Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs. Galaxy S25 Ultra Comments
- mar2ck
- mT0
>the good news is that it doesn't affect the display's performance when it's not active. We weren't able to find any meaningful difference between the S26 Ultra and S25 Ultra's viewing angles, sharpness and brightness when Privacy Display is disabled.
This is just not true. Half the pixels are designed to not be visible from the side so pixel density and color take a hit from an angle. You have to be looking at the screen head-on otherwise the screen becomes blue-tinted which is very noticeable in light mode.
The trade-off might be worth it if privacy display worked like advertised but it doesn't. The screen is darker from the side but still very visible. There's a "Maximum privacy" setting that almost makes it work properly but it comes at the cost of completely destroying the phone's black levels because all the wide-angle pixels are set to grey.
So you have to sacrifice half the resolution for a minor filter that doesn't block anything, or additionally sacrifice your phone's contrast to make it almost work the way it should. A normal phone screen with a privacy screen protector can fully block the view from the side without any downsides to the screen. I'm genuinely considering returning this phone and getting an S25 because no matter what setting you have privacy display set to, even if it's completely off, you still have to make sacrifices.
- Thullraven
- E8P
Anonymous, 28 Mar 2026Well you can import any smartphone. But mobile carriers may not work well here and may lack sy... moreIt's foolish to import a phone not found in the US if you live in the US because you won't get support for it at all. Even replacing a broken screen can be a problem because the service centers won't have access to the parts needed.
- Mr. Anonymous
- 3SL
Vegetaholic, 29 Mar 2026Lol, from when you can feel difference when your phone is 2 year old flagship of the company w... moreThat's what I'm planning to, looking to get find x9 ultra as my next phone.
- veloce
- p6M
Anonymous, 28 Mar 2026It's 2026. The 50 MP 5x camera is a significant upgrade over the 10 MP 10x camera.It's 2026. The 115mm tele is a significant downgrade over the 230mm tele.
- Prosper St
- XBB
lithium451, 28 Mar 2026"The third change is the camera island, which now sticks out more, which is a step back i... moreYou're right, I still very much prefer the S23U & S24U ring-less, bump-less, plateau-less design
That's why I'm still sticking with my S24U
- Vegetaholic
- n5R
Mr. Anonymous, 27 Mar 2026S24U owner here. Not feeling like loosing on anything with these two new iterations. Especial... moreLol, from when you can feel difference when your phone is 2 year old flagship of the company which does not improve anything for 5 straight years? 😄 move to Chinese ones, you will feel instant difference, even now with your 2 year old S24 Ultra 🙂
- Vegetaholic
- n5R
The most pointless articles, everybody knows S22 Ultra is same shit for 4 or 5 years
- Anonymous
- 7kK
Lol wasn't s24ultra better with camera when compared to s25ultra ... and now there's hardly any upgrades to 26ultra that create much difference in results therefore 24ultra is still better in camera department vs 26ultra and s25ultra?
- User935
- gEb
Anonymous, 28 Mar 2026It's 2026. The 50 MP 5x camera is a significant upgrade over the 10 MP 10x camera.It's 2026 and smartphone cameras have moved nowhere for 5... maybe even 10 years really, just like nothing else on them has, except for the price.
Samsung must be so happy that there are consumers like you who will buy whatever they're selling if it's the shiny new thing.
- lithium451
- kM5
"The third change is the camera island, which now sticks out more, which is a step back in our book."
Step back? No, just Samsung completing it's project to remove every last bit of design elegance from it's otherwise solid product family.
At this rate, by S28 I expect the camera island to be thicker than the body of the phone, and remaining on the side so the phone doesn't lay flat.
- Anonymous
- 70d
User935, 28 Mar 2026What would be huge about that other than the huge downgrade in stylus functionality and (proba... moreIt's 2026. The 50 MP 5x camera is a significant upgrade over the 10 MP 10x camera.
- Anonymous
- 099
jerem06, 28 Mar 2026The United States is a beautiful country, but not with the best smartphones 😉Well you can import any smartphone. But mobile carriers may not work well here and may lack system updates. But not a problem as everybody buys an iPhone here. Not me. I will buy a Samsung flagship any day and night. Or OnePlus is an option too.
- jerem06
- 0tM
Thullraven, 28 Mar 2026Not an option if you live in the USA. The United States is a beautiful country, but not with the best smartphones 😉
- jerem06
- 0tM
kiritsu , 28 Mar 2026But with an horrendous ugly design You've probably seen the fake two-part design
- sargis
- 3Tq
I had 22U and now 25U and can feel the difference. However, I would really like 6000 mAh battery /even with 0,5mm thicker body/ and probaly 7 inch with under display selfie. Give it 2x digital zoom and 5x and 12x zoom cameras. Make it less rounded on the corners becasue it just takes form the display area.
- Ayaz Shah
- 6Pv
Best Comparison ever....
- User935
- ijy
potato4k, 27 Mar 2026I doubt anyone with an S24 Ultra or newer, or even the S23 Ultra, would be looking for an upgr... moreWhat would be huge about that other than the huge downgrade in stylus functionality and (probably not so relevant, but still) long tele camera focal length? 🤔
- Vic
- nq4
Design of both of these phones is extremely dull and boring, and is targeted to people with no esthetic taste.
