By now we know almost everything about Samsung’s new phone: what the Galaxy S26 will be like

Written by Jason Miller

By now we know almost everything about Samsung's new phone: what the Galaxy S26 will be like

Not much left. In about a month Samsung will present the new Galaxy S range. We are talking about the top of the range, the flagship smartphones designed to attack the range of customers willing to spend more. In recent days they have popped up on social media several rumors. Enough to have anticipated by now most of the features of these smartphones.

The family of Galaxy S will arrive on the market with three models. Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra. For now, no surprises about the names. It’s the typical Galaxy S nomenclature. The design shouldn’t either upset the line of devices. The only thing that changes quite evidently is the photographic sector.

The back images published by Android Headline they show the three rear cameras set in a raised module. In the models of the Galaxy S25 line, however, they were inserted as elements inside the back. The thickness is reduced by a few millimetres. As HDBlog explains, the Galaxy S26 Ultra, the flagship model, is expected to move on 8.2mm to 7.9mm.

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Samsung Galaxy S26 | The technical characteristics

Apart from the design, at the moment there are already many indications on technical characteristics. The three models will vary in shape. The largest will be the Galaxy S26 Ultrawith a display capable of reaching 6.9 inches. The smaller it will be S26 with a display from 6.3 inches. It will be there S Penthe Samsung stylus for writing or drawing on the screen. Not obvious: last year for the first time S Pen has disappeared from the Fold line phones.

Here the rear chambers should be four: a main from 200MPan ultrawide from 50MP and then two telephoto lenses. The first 5x from 50MP and the second a 3x from 10MP. The operating system will be instead Android 16the latest version of Google’s software. The four possible colors have also been revealed: black, white, silver shadow And cobalt violet.

Samsung Galaxy S26 | Costs and release date

The expected launch date for the new Samsung will be February 25th. Information about prices instead they are still confused. According to various signals it should be on the rise, some leakers talk about figures definitely on the rise. Others, however, are less pessimistic and announce more moderate increases. In any case we shouldn’t be too far from the usual: around the 1,000 euros for the base model S26 and above i 2,000 euros for the 1TB version of the Ultra.

Jason Miller

I'm Jason Miller, and I've been passionate about technology and storytelling for over a decade. As a lead writer at Herald Editorials, I strive to bring clarity and creativity to complex tech topics. When I'm not writing, you'll find me exploring the latest gadgets or hiking in the great outdoors.