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Meet Galaxy S26 Ultra, an AI phone featuring a customised processor that transforms your experience, our brightest camera system yet and the all-new built-in Privacy Display— all in the palm of your hand to enhance your everyday life.
MEET YOUR NEW AI PHONE
Refined Design
Introducing a new glass camera island that flows seamlessly into the device as part of a more refined design.
Privacy Display
With built-in Privacy Display, decide whether to hide your whole screen, specific apps, incoming notifications or PINs, Patterns and passwords when accessing Settings, Lock Screen and Secure Folder.
Performance
Our customised processor is built with improved NPU, GPU and CPU for enhanced AI performance.
Nightography Video
Wider apertures for 47% improved brightness on the 200 MP Wide camera, plus noise reduction deliver clear and detailed videos even in low-light environments.
Photo Assist
Get quick and easy photo editing by writing prompts using natural language, and Galaxy AI will take care of the rest.
PERFORMANCE
Our most powerful processor, customised for Galaxy
Meet the latest and most powerful processor ever on Galaxy. It's engineered to unlock the full potential of Galaxy AI for heavy multitaskers, powering a customised image enhancer that sharpens and smooths visuals across apps and content in real time. Plus, a 39% boost to the advanced NPU and 24% greater graphics processing handles the most demanding titles for mobile gamers.
An all-new Privacy Display, built in
Meet your built-in privacy screen, only on Galaxy S26 Ultra. Just manually switch on, and Privacy Display will use innovative technology to protect your private information by hiding your full screen from other people's view. Or, you can choose what you want to hide such as certain apps, all incoming notifications or for when you need to enter PINs and passwords in Settings, Lock Screen or Secure Folder.
Upscale your viewing experience
The display's colour depth processing precision makes a leap by 4 times, leveraging our advanced mobile Digital Natural Image engine (mDNIe) to ensure you see colour and gradation exactly as the creator intended. From the deepest tones to the most vibrant hues, it enables a substantial boost in graphical performance. ProScaler also enhances details thanks to AI processing improvements, resulting in clearer images.
Play it cool with our largest Vapor Chamber ever
Galaxy S26 Ultra is built for demanding sessions, whether you're running heavy-spec games or using Galaxy AI. Powered by Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy, it delivers amplified gaming performance with fast, smooth and highly responsive gameplay. And with advanced thermal management from the new Vapor Chamber design, heat is disspated faster and more efficiently than ever before.
Alongside the tailored thermal interface material (TIM), the enhanced cooling system enables 21% greater thermal performance. Vulkan-optimised games also effectively render light and shadows while ray tracing creates 3D images with more realistic colours and reflections — further enhanced by the device’s powerful Snapdragon processor customised for Galaxy.
Ultra-fast charge. Ultra-long lasting
Galaxy S26 Ultra supports Super Fast Charging 3.0, engineered to refuel your device at blazing speeds without impacting battery health or your time.
Keep your favourites close with up to 1 TB
Galaxy S26 Ultra comes with three storage options: up to 1 TB with 16 GB of memory and 512 GB or 256 GB with 12 GB of memory, so you can choose the capacity that fits how you use your phone. Choose 1 TB if you are a power user who loves gaming, captures hi-res videos often or downloads large apps without slowing down your phone. Or pick between 256 GB and 512 GB to keep your favourite photos and essential apps for daily use.
CAMERA
Clear and bright, even at night
Galaxy S26 Ultra sets a new benchmark for Nightography with wider apertures and noise reduction that deliver clear and detailed videos in low-light environments.
The Wide camera now features a 47% brighter aperture that opens to F1.4, while the Telephoto camera opens to F2.9 for 37% improved brightness.
When shooting videos at night, our advanced AP provides noise reduction on individual noise patterns unique to each sensor type, ensuring each frame remains sharp and vibrant. So you can confidently record cinematic moments after sunset, from bustling city streets to intimate gatherings, with more details than before.3,4
Super Steady Video. Even on the go
Super Steady's Horizontal Lock feature combines expanded optical angles with gyro and acceleration sensors to recognise the direction of gravity and keep your shots level, even if you rotate a full 360°. Whether you're on rocky trails or chasing your fastest finish, get smoother, shake-free videos every time.
