Samsung launched the Samsung Galaxy S26 on 25 Feb 2026. Its price in the UAE is AED 3,999, or $899 in the US.
It has a 6.3-inch Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X display, the Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, 12GB RAM and a 4300 mAh battery.
Connectivity & Networking
The Samsung Galaxy S26 supports GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G on these bands:
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
- LTE
- SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
Samsung Galaxy S26 connectivity options
- Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth: 5.4, A2DP, LE
- GPS: GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
- NFC: Yes
- USB: USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
Samsung Galaxy S26 Design
The phone measures 149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm (5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 in) and weighs 167 g (5.89 oz). Build: Glass front (Gorilla Armor 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame IP68 dust-tight and water-resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum 2 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. Colours: White, Blue, Black, Purple. Sensors: Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support).
Display and Processor
The display measures 6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio) with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density). Panel type: Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak).
It runs Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5. The chipset is the Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - ROW
Exynos 2600 - Europe with an octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) - ROW
10-core (1x3.9GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Prox & 6x2.75GHz C1-Prox) - Europe CPU.
Memory
The Samsung Galaxy S26 comes with 12GB RAM and 256GB/512GB
UFS 4.X storage.
Camera
The main camera has 3 lenses:
- 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
Camera features: Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama.
Selfie camera: 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF.
Battery
The Samsung Galaxy S26 has a Li-Ion 4300 mAh battery with 25W wired, PD3.0
25W wireless (Qi2.2)
4.5W reverse wireless charging. Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers.
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