Samsung Galaxy S26 series officially released
On February 25, 2026, Samsung Electronics officially released its latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S26 series, which includes three models: S26, S26+, and S26Ultra.
Affected by the global increase and shortage of storage chip prices, the starting prices of the S26 and S26+have been raised by $100 compared to their predecessors, reaching $899 and $1099 respectively, while the top of the line S26Ultra maintains a starting price of $1299. The new device focuses on AI functionality, showcasing not only the automated food delivery ordering operations empowered by Google Gemini, but also the first-ever hardware level privacy screen that can intelligently recognize and automatically hide sensitive information on the screen.
The main parameters of Samsung Galaxy S26 are as follows:
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G |
| Announced | 2026, February 25 |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, March 11 |
| Dimensions | 149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm (5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 in) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame |
| 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) | |
| Armor aluminum 2 frame | |
| Type | Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak) |
| Size | 6.3 inches, 96.5 cm2 (~90.0% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~411 ppi density) |
| Protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| OS | Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - US/CN |
| Exynos 2600 (2 nm) - ROW | |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) - US/CN |
| 10-core (1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro & 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro) - ROW | |
| GPU | Adreno 840 - US/CN |
| Xclipse 960 - ROW | |
| Card slot | No |
| Internal | 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM |
| UFS 4.X | |
| Triple | 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS |
| 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom | |
| 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video | |
| Features | Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
| Video | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 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) | |
| Type | Li-Ion 4300 mAh |
| Charging | 25W wired, PD3.0, 55% in 30 min |
| 15W wireless (Qi2 Ready) | |
| 4.5W reverse wireless | |
| Colors | Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold |
| Models | SM-S942B, SM-S942B/DS, SM-S942U, SM-S942U1, SM-S942W, SM-S942N, SM-S9420, SM-S942E, SM-S942E/DS |
| Price | $ 899.99 / € 999.00 / £ 879.00 |