High resolution with Ultra 200 MP
Built around a 200 MP Wide camera sensor and enhanced by our ProVisual Engine, Galaxy S26 Ultra is engineered to capture the finest details. High-resolution image data is analysed in real time to maintain crisp textures and clarity across the whole scene for rich, true-to-life photos.
Space Zoom. See the unseen
Bring far away into focus, from 1x optical perfection to staggering 100x AI-powered Space Zoom — stabilising your view and enhancing clarity instantly.
Make every selfie
your best shot
Galaxy S26 Ultra's front camera now features an AI image signal processor (ISP) for more natural selfies with highlights and shadows where they should be — true to your natural skin tone and other details such as hair and eyebrows, just as your eyes see them.
GALAXY AI
Photo Assist.
Studio-level edits. Built in
Get quick and easy photo editing with just a few words and AI. Add objects, such as accessories on photos of your pet by naturally describing the edits you wish to make, and Galaxy AI will realise your vision in minutes.
From photos to stickers in a tap
Open Creative Studio and discover a dedicated space to create sticker sets. Mix sketches or photos with text that match your imagination. With a simple text description or a rough sketch outline, Galaxy AI produces the creations. Then, add the set to your keyboard or share it with your friends.
Real-time suggestions when you need it
Now Nudge
Powered by Galaxy AI, all-new Now Nudge can pick up on context on your screen and prompt you with helpful shortcuts. It intelligently minimises the steps to your next action and even provides Autofill suggestions.
Photos can be found and sent more easily. If someone asks for pictures from a recent trip, Now Nudge will understand which snaps you'll need and find them for you. It'll then take you to these specific photos in your Gallery, allowing you to select and send in just a few taps.
Now Brief
Keep your day simplified with Now Brief. It can now track your day-to-day and understand your habits better than before. Exercise playlist recommendations and reminders about important events, like booking details and special travel moments, are now all available as bite-sized briefs sent throughout the day.
Find it fast and easy
Reservation and appointment details are now just a quick search away, using everyday language. On the home screen, you can now use Finder to search for information such as preparations for an upcoming trip like flight details and reminders or notes you have saved. One search brings everything together helping you to remember where things are.
Bixby. Smart help, always available
Need help fast? Ask Bixby. It’s your personal device controller, now with the power to deliver a guide to help you learn how to use features and adjust settings for added convenience. If it's quick answers you need, it will even search the web for you in response to your natural, conversation-like questions.
Privacy by default. Protected by Knox
We’re committed to protecting your information, while providing transparency about how it’s used and shared.
On-device Protection
Our Personal Data Engine gathers and processes your personal data safely. Then it encrypts that data and saves it onto your device with KEEP and Knox Vault, making it harder for anyone else to gain access.30,31
Tailored Controls
Take control over your Galaxy AI. You decide where it gets processed, either on-device or in the cloud.
Connected Security
Knox Matrix Trust Chain technology provides security across Galaxy connected devices so you can monitor the security of other devices right from your Galaxy smartphone.
Circle it, find it
Use Circle to Search with Google to find multiple items of a look by simply circling an outfit on your screen, and it will help you find every piece — from tops to footwear and everything in between — all in one search. You can circle it, search it and find the look, all from exactly where you are.
ONE UI 8.5
Your Galaxy. Your way
Built to adapt to you, One UI 8.5 personalises your Galaxy based on how you use it day-to-day. Designed to be simple and intuitive, contextual reminders from Now Brief and intelligent suggestions from all-new Now Nudge and AI Select make daily tasks easier in just a tap.
WHY SWITCH TO GALAXY
Switching made simple
Imagine where our most powerful devices could take you. Switch to Galaxy and discover a world where all of your technology works together seamlessly, keeping you connected and in control.
MEET YOUR NEW AI PHONE
Refined Design
Introducing a new glass camera island that flows seamlessly into the device as part of a more refined design.
