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Samsung Galaxy S26

Samsung Galaxy S26
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  • Released 2026, March 06
    167g, 7.2mm thickness
    Android 16, up to 7 major upgrades
    128GB/256GB/512GB storage, no card slot
  • 41% 1,157,293 hits
  • 155 Become a fan
  • 6.3"
    1080x2340 pixels
  • 50MP
    4320p
  • 12GB RAM
    Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
  • 4300mAh
    25W15W
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Available in 128GB/12GB RAM trim only as Enterprise Edition.

Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked
5G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA unlocked
Speed HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Launch Announced 2026, February 25
Status Available. Released 2026, March 06
Body 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
Display 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 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 5
Platform OS Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5
Chipset Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD 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 (1.3GHz) - US/CN
Xclipse 960 - ROW
Memory Card slot No
Internal 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
 UFS 4.X
Main Camera 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, Horizon Lock, 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
Selfie camera Single 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features HDR, HDR10+
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
 High-bitrate audio support
Comms 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
Features Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
Battery Type Li-Ion 4300 mAh
Charging 25W wired, PD3.0, 55% in 30 min
15W wireless (Qi2 Ready)
4.5W reverse wireless
Misc 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
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.20 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.21 W/kg (head)     1.10 W/kg (body)    
Price $ 740.00 / C$ 1,099.98 / £ 669.00 / € 705.90 / ₹ 73,889
Our Tests Performance AnTuTu: 2441481 (v10), 3064672 (v11)
GeekBench: 10824 (v6)
3DMark: 7230 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display 1383 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -26.7 LUFS (Good)
Battery
Active use score 15:20h
EU LABEL Energy Class A
Battery 51:00h endurance, 1200 cycles
Free fall Class A (270 falls)
Repairability Class C

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Samsung Galaxy S26 review

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  • Anonymous
  • q3U
  • 30 Apr 2026

Weight isn't the problem for me, it's lugging around a giant slab that I don't want to. I'd much rather have a compact, light phone. I'm not addicted to my phone either so it's not like I'm staring at my screen non...

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  • Johnweyn
  • nhb
  • 30 Apr 2026

Which phone do you currently have?

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  • aj}
  • 29 Apr 2026

i would never buy the exinos one , this is why i never buy samsung , china and the US get snapdragon while the rest of the world get's scammed

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