New Features
- A new glass camera island flows smoothly into the phone as part of a cleaner, more refined design.
- With the built-in Privacy Display, you can choose to hide your whole screen, certain apps, incoming notifications, or PINs, patterns and passwords.
- The Galaxy S26 Ultra is powered by Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, largest Vapor Chamber ever, and advanced AI features.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is an AI phone with a custom processor that changes how you use your smartphone. Now it has brightest camera system, and the first built-in Privacy Display on a phone. You can turn on the built-in privacy screen and Privacy Display uses new technology to protect your private information by hiding your full screen from others. You can also pick what to hide some apps, all incoming notifications, or hide the screen when entering PINs and passwords in Settings, Lock Screen or Secure Folder. Its custom processor has faster GPU – 24% improved graphics performance, NPU – 39% faster AI performance, and CPU – 19% faster processing than Galaxy S25 Ultra, for better AI performance. Tt gives stronger gaming performance with fast, smooth and very responsive play. With a custom thermal interface material (TIM), the improved cooling system provides 21% better heat performance.
Galaxy S26 Ultra supports Super Fast Charging 3.0 which charge up to 75% in around 30 mins. Galaxy S26 Ultra comes in three storage options: up to 1 TB with 16 GB RAM, or 512 GB or 256 GB with 12 GB RAM, so you can pick the size that fits how you use your phone. Galaxy S26 Ultra raises the bar for night photos with wider apertures and noise reduction that give clear, detailed videos in low light. The Wide camera has a 47% brighter aperture opening to F1.4, while the Telephoto opens to F2.9 for 37% more brightness. The new Now Nudge can notice context on your screen and offer helpful shortcuts.
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Full Specifications
| Colors | Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, White, Black, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold |
|---|---|
| Dimensions & Weight |
Height: 163.6mm Width: 78.1mm Thickness: 7.9mm Weight: 214g |
| Display |
Type: Dynamic AMOLED 2X Size: 17.49cm (full rectangle) / 17.14cm (rounded corners) Resolution: 3120 × 1440 (Quad HD+) Refresh Rate: Up to 120Hz Color Depth: 16M S Pen Support: Yes |
| Platform |
OS: Android 16 CPU: Octa-Core (4.74 GHz + 3.6 GHz) |
| Storage and RAM |
12GB RAM 256GB | 512GB | 1TB |
| Rear Camera |
200MP Main: f/1.4, OIS, Auto Focus 50MP: f/2.9 50MP: f/1.9 10MP: f/2.4 Zoom: Optical 3x & 5x, Optical quality 2x & 10x, Digital up to 100x Video: 8K (7680×4320)@30fps Slow Motion: 240fps @FHD, 120fps @UHD |
| Front Camera | 12MP: f/2.2, Auto Focus |
| Audio | Stereo Speakers |
| Battery & Charging |
Capacity: 5000mAh Removable: No Video Playback: Up to 31 hours |
| Security | Fingerprint Sensor |
| Network & Connectivity |
2G / 3G / 4G LTE / 5G Sub6 supported Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be (2.4GHz + 5GHz + 6GHz), Wi-Fi 7 Bluetooth v6.0 NFC, UWB (Ultra Wideband) USB Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1) Dual SIM: Nano-SIM + eSIM / Dual eSIM |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Barometer, Geomagnetic Sensor, Light Sensor, Hall Sensor, Proximity Sensor |
| Smart Features |
Samsung DeX Support SmartThings Support Samsung Galaxy ecosystem (Watch, Buds, Ring compatibility) |
| Software Support | One UI version 8.5, Security updates until February 28, 2033 |
| Launch Date | February 25, 2026 |