Privacy Display
With built-in Privacy Display, decide whether to hide your whole screen, specific apps, incoming notifications or PINs, Patterns and passwords when accessing Settings, Lock Screen and Secure Folder.
Performance
Our customised processor is built with improved NPU, GPU and CPU for enhanced AI performance.
Nightography Video
Wider apertures for 47% improved brightness on the 200 MP Wide camera, plus noise reduction deliver clear and detailed videos even in low-light environments.
Photo Assist
Get quick and easy photo editing by writing prompts using natural language, and Galaxy AI will take care of the rest.
PERFORMANCE
Our most powerful processor, customised for Galaxy
Meet the latest and most powerful processor ever on Galaxy. It's engineered to unlock the full potential of Galaxy AI for heavy multitaskers, powering a customised image enhancer that sharpens and smooths visuals across apps and content in real time. Plus, a 39% boost to the advanced NPU and 24% greater graphics processing handles the most demanding titles for mobile gamers.
An all-new Privacy Display, built in
Meet your built-in privacy screen, only on Galaxy S26 Ultra. Just manually switch on, and Privacy Display will use innovative technology to protect your private information by hiding your full screen from other people's view. Or, you can choose what you want to hide such as certain apps, all incoming notifications or for when you need to enter PINs and passwords in Settings, Lock Screen or Secure Folder.
Upscale your viewing experience
The display's colour depth processing precision makes a leap by 4 times, leveraging our advanced mobile Digital Natural Image engine (mDNIe) to ensure you see colour and gradation exactly as the creator intended. From the deepest tones to the most vibrant hues, it enables a substantial boost in graphical performance. ProScaler also enhances details thanks to AI processing improvements, resulting in clearer images.
Play it cool with our largest Vapor Chamber ever
Galaxy S26 Ultra is built for demanding sessions, whether you're running heavy-spec games or using Galaxy AI. Powered by Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy, it delivers amplified gaming performance with fast, smooth and highly responsive gameplay. And with advanced thermal management from the new Vapor Chamber design, heat is disspated faster and more efficiently than ever before.
Alongside the tailored thermal interface material (TIM), the enhanced cooling system enables 21% greater thermal performance. Vulkan-optimised games also effectively render light and shadows while ray tracing creates 3D images with more realistic colours and reflections — further enhanced by the device’s powerful Snapdragon processor customised for Galaxy.
Ultra-fast charge. Ultra-long lasting
Galaxy S26 Ultra supports Super Fast Charging 3.0, engineered to refuel your device at blazing speeds without impacting battery health or your time.
Keep your favourites close with up to 1 TB
Galaxy S26 Ultra comes with three storage options: up to 1 TB with 16 GB of memory and 512 GB or 256 GB with 12 GB of memory, so you can choose the capacity that fits how you use your phone. Choose 1 TB if you are a power user who loves gaming, captures hi-res videos often or downloads large apps without slowing down your phone. Or pick between 256 GB and 512 GB to keep your favourite photos and essential apps for daily use.
CAMERA
Clear and bright, even at night
Galaxy S26 Ultra sets a new benchmark for Nightography with wider apertures and noise reduction that deliver clear and detailed videos in low-light environments.
The Wide camera now features a 47% brighter aperture that opens to F1.4, while the Telephoto camera opens to F2.9 for 37% improved brightness.
When shooting videos at night, our advanced AP provides noise reduction on individual noise patterns unique to each sensor type, ensuring each frame remains sharp and vibrant. So you can confidently record cinematic moments after sunset, from bustling city streets to intimate gatherings, with more details than before.3,4
Super Steady Video. Even on the go
Super Steady's Horizontal Lock feature combines expanded optical angles with gyro and acceleration sensors to recognise the direction of gravity and keep your shots level, even if you rotate a full 360°. Whether you're on rocky trails or chasing your fastest finish, get smoother, shake-free videos every time.
High resolution with Ultra 200 MP
Built around a 200 MP Wide camera sensor and enhanced by our ProVisual Engine, Galaxy S26 Ultra is engineered to capture the finest details. High-resolution image data is analysed in real time to maintain crisp textures and clarity across the whole scene for rich, true-to-life photos.
