and the 5X telephoto one.<\/p>\n And the big disappointment is the lack of improvement with the 3x camera, which is clearly the weakest one on board. But heck, most other phones don’t even have a secondary telephoto camera, so let’s not be too critical.<\/p>\n Also read:<\/p>\n So let’s see how all of those camera specs actually translate into pictures:<\/p>\n Main CameraZoom QualityUltra-wide CameraSelfie<\/p>\n Read the latest from Victor Hristov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I’ve spent the past few days shooting hundreds of photos with the Galaxy S26 Ultra. And not just…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":326153,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[61,60,202,80],"class_list":{"0":"post-326152","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-ie","9":"tag-ireland","10":"tag-mobile","11":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n Google Pixel 10 Pro XL<\/p>\n
Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2
Aperture size: F1.4
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1\/1.3″
Pixel size: 0.6 \u03bcm<\/p>\n
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1\/1.3″
Pixel size: 1.2 \u03bcm<\/p>\n
Sensor name: Samsung JN3
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1\/2.5″
Pixel size: 0.7 \u03bcm<\/p>\n
Aperture size: F1.7
Sensor size: 1\/2.55″<\/p>\n
Sensor name: Sony IMX754
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Sensor size: 1\/3.94″
Pixel size: 1.12 \u03bcm<\/p>\n
Optical zoom: 5.0x
Aperture size: F2.8
Focal Length: 113 mm
Sensor size: 1\/2.55″<\/p>\n
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 \u03bcm<\/p>\n
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