Samsung
Galaxy S26 Ultra
Samsung's latest Ultra pushes Galaxy AI, privacy, and charging forward.
The Galaxy S26 Ultra keeps the big-screen Ultra formula but trims the body, upgrades to Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy, and adds Samsung's new Privacy Display layer. It is still the do-everything Android flagship: a 200 MP camera system, integrated S Pen, seven-year software pledge, and much faster 60 W wired charging.
Editor scoring
Verdict
Pros
- Excellent 6.9-inch QHD+ AMOLED panel with a new Privacy Display mode
- Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy brings major CPU, GPU, and NPU gains
- More useful camera zoom range with 5x optical and 10x optical-quality reach
- 60 W wired charging finally moves the Ultra line forward
- Seven-year update promise remains class-leading on Android
Cons
- Still a large phone for one-handed use
- Wireless charging speed varies by charger and market
- AI photo features can over-process detail if left unchecked
- The 5000 mAh battery did not grow despite the faster chipset
- Premium variants remain expensive
Full specifications
Display
- Type
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X LTPO
- Size
- 6.9 inches
- Resolution
- QHD+
- Refresh rate
- 1-120 Hz adaptive
- Peak brightness
- 2600 nits
- Protection
- Corning Gorilla Armor 2 front, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 back
- Features
- Vision Booster
- Privacy Display
- Always-On display
- Anti-reflective coating
- S Pen support
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
- Process
- 3nm-class
- CPU
- Octa-core custom Oryon CPU
- GPU
- Adreno 840
- AnTuTu
- 3,450,000
- Geekbench (single)
- 3,600
- Geekbench (multi)
- 11,200
Camera
8K @ 30 fps, 4K HDR, Super Steady
Rear camera
8K @ 30 fps, 4K HDR, Super SteadyOIS, Adaptive Pixel, 2x optical-quality zoom
Autofocus, macro, wide field of view
OIS, 3x optical zoom
OIS, 5x optical zoom, 10x optical-quality zoom
Front camera
4K @ 60 fps HDRDual Pixel autofocus
Battery & charging
- Capacity
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Lithium-Ion, non-removable
- Wired
- 60 W (up to 75% in around 30 min)
- Wireless
- Super Fast Wireless Charging
- Reverse
- Wireless PowerShare
- Endurance
- All-day mixed use
Build & design
- Dimensions
- 163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm
- Weight
- 214 g
- Materials
- Armor Aluminum frame, Gorilla Armor 2 front, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 back
- Water/dust
- IP68 (1.5m for 30 min)
- Colors
- Cobalt Violet
- White
- Black
- Sky Blue
- Pink Gold
- Silver Shadow
Software & AI
- OS at launch
- Android 16
- Skin / UI
- One UI 8.5
- Update policy
- 7 years of OS and security updates
- AI features
- Galaxy AI
- Now Brief
- Now Nudge
- Cross-app Actions
- Bixby with on-device context
- Circle to Search
- Photo Assist
Connectivity
- Network
- 5G sub-6/mmWave, LTE
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- 6.0, LE Audio
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 3.2, DisplayPort
- Positioning
- GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS
- SIM
- Nano-SIM + eSIM
- Infrared
- No
Sensors
- Fingerprint
- Ultrasonic, under display
- Face unlock
- 2D, software (camera)
- Other sensors
- Accelerometer
- Gyroscope
- Proximity
- Barometer
- Geomagnetic
- Hall sensor
- Ambient light
Variants & pricing
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