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Emporia SMART.8 vs Samsung Galaxy S26

What SMART.8 does better (4) and where Galaxy S26 wins (12) — every spec side by side.

Emporia SMART.8
Emporia · 2026SMART.8
7.4Score
4 advantages≈ $500
vs
Samsung Galaxy S26
Samsung · 2026Galaxy S26
9.1Score
12 advantages≈ $520
Higher score
7.6Display7.8
6.3Camera9.2
3.9Battery5.4
8.0Features9.8
Dimensions

Size comparison

SMART.8Galaxy S26
72 × 157971.7 × 149.67.2
SMART.8Galaxy S26Difference
Height157 mm149.6 mm+7.4 mm
Width72 mm71.7 mm+0.3 mm
Thickness9 mm7.2 mm+1.8 mm
Weight175 g167 g+8 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is SMART.8 better than Galaxy S26?

  1. Wired charging33 W vs 25 W+32%
  2. Selfie camera32 MP vs 12 MP2.7×
  3. Memory card slotYes · Galaxy S26: No
  4. Resolution (width)1,200 px vs 1,080 px+11%

Why is Galaxy S26 better than SMART.8?

  1. RAM6 GB vs 12 GB2×
  2. Storage (max)128 GB vs 512 GB4×
  3. Water resistance (IPx)IPx4 vs IPx82×
  4. Optical stabilisationNo · SMART.8: Yes
  5. Telephoto cameraNo · SMART.8: Yes
  6. CPU frequency2.5 GHz vs 4.74 GHz+90%
  7. Battery capacity3,880 mAh vs 4,300 mAh+11%
  8. Ultra-wide cameraNo · SMART.8: Yes
  9. Weight175 g vs 167 g+5%
  10. Rear cameras2 vs 3+50%
  11. Thickness9 mm vs 7.2 mm+25%
  12. Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 7+17%
Specifications

Side by side

Emporia SMART.8Emporia SMART.8≈ $5007.4
Design
Weight175 g167 g
Thickness9 mm7.2 mm
Height157 mm149.6 mm
Width72 mm71.7 mm
Frame—Aluminium
Back—Glass
Ingress protectionIP54IP68
Water resistance (IPx)IPx4IPx8
Glass protection—Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
ColoursBlackCobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold
Display
Screen size6.4″6.3″
PanelOLEDDynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X
OLED panelYesYes
LTPO (adaptive 1–120 Hz)—Yes
Resolution (width)1,200 px1,080 px
Resolution (height)2,670 px2,340 px
Pixel density—411 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Peak brightness—2,600 nits
Measured brightness—1,383 nits
Screen-to-body ratio—90%
HDR—Yes
Performance
ChipsetMediatek Dimensity 7300Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - US/CA/CN
Chip makerMediatekQualcomm
Process—3 nm
CPU cores88
CPU frequency2.5 GHz4.74 GHz
GPUMali G615 MC2Adreno 840 - US/CA/CN Xclipse 960 - ROW
AnTuTu score—2,441,481
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)—10,824
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—7,230
Memory
RAM6 GB12 GB
Storage (max)128 GB512 GB
Storage (base)128 GB128 GB
Storage type—UFS 4.
Memory card slotYesNo
Camera
Main camera50 MP50 MP
Main camera aperture—f/1.8
Main sensor size—1/1.56"
Rear cameras23
Optical stabilisationNoYes
Ultra-wide cameraNoYes
Telephoto cameraNoYes
Optical zoom—3×
Max video—8K
4K video frame rate—60 fps
Selfie camera32 MP12 MP
4K selfie video—Yes
Battery
Battery capacity3,880 mAh4,300 mAh
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Ion
Active use (test)—15.3 h
Wired charging33 W25 W
Charged in 30 min—55%
Wireless chargingYesYes
Wireless charging power15 W15 W
Reverse wireless charging—Yes
Connectivity
5GYesYes
eSIMYesYes
Dual SIMYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.45.4
NFCYesYes
USBUSB Type-CUSB Type-C 3.2
USB version—3.2
Video output—Yes
Satellite navigationGPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDSGLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Features
Stereo speakers—Yes
3.5 mm headphone jackNoNo
Loudspeaker loudness—-26.7 LUFS
Fingerprint sensor—Under display, ultrasonic
Barometer—Yes
SensorsfingerprintFingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
SAR (head)—1.21 W/kg
Software
OS at launchAndroid 16Android 16
PlatformAndroidAndroid
Interface—One UI 9
Major OS updates promised—7
EU label
Energy classAA
Battery charge cycles—1,200
Endurance per cycle—51 h
Repairability class—C
Drop resistance class—A
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