Space Zoom. See the unseen
Bring far away into focus, from 1x optical perfection to staggering 100x AI-powered Space Zoom — stabilising your view and enhancing clarity instantly.
Make every selfie
your best shot
Galaxy S26 Ultra's front camera now features an AI image signal processor (ISP) for more natural selfies with highlights and shadows where they should be — true to your natural skin tone and other details such as hair and eyebrows, just as your eyes see them.
GALAXY AI
Photo Assist.
Studio-level edits. Built in
Get quick and easy photo editing with just a few words and AI. Add objects, such as accessories on photos of your pet by naturally describing the edits you wish to make, and Galaxy AI will realise your vision in minutes.
From photos to stickers in a tap
Open Creative Studio and discover a dedicated space to create sticker sets. Mix sketches or photos with text that match your imagination. With a simple text description or a rough sketch outline, Galaxy AI produces the creations. Then, add the set to your keyboard or share it with your friends.
Real-time suggestions when you need it
Now Nudge
Powered by Galaxy AI, all-new Now Nudge can pick up on context on your screen and prompt you with helpful shortcuts. It intelligently minimises the steps to your next action and even provides Autofill suggestions.
Photos can be found and sent more easily. If someone asks for pictures from a recent trip, Now Nudge will understand which snaps you'll need and find them for you. It'll then take you to these specific photos in your Gallery, allowing you to select and send in just a few taps.
Now Brief
Keep your day simplified with Now Brief. It can now track your day-to-day and understand your habits better than before. Exercise playlist recommendations and reminders about important events, like booking details and special travel moments, are now all available as bite-sized briefs sent throughout the day.
Find it fast and easy
Reservation and appointment details are now just a quick search away, using everyday language. On the home screen, you can now use Finder to search for information such as preparations for an upcoming trip like flight details and reminders or notes you have saved. One search brings everything together helping you to remember where things are.
Bixby. Smart help, always available
Need help fast? Ask Bixby. It’s your personal device controller, now with the power to deliver a guide to help you learn how to use features and adjust settings for added convenience. If it's quick answers you need, it will even search the web for you in response to your natural, conversation-like questions.
Privacy by default. Protected by Knox
We’re committed to protecting your information, while providing transparency about how it’s used and shared.
On-device Protection
Our Personal Data Engine gathers and processes your personal data safely. Then it encrypts that data and saves it onto your device with KEEP and Knox Vault, making it harder for anyone else to gain access.30,31
Tailored Controls
Take control over your Galaxy AI. You decide where it gets processed, either on-device or in the cloud.
Connected Security
Knox Matrix Trust Chain technology provides security across Galaxy connected devices so you can monitor the security of other devices right from your Galaxy smartphone.
Circle it, find it
Use Circle to Search with Google to find multiple items of a look by simply circling an outfit on your screen, and it will help you find every piece — from tops to footwear and everything in between — all in one search. You can circle it, search it and find the look, all from exactly where you are.
ONE UI 8.5
Your Galaxy. Your way
Built to adapt to you, One UI 8.5 personalises your Galaxy based on how you use it day-to-day. Designed to be simple and intuitive, contextual reminders from Now Brief and intelligent suggestions from all-new Now Nudge and AI Select make daily tasks easier in just a tap.
WHY SWITCH TO GALAXY
Switching made simple
Imagine where our most powerful devices could take you. Switch to Galaxy and discover a world where all of your technology works together seamlessly, keeping you connected and in control.
Specifications
Images
Image Stabilizer
Yes
Stabilizer Type
Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
Supported Image Formats
BMP/DNG/GIF/HEIF/JPEG/PNG/WBMP/WEBP
General
Model Name
Galaxy S26 Ultra
Accelerometer
Yes
Barometer
Yes
BeiDou
Yes
Data Sheet
https://eprel.ec.europa.eu/api/product/2488593/fiches?language=EN
Digital Zoom
100 x
E-mail Client
Yes
EPREL Registration No.
