Overview
- Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra at its February 25 Galaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco with an AI‑first focus.
- The lineup adds three AI agents and tools like Now Nudge and Now Brief, plus Photo Assist for natural‑language image edits and an expanded Audio Eraser that works in third‑party apps.
- The S26 Ultra pairs a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 with an optimized NPU, delivers up to 19% faster CPU and 24% faster GPU performance, and supports 65W charging that reaches roughly 75% in 30 minutes.
- Regional availability is moving ahead with preorders in Peru and retail sales slated for mid‑March in Mendoza and across Latin America, according to Samsung’s local plans.
- Counterpoint reports the S25 series grew sales about 5% versus S24, while S25 Ultra prices have fallen to roughly US$900 in markets like Peru and Mexico following the S26 launch.