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Samsung
Galaxy S26 Ultra
$1,299Sample data
Titanium Lavender
Best for
Power users who want the sharpest screen and most flexible camera zoom.
Pros
- Brightest, sharpest panel of the eight
- S Pen support built into the chassis
- Class-leading zoom versatility
Cons
- Charging speed trails the field
- Premium price at every tier
Category scores
Camera
95
Battery
78
Display
97
Performance
94
Value
74
Specs
Display
- Size
- 6.9"
- Type
- Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 2600 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (for Galaxy)
- RAM options
- 12 GB / 16 GB
- Storage options
- 256 GB / 512 GB / 1024 GB
- OS
- Android 17
Camera
- Main
- 200 MP wide
- Ultrawide
- 50 MP ultrawide
- Telephoto
- 50 MP periscope, 5x
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,500 mAh
- Charging
- 60 W wired
Design & price
- Weight
- 224 g
- Colors
- Titanium Lavender, Titanium Black, Titanium Silver, Titanium Blue
- Launch price
- $1,299
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