EU product database registration number for energy efficiency compliance.
2488593
EPREL Version
3
Frequency Band
Tri-band
Galileo
Yes
GLONASS
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
IP Rating
IP66: dust-tight + jets. IP67: waterproof 1m/30min. IP68: continuous immersion.
IP68
Panorama
Yes
Operating System
Android
Location Services
Yes
QZSS
Yes
Repairability Class
C
Drop Reliability Class
A
SMS
Yes
Voice Assistant
Samsung Bixby
Flash Type
LED
Modulation
4096-QAM
Slow Motion Rate
240fps in FHD, 120fps in FHD, 120fps in UHD
Gorilla Glass Version
Gorilla Glass Armor 2
AI Scene Recognition
Yes
Memory
RAM
12 GB
Processor
Neural Processor (NPU)
Dedicated AI accelerator built into the CPU package. Used by Windows Studio Effects, Copilot+ features and AI inference workloads.
Qualcomm Hexagon
Processor Cores
Cores are the independent processing units inside the CPU. More cores let the system handle more applications and threads simultaneously without slowdown. 4 cores is fine for office work, 6-8 for content creation and gaming, 12+ for video editing, simulat
8
Processor Family
The CPU product line (e.g. Intel Core i7, AMD Ryzen 7). Higher tier = better performance.
Snapdragon
Processor Model
8 Elite Gen 5
Boost Clock Speed
Boost clock speed (GHz) is the peak frequency a few cores can reach for short bursts when thermal and power headroom allow. Higher boost clock makes interactive apps feel snappier and accelerates short, bursty workloads like web browsing and Office.
4.74 GHz
Storage
Compatible Card Types
Not supported
Internal Storage
256 GB
Audio
Audio Formats
3GA/AAC/AMR/APE/AWB/DFF/DSF/FLAC/IMY/M4A/Mid/MIDI/MP3/MXMF/OGA/OGG/OTA/RTTTL/RTX/WAV/XMF
Headphone Output
USB Type-C
Audio System
Dolby Atmos
Power
AC Adapter Included
No
Energy Class
EU energy label A–G. A is most efficient.
A
Energy Efficiency Scale
A to G
Fast Charging
Yes
USB Power Delivery
Allows charging via USB-C. PD wattage determines charging speed.
Yes
USB-C Charging
Yes
Max USB-C Charging Power
60 W
Min USB-C Charging Power
10 W
Wireless Charging
Yes
Features
Ambient Light Sensor
Yes
Auto Focus
Yes
Brand-specific Technologies
Always-on display
Portrait Mode
Yes
Proximity Sensor
Yes
Video Recording Modes
1080p/2160p/4320p/720p
Geomagnetic Sensor
Yes
Hall Sensor
Yes
Slow Motion
Yes
Stylus Included
Yes
Software
Google Apps
Gmail/Google Chrome/Google Drive/Google Maps/Google Meet/Google Photos/Google Play/Google Search/YouTube
Display
Brightness
Peak brightness in nits (cd/m²). 300+ nits for indoor; 500+ for outdoor use.
1500 cd/m²
Glass Type
Gorilla Glass
Resolution
Native resolution is the pixel grid the panel was designed to display. FHD = 1920x1080, QHD = 2560x1440, 4K UHD = 3840x2160, 5K = 5120x2880. Running below native resolution makes the image fuzzy unless content is scaled cleanly (which only works for some
3120 x 1440 pixels
Display Tech (Marketing Name)
Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Front Camera Resolution
12 MP
Max Display Brightness
2600 cd/m²
Pixel Density
PPI (pixels per inch). Higher = sharper image. 220+ PPI is Retina-quality.
499 ppi
Rear Camera Resolution
200 MP
Capture Resolutions & FPS
1280x720@30fps/1920x1080@30fps/1920x1080@60fps/3840x2160@30fps/3840x2160@60fps/7680x4320@30fps
Screen Shape
Flat
Second Rear FOV
21 °
Second Rear Camera
50 MP
Video Capture Resolution
4320 x 7680 pixels
Colour Depth
Typical: 16M (8-bit) or 1B (10-bit). More colours = smoother gradients.
