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If you were hoping Samsung would surprise us with radical redesigns this year, the latest leak says otherwise — but there's plenty to chew on. The S26 family looks like an evolution rather than a revolution, with an obvious tilt toward AI features while keeping most hardware familiar to Galaxy S25 owners.
Here’s the short of it: the regular S26 and S26+ are reportedly getting Samsung’s new Exynos 2600 in Europe, while the S26 Ultra will carry Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy — rumors even point to slightly overclocked Prime CPU cores on the Ultra. Memory stays conservative: 12GB on the S26 and S26+, and up to 16GB on the Ultra, but only if you choose the 1TB model. Storage on the base S26 appears to start at 256GB.
Screens match last year in size and resolution, and all three models are said to wear Corning’s Gorilla Armor 2. Battery changes are minimal: the only boost belongs to the S26, which gains roughly 300mAh over its predecessor. The Plus and Ultra remain the same on capacity, although the Ultra supports faster 60W wired charging. One small disappointment for accessory fans: none of the trio seems to include built-in magnets for Qi2 wireless charging.
Camera setups split the lineup into two clear camps. The S26 and S26+ share a balanced triple-camera array: a 50MP main sensor (1/1.56" type, f/1.8), a 10MP 3x telephoto (1/3.94"), and a 12MP ultrawide. Selfies are handled by a 12MP front camera with PDAF. Understandable and sensible. The Ultra, meanwhile, leans hard on megapixels and zoom: a 200MP main sensor (f/1.4), a 50MP periscope telephoto offering 5x optical zoom, a 50MP ultrawide with autofocus, plus a 10MP 3x tele module — a quad-camera system built for versatility and heavy cropping.
On software, expect One UI 8.5 based on Android 16 out of the box, and the connectivity list reads like a checkbox: 5G, USB-C, NFC, Bluetooth 5.4, and Wi‑Fi 7. Physical dimensions and weights remain in line with recent flagships, with the Ultra being the heftiest at roughly 214g. Colors mentioned in the leak include white, blue, black, and purple.
And the part that really narrows decisions for buyers: pricing. Leaked European prices put the S26 at about €999, the S26+ around €1,269, and the S26 Ultra near €1,469. If those numbers hold, Samsung is keeping the flagship premium firmly in place while nudging the vanilla model into a more competitive entry tier.
All in all, this appears to be a year of refinement — more AI polish, modest battery and camera upgrades where they matter, and a degree of hardware continuity that makes cross-year comparisons straightforward. If Samsung’s February 25 reveal goes as hinted, we won’t have long to see which of these rumors survive the stage lights.
Source: gsmarena
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