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- Ivalo XE vs Galaxy S26+
HMD Ivalo XE vs Samsung Galaxy S26+
What Ivalo XE does better (3) and where Galaxy S26+ wins (18) — every spec side by side.
vs
6.5Display8.7
7.6Camera9.2
3.0Battery7.4
8.5Features9.8
Why is Ivalo XE better than Galaxy S26+?
- Selfie camera32 MP vs 12 MP2.7×
- Memory card slotYes · Galaxy S26+: No
- 3.5 mm headphone jackYes · Galaxy S26+: No
Why is Galaxy S26+ better than Ivalo XE?
- Peak brightness1,000 nits vs 2,600 nits2.6×
- OLED panelNo · Ivalo XE: Yes
- Storage (max)256 GB vs 512 GB2×
- Optical stabilisationNo · Ivalo XE: Yes
- Telephoto cameraNo · Ivalo XE: Yes
- Wireless chargingNo · Ivalo XE: Yes
- Stereo speakersNo · Ivalo XE: Yes
- Battery capacity4,500 mAh vs 4,900 mAh+9%
- CPU frequency2.9 GHz vs 4.74 GHz+63%
- Pixel density416 ppi vs 516 ppi+24%
- Max video4K vs 8K
- 4K selfie videoNo · Ivalo XE: Yes
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | — | 190 g |
| Thickness | — | 7.3 mm |
| Height | — | 158.4 mm |
| Width | — | 75.8 mm |
| Frame | Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Back | Plastic | Glass |
| Ingress protection | IP68 | IP68 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx8 | IPx8 |
| Glass protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Colours | Black | Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.3″ | 6.7″ |
| Panel | IPS LCD | Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X |
| OLED panel | No | Yes |
| LTPO (adaptive 1–120 Hz) | — | Yes |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 1,440 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,400 px | 3,120 px |
| Pixel density | 416 ppi | 516 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 1,000 nits | 2,600 nits |
| Measured brightness | — | 1,498 nits |
| Screen-to-body ratio | — | 90.7% |
| HDR | — | Yes |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-6690 | Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - US/CA/CN |
| Chip maker | Qualcomm | Qualcomm |
| Process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2.9 GHz | 4.74 GHz |
| GPU | Adreno GPU 7-series @1,15 GHz | Adreno 840 - US/CA/CN Xclipse 960 - ROW |
| AnTuTu score | — | 2,459,298 |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | — | 10,982 |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 7,138 |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage (max) | 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage (base) | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | — | UFS 4. |
| Memory card slot | Yes | No |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Main camera aperture | — | f/1.8 |
| Main sensor size | — | 1/1.56" |
| Rear cameras | 2 | 3 |
| Optical stabilisation | No | Yes |
| Ultra-wide camera | Yes | Yes |
| Telephoto camera | No | Yes |
| Optical zoom | — | 3× |
| Max video | 4K | 8K |
| 4K video frame rate | — | 60 fps |
| Selfie camera | 32 MP | 12 MP |
| 4K selfie video | No | Yes |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 4,500 mAh | 4,900 mAh |
| Battery type | — | Li-Ion |
| Active use (test) | — | 16.4 h |
| Wired charging | — | 45 W |
| Charged in 30 min | — | 69% |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes |
| Wireless charging power | — | 20 W |
| Reverse wireless charging | — | Yes |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| eSIM | No | Yes |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C | USB Type-C 3.2 |
| USB version | — | 3.2 |
| Video output | — | Yes |
| Ultra Wideband | — | Yes |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | No | Yes |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | Yes | No |
| Loudspeaker loudness | — | -26.2 LUFS |
| Fingerprint sensor | Side | Under display, ultrasonic |
| Barometer | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| SAR (head) | — | 0.78 W/kg |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android | Android 16 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | — | One UI 9 |
| Major OS updates promised | — | 7 |
| EU label | ||
| Energy class | — | A |
| Battery charge cycles | — | 1,200 |
| Endurance per cycle | — | 55 h |
| Repairability class | — | C |
| Drop resistance class | — | A |
