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Updated: Apr 2026
Samsung Galaxy S26
$1
(Expected Price)
Reviewed by the MobGadgets Tech Team
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Should you buy the Samsung Galaxy S26?
Reasons to Buy
- Massive 6000 mAh battery life
- Large 6.7" display for media
- Excellent value at $1
Reasons to Avoid
- May be bulky due to large battery
- Average camera performance in low light
Full Specifications
- Network Technology: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
- Launch Announced: 2026, February 25 Status: Available. Released 2026, March 06
- Body
Dimensions: 149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm (5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 in)
Weight: 167 g (5.89 oz)
Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
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)
Armor aluminum 2 frame - Display Type: Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak) Size: 6.3 inches, 96.5 cm2 (~90.0% screen-to-body ratio) Resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~411 ppi density) Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 5
- Platform
OS: Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5
Chipset: Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - US/CN
Exynos 2600 (2 nm) - ROW CPU: Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) - US/CN
10-core (1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro & 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro) - ROW GPU: Adreno 840 (1.3GHz) - US/CN
Xclipse 960 - ROW - Memory Card slot: No Internal: 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM - : UFS 4.X
- Main Camera
Triple: 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video Features: Best Face, Horizon Lock, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Video: 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 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)
- Battery
Type: Li-Ion 4300 mAh
Charging: 25W wired, PD3.0, 55% in 30 min
15W wireless (Qi2 Ready)
4.5W reverse wireless - Misc Colors: Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold Models: SM-S942B, SM-S942B/DS, SM-S942U, SM-S942U1, SM-S942W, SM-S942N, SM-S9420, SM-S942E, SM-S942E/DS SAR: 1.19 W/kg (head) - - 1.20 W/kg (body) - - SAR EU: 1.21 W/kg (head) - - 1.10 W/kg (body) - - Price: € 834.19 / $ 853.14 / £ 879.00 / ₹ 87,999
- Our Tests
Performance: AnTuTu: 2441481 (v10), 3064672 (v11)
GeekBench: 10824 (v6)
3DMark: 7230 (Wild Life Extreme) Display: 1383 nits max brightness (measured) Loudspeaker: -26.7 LUFS (Good) Battery:Active use score 15:20hTop Alternatives
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