16 million colours
Fourth Rear Pixel Size
0.7 µm
Fourth Rear Camera
10 MP
Front FOV
85 °
Front Pixel Size
1.12 µm
Refresh Rate
Refresh rate (Hz) is how many times per second the screen redraws its image. 60 Hz is the standard for productivity; 120-144 Hz feels noticeably smoother for everyday use; 240+ Hz benefits competitive gaming. Higher refresh rate also reduces motion blur.
120 Hz
Rear FOV
84 °
Rear Pixel Size
0.6 µm
Second Rear Pixel Size
0.7 µm
Third Rear FOV
120 °
Third Rear Pixel Size
0.7 µm
Third Rear Camera
50 MP
Compatibility
Video Formats
3G2/3GP/AVI/FLV/M4V/MKV/MP4/WEBM
Connectivity
Bluetooth Version
Bluetooth version controls range, throughput and the supported audio codecs. 5.0+ doubles range and bandwidth vs 4.x; 5.3 adds LE Audio with the higher-quality LC3 codec. Both endpoints must speak the same version to use the new features.
6.0
3G Bands
1900/2100/850/900 MHz
3G Standards
UMTS/WCDMA
4G Standard
LTE-TDD & LTE-FDD
5G Standard
Sub6 FDD/Sub6 SDL/Sub6 TDD
Bluetooth
Yes
GPS
Yes
NFC
Yes
SIM Capability
Dual SIM
SIM Type
NanoSIM + eSIM
USB Connector Type
USB Type-C
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi generation sets peak speed and how well the device coexists with neighbours. Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) is the modern baseline; Wi-Fi 6E adds the cleaner 6 GHz band; Wi-Fi 7 (Be) brings multi-link operation and even higher peaks. The router and the client m
802.11a/802.11b/802.11g/Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)/Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)/Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)/Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)/Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
4G Bands
1500/1800/1900/2100/2300/2500/2600/700/800/850/900 MHz
5G Bands
1500/1800/1900/2100/2300/2500/2600/3500/3700/700/800/850/900 MHz
Wi-Fi Standard
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) is fastest; Wi-Fi 6/6E: very fast; Wi-Fi 5: standard.
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
USB Version
USB version sets the maximum theoretical speed of the port. USB 2.0 = 480 Mb/s, USB 3.2 Gen 1 = 5 Gb/s, USB 3.2 Gen 2 = 10 Gb/s, USB4 / Thunderbolt 4 = 40 Gb/s. The slowest device in the chain caps the actual rate.
3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Android UI
One UI 8.5
Wi-Fi Direct
Yes
SIM Ejector Pin
Yes
Battery & Security
Battery Capacity
Battery capacity (Wh or mAh) is the total energy the battery stores. For comparing devices the Wh value is the meaningful one (mAh requires knowing the voltage too). Bigger capacity adds weight and bulk; mid-range notebooks land at 50-70 Wh.
5000 mAh
Battery Cycles
1200
Battery Endurance per Cycle
3300 min
Fingerprint Reader
Yes
Parental Control
Yes
Camera
Front Aperture
2.2
Front Camera Type
Single camera
Max Frame Rate
240 fps
Rear Aperture
1.4
Rear Flash
Yes
Second Rear Aperture
1.9
Fourth Rear Aperture
2.4
Front Sensor Size
1/3.2
Rear Sensor Size
1/1.3
Second Rear Sensor
1/2.52
Third Rear Aperture
2.9
Third Rear Sensor
1/2.52
Operating System
Operating System
Android 16.0
Physical
Weight
0.214000
Form Factor
Bar
Net Weight
0.214 kg
Depth
7.9 mm
Height
163.6 mm
Colour
Blue
Width
78.1 mm
Additional
Warranty
24
SKU
1458421
EAN
8806097826781
Networking
MIMO
Yes
Mobile Network
5G: fastest mobile network. 4G LTE: widespread. 3G: legacy.
5G