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- Galaxy S26+ vs SHIFTphone 8.1
Samsung Galaxy S26+ vs Shift SHIFTphone 8.1
What Galaxy S26+ does better (13) and where SHIFTphone 8.1 wins (3) — every spec side by side.
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8.7Display8.5
9.2Camera6.3
7.4Battery2.6
9.8Features5.0
Dimensions
Size comparison
Galaxy S26+SHIFTphone 8.1
| Galaxy S26+ | SHIFTphone 8.1 | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 158.4 mm | 164.2 mm | −5.8 mm |
| Width | 75.8 mm | 78.7 mm | −2.9 mm |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm | 9.8 mm | −2.5 mm |
| Weight | 190 g | 209 g | −19 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is Galaxy S26+ better than SHIFTphone 8.1?
- Battery capacity4,900 mAh vs 3,820 mAh+28%
- Optical stabilisationYes · SHIFTphone 8.1: No
- Telephoto cameraYes · SHIFTphone 8.1: No
- Wireless chargingYes · SHIFTphone 8.1: No
- 5GYes · SHIFTphone 8.1: No
- Stereo speakersYes · SHIFTphone 8.1: No
- Ultra-wide cameraYes · SHIFTphone 8.1: No
- eSIMYes · SHIFTphone 8.1: No
- Weight190 g vs 209 g+10%
- Rear cameras3 vs 2+50%
- Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 7 vs Wi-Fi 5+40%
- Thickness7.3 mm vs 9.8 mm+34%
Why is SHIFTphone 8.1 better than Galaxy S26+?
- Selfie camera12 MP vs 32 MP2.7×
- Storage (base)256 GB vs 512 GB2×
- Memory card slotNo · Galaxy S26+: Yes
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 190 g | 209 g |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm | 9.8 mm |
| Height | 158.4 mm | 164.2 mm |
| Width | 75.8 mm | 78.7 mm |
| Frame | Aluminium | — |
| Back | Glass | — |
| Ingress protection | IP68 | — |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx8 | — |
| Glass protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | — |
| Colours | Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold | — |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.7″ | 6.7″ |
| Panel | Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X | AMOLED |
| OLED panel | Yes | Yes |
| LTPO (adaptive 1–120 Hz) | Yes | — |
| Resolution (width) | 1,440 px | — |
| Resolution (height) | 3,120 px | — |
| Pixel density | 516 ppi | — |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 2,600 nits | — |
| Measured brightness | 1,498 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.7% | — |
| HDR | Yes | — |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - US/CA/CN | Qualcomm QCM6490 |
| Chip maker | Qualcomm | Qualcomm |
| Process | 3 nm | — |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 4.74 GHz | — |
| GPU | Adreno 840 - US/CA/CN Xclipse 960 - ROW | Adreno 630 |
| 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) | 512 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage (base) | 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4. | — |
| Memory card slot | No | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.8 | — |
| Main sensor size | 1/1.56" | — |
| Rear cameras | 3 | 2 |
| Optical stabilisation | Yes | No |
| Ultra-wide camera | Yes | No |
| Telephoto camera | Yes | No |
| Optical zoom | 3× | — |
| Max video | 8K | — |
| 4K video frame rate | 60 fps | — |
| Selfie camera | 12 MP | 32 MP |
| 4K selfie video | Yes | — |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 4,900 mAh | 3,820 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | — |
| Active use (test) | 16.4 h | — |
| Wired charging | 45 W | — |
| Charged in 30 min | 69% | — |
| Wireless charging | Yes | No |
| Wireless charging power | 20 W | — |
| Reverse wireless charging | Yes | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | Yes | No |
| eSIM | Yes | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 6 | — |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2 | — |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3 |
| Video output | Yes | — |
| Ultra Wideband | Yes | — |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | Yes | No |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | — |
| Loudspeaker loudness | -26.2 LUFS | — |
| Fingerprint sensor | Under display, ultrasonic | — |
| Barometer | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | proximity, accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer, fingerprint |
| SAR (head) | 0.78 W/kg | — |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 16 | Android 14 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | One UI 9 | Shift OS |
| 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 | — |
