Overview
- Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra, opened preorders with seven years of updates promised, and set retail availability for March 11 with some shipments for preorders expected as early as March 6.
- Hands‑on reports confirm the Ultra’s exclusive Privacy Display blocks readability from roughly 50 degrees and can be limited to specific apps or notifications, though brightness and contrast can dim when enabled.
- Hardware changes are measured: the Ultra keeps a 5,000 mAh battery but jumps to up to 60 W wired and 25 W wireless charging, the S26 gains a 4,300 mAh battery, and chips split between Exynos 2600 (S26/S26+) and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy (Ultra).
- Preorder incentives now live include a free storage upgrade to 512 GB through March 10, trade‑in bonuses and retailer coupons, with contract bundles in Germany undercutting list prices in some cases.
- Pre‑launch EU energy‑label documents reported an A energy class, a C reparability score and a 1,200‑cycle battery guarantee to 80% capacity, figures that remain unconfirmed, while price trackers forecast notable discounts within months based on prior S‑series trends.