I cannot believe how small the upgrade is. I have an S22 Ultra and I find this new version utterly disappointing; such a waste.
As much I love Samsung's one UI and hardware calibration...this is just sad. I don't care about the snapdragon...if it reaches a stable 60fps in every game, everyone is satisfied...but this was already possible and even on 8 gen 2, you can get stable fps without crazy throttling. And the cameras and battery?? Look at the Xiaomi 17 ultra's specs
ImbetterthanU1, 18 Jan 2026 Funny considering its not mostly made in china thats actually apple phones 🤣 look up where sa... moreI can't believe some people are still confusing terms like DESIGN IN and MADE IN.
What is your definition of a Chinese product?
So... iPhone is a Chinese product just because it's being made there?
All these German brands like Puma, Adidas, or American Levi's.. so for you that's just a name and the rest of the product is 100% Chinese because it is being produced there in Chinese factories. But who designed it? It doesn't matter is it?
Okay.. lol
The color is new, everything else has already been seen — a realistic upgrade only from the S22 Ultra
same specs. same design. same pathetic materials. same battery power. not even a single different item. these companies will face a hug loss. just wait and watch for power of consumers.
Quadar, 23 Jan 2026I do not get the hype around new Ultra. How can it collect such sympathies if oppo really murd... moreIt does have downsides(Oppo). In some places it’s hard to get and not widely available. And even if you do get it, fixing it when something goes wrong is much more difficult. Samsung’s software is far better, with many more features and better overall support. So you have to weigh all of that and decide what works best for you. But saying it was “murdered” is factually incorrect.
I do not get the hype around new Ultra. How can it collect such sympathies if oppo really murdered the stage
Okay so..
every phone maker is preparing their phone for production for at least a year in front.
if the next year Galaxy S27 Ultra comes with the same battery capacity (+/- 10%), they will be in big problem because even now there is almost no phone that doesn't use Si-C batteries which are very easy to notice for average users. They can ignore almost everything on the phone they otherwise probably would never buy, but the big battery is hard to ignore.
Apple and Google are waiting for Samsung to make a first move.
If the next year that move doesn't come... than this already boring phone which is not offering anything "ultra" for a very long time... will have "ultra" low sales.
Never mind the charging speeds which are also below average, because they are not so crucial for everyone, but battery size really is universally important to everyone that uses a device with battery.
We know they are doing for too long on that solid state battery tech and counting on that as a new standard, but that's more expensive to produce and who knows when will be ready... These Si-C batteries are a better solution even they are here just as a phase.
5000 mah in 2026 A.D lols
Anonymous, 22 Jan 2026no one takes risks and gambles with their users like samsung. never again samsung. cameras are... moreDont use it fool.
Just recent news s25 plus battery caught fire they sourcing cheap batteries for profits backfiring now
no one takes risks and gambles with their users like samsung. never again samsung. cameras are a disaster as soon as the scene is a little more demanding, optics 0..battery and charging sadly too much
All these high tech preocessor RAM and camera but no improvement on battery totally useless
Man, I hope for a bigger battery of like 5500 mAh, 5000 is so 2020! Even their camera system feels somehow outdated. They can do more, and they should do more now in my opinion.
Anonymous, 21 Jan 2026to be fair u dont need more than 5kmAh 😭to be fair other brands, mainly chinese brands use wayyy bigger batteries while also having top notch optimization
The fact that all chinese flagships have better specs than this and are miles better just makes this thing useless, Samsung should just stop making "flagships" or atleast try to improve something.
Anonymous, 22 Jan 2026This is a very good midrange phone releasing in March 2026 but very high pricehigh price? Imagine being this poor kek
The S26 Ultra will run the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy, which will reach 4.74GHz