Samsung Galaxy A23 vs Galaxy S26

Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.

Samsung Galaxy A23Samsung Galaxy A23Snapdragon 680Change
Samsung Galaxy S26Samsung Galaxy S26Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Change

Key differences

  1. Chipset: the Galaxy A23 uses the Snapdragon 680 (6 nm), the Galaxy S26 the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm TSMC N3P). The Galaxy A23's fastest core runs at 2.40 GHz, the Galaxy S26's at 4.74 GHz.
  2. Screen: 6.6 inches on the Galaxy A23, 6.3 inches on the Galaxy S26. Up to 90 Hz on the Galaxy A23, 120 Hz on the Galaxy S26.
  3. Battery: 4,860 mAh on the Galaxy A23, 4,175 mAh on the Galaxy S26.
  4. Versions: owners have shared the Galaxy A23 as 4GB | 128GB, the Galaxy S26 as 12GB | 256GB and 12GB | 512GB.

The same on both: NFC and Widevine L1.

Chipset

Chipset
Snapdragon 680Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Process
6 nm3 nm TSMC N3P
CPU
4× 2.40 GHz Cortex-A73
4× 1.90 GHz Cortex-A532× 4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L
6× 3.63 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
Top CPU speed
2.40 GHz4.74 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Adreno 610Adreno 840

Memory

Versions seen
4GB | 128GB12GB | 256GB
12GB | 512GB
RAM type
LPDDR4XLPDDR5X
Storage type
—UFS 4.1

Display

Size
6.6 in6.3 in
Resolution
1080 × 24081080 × 2340
Pixel density
403 ppi410 ppi
Refresh rates
90 Hzalso 60120 Hzalso 60
HDR
—HDR10, HDR10+, HLG

Battery

Capacity
4,860 mAh4,175 mAh

Cameras

Back camera 1
12.5 MP4080 × 3060 · f/1.8 · 4 mm · OIS12.5 MP4080 × 3060 · f/1.8 · 5.4 mm
Back camera 2
5 MP2576 × 1932 · f/2.2 · 1.3 mm12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2.2 · 2.2 mm
Front camera 1
8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2.2 · 2.67 mm12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2.2 · 3.3 mm
Front camera 2
8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2.2 · 2.67 mm7 MP3056 × 2296 · f/2.2 · 2.9 mm

Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 7
6 GHz Wi-Fi
NoYes
Bluetooth LE Audio
NoYes
NFC
YesYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 13–14Android 17
UI
One UI 6.1One UI 9.0
Released with
Android 12Android 16
Widevine DRM
L1L1

Sensors

Sensors
31 sensors44 sensors
Galaxy A23 full specs Galaxy S26 full specs

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From phones shared with the Device Info app · updated November 2026 Hardware specs only. No personal data. Privacy