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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
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    214g, 7.9mm thickness
    Android 16, up to 7 major upgrades
    256GB/512GB/1TB storage, no card slot
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  • 6.9"
    1440x3120 pixels
  • 200MP
    4320p
  • 12/16GB RAM
    Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
  • 5000mAh
    60W25W
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Unofficial preliminary specifications

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 LTE
5G bands SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
  SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
Speed HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G
Launch Announced Not announced yet
Status Rumored
Body Dimensions 163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm (6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
Weight 214 g (7.55 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning Gorilla Armor 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), titanium frame (grade 5)
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)
Stylus
Display Type Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
Size 6.9 inches, 116.9 cm2 (~91.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~498 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Armor 2
 DX anti-reflective coating
Platform OS Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5
Chipset Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
GPU Adreno 840
Memory Card slot No
Internal 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
 UFS 4.X
Main Camera Quad 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
10 MP, (telephoto), 1/3.94", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.52", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
Features Laser AF, Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Selfie camera 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
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)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Battery Type Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Charging 60W wired, PD3.0, 75% in 30 min
25W wireless (Qi2.2)
4.5W reverse wireless
Misc Colors Black, Cobalt Violet; other colours
Models SM-S948B, SM-S948B/DS, SM-S948U, SM-S948U1, SM-S948W, SM-S948N, SM-S9480, SM-S948E, SM-S948E/DS

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra - user opinions and reviews

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  • Core
  • mD0
  • 3 minutes ago

It would require changing battery chemistry to silicon carbon and they clearly are hesitant to do that. I think they still feel the sting of the battery catastrophe they had some years ago. For me: yeah, its weirdly small for a flagship of this ...

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  • Cvs
  • eV8
  • 10 hours ago

Samsung it is too little and too late. In 2026 a battery of 5000 mAh is too small. On top of it literally no hardware upgrades for any of the camera or the optical image stabilization. In fact there is a downgrade for the 3x camera sensor. No improve...

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  • Ash
  • La@
  • 10 hours ago

Going to buy Oppo Find 9 pro or ultra if that would be released in the future purely because of battery. Samsung would screw it up big time for S26 Ultra if we don't see a battery capacity bump.

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