Overview
- Samsung officially introduced the Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra alongside the Galaxy Buds4 and Buds4 Pro.
- Galaxy AI adds features such as Now Nudge, Now Brief and enhanced Circle to Search, and creator tools include Photo Assist, wider camera apertures, Nightography Video, Super Steady stabilisation and a new APV video codec.
- The S26 Ultra uses a customised Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy with a claimed 39% uplift in AI processing, improved thermal management and Super-Fast Charging 3.0 to 75% in 30 minutes.
- The Ultra debuts a built-in Privacy Display that limits off-angle viewing, with AI call screening, real-time privacy alerts, strengthened Knox protections and post-quantum cryptography added to core processes.
- Preorders ran from February 26 to March 1 ahead of a March 11 release, and in Australia 7NEWS cites a 512GB S26 at AU$1,549 with a AU$300 discount and reports it as the country’s top mobile phone pre-order.