The race for the fastest flagship smartphone just got a shake-up. After dominating recent monthly performance rankings, the RedMagic 11 Pro+ has finally been knocked off the top spot in the latest AnTuTu report for February 2026. Taking the crown this time is the iQOO 15 Ultra, a new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5-powered contender that surged ahead with a noticeably higher average benchmark score.
AnTuTu’s monthly charts track the top 10 flagship phones based on average performance scores gathered across many test runs, offering a snapshot of how today’s most powerful devices stack up against each other. Still, it’s worth keeping expectations grounded: synthetic benchmark results can shift from month to month, and scores can be influenced by factors like firmware updates, thermal tuning, performance modes, and even testing conditions. In other words, these rankings are a useful indicator of raw performance potential, but they aren’t the only measure of real-world speed.
Even with that caveat, the February 2026 list is packed with heavy hitters, and one trend stands out clearly: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 dominates the leaderboard, with just one MediaTek-powered phone breaking into the upper ranks.
Here are the top 10 flagship phones on AnTuTu’s February 2026 performance chart (by average score):
1) iQOO 15 Ultra (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) – 4,208,894
2) RedMagic 11 Pro+ (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) – 4,165,081
3) Vivo X300 Pro (MediaTek Dimensity 9500) – 4,084,334
4) Realme GT 8 Pro (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) – 4,049,826
5) iQOO 15 (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) – 3,913,382
6) Honor Magic 8 Pro (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) – 3,893,423
7) Honor Magic 8 (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) – 3,860,209
8) OnePlus 15 (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) – 3,839,169
9) Honor Win (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) – 3,828,160
10) Redmi K90 Pro Max (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) – 3,789,514
The biggest headline is the top-two swap: RedMagic’s gaming-focused tuning has kept it near the peak, but iQOO’s latest Ultra model managed to pull ahead and become the new benchmark leader for the month. Meanwhile, the Vivo X300 Pro shows that MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500 remains highly competitive, landing in third place among a sea of Snapdragon devices.
With performance-focused flagships arriving in rapid succession, these rankings are likely to keep changing. But for now, February 2026 belongs to the iQOO 15 Ultra, with the RedMagic 11 Pro+ close behind and a crowded field of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 phones fighting for every point.
