Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Regarding the Samsung S26 Ultra, it has not yet been officially released, but according to network exposure information, it may have the following core upgrade points:
Imaging system
The main camera may be upgraded to 300 million pixels, paired with a dual telephoto scheme (3x+5x optical zoom), and support professional features such as star track mode and 10 second long exposure. Added APV codec, which can significantly reduce the size of video files while ensuring image quality.
Performance and battery life
It may adopt a dual platform strategy of Snapdragon 81 and Orion 2500, with a maximum of 24GB of memory and 1TB of storage. The battery capacity may be increased to 5200mAh -6500mAh, and it supports 60W fast charging (55W in 0-15% stage, 45W in 15-70% stage).
Screen and Design
Expected to be equipped with a 6.9-inch M14 material QHD+LTPO AMOLED screen, with a screen to body ratio of 94% and a peak brightness of 2600 nits. The body may adopt titanium alloy frame and recycled marine plastic frame, with a thickness of about 7.9 millimeters, continuing the environmentally friendly design concept.
Other functions
Or pre installed Android 16 and One UI 8 systems, supporting new features such as AI privacy screen and generative editing. S Pen may retain but cancel Bluetooth function.
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G |
| Dimensions | 7.9 mm thickness |
| Weight | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| Build | Glass front (Corning Gorilla Armor 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), titanium frame (grade 5) |
| SIM | · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT |
| · Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA | |
| · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN | |
| IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) | |
| Stylus | |
| Type | Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak) |
| Size | 6.9 inches, 116.9 cm2 |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~498 ppi density) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 |
| DX anti-reflective coating | |
| OS | Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) |
| GPU | Adreno 840 |
| Card slot | No |
| Internal | 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM |
| UFS 4.0 | |
| Quad | 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS |
| 10 MP, (telephoto), 1/3.94", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom | |
| 50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom | |
| 50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video | |
| Features | Laser AF, Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
| Video | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS |
| Single | 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF |
| Features | HDR, HDR10+ |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| High-bitrate audio support | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | 5.4, A2DP, LE |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) | |
| Ultra Wideband (UWB) support | |
| Type | Li-Ion 5000 mAh |
| Charging | 60W wired, PD3.0 |
| 15W wireless (Qi2 Ready) | |
| 4.5W reverse wireless | |
| Colors | Black; other colors |