Samsung S26 Series Final Look Lunch Date `With Zextons Expert Guide In UK
Fully updated News For Samsung Galaxy S26 series The reason behind this is that it has been confirmed that on 25th February 2026 Samsung is going to officially launch their S26
Hey everyone, Muhammad Ali here, your Zextons Tech Expert.This is the Fully updated News For Samsung Galaxy S26 series The reason behind this is that it has been confirmed that on 25th February 2026 Samsung is going to officially launch their S26 And At this point, we have complete details about the phone, Almost all the details are available in Zextons Tech store. So you will know exactly what mobile phone you are going to get And let me tell you this.
Samsung vs iPhone 17 Pro Max: The Big Challenge
If you have noticed the iPhone 17 Pro Max launch this year, then you must have noticed that Apple had taken up its game this time. Apple was not changing its design or features for a long time. But in this generation, Apple has changed.
Final Updated News: Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Models
Samsung has also added so many features that this time you will get to see a major upgrade in the form of the S26 series.
Galaxy S26 Lineup: What Happened to the S26 Edge?
Now I will make it easy for you, in this generation we are getting to see three models. Earlier it was announced that four models will come, so the S26 Edge which is the thinner variant, is not launching on 25th February, if it launches in the future, then we can't say anything.And it is not present in this line up. The phones that are launching are
Samsung Galaxy S26
Samsung Galaxy S26+
Samsung Galaxy s26 Ultra
Which means that Samsung is not changing its name. And if we think about the devices below S26 and S26+ then they don't have any special changes. You will see major upgrades in the zoom camera and the processor will be upgraded. The charging speed will be better. The design is slightly changing.
Major Camera Upgrades: The S26 Ultra’s New Lens
While some might think there are no changes, there are actually several major upgrades that I will describe to you in detail. And I think the first major upgrade you will get to see in S26 Ultra is going to be on the camera side.
The 5-Camera Setup & 200MP Main Sensor
The first thing is that Samsung is maintaining its 4 camera setup. Which means that you will have a little zoom camera, a lot of zoom camera. It will be an ultra wide angle camera and a front camera. So there are a total of 5 cameras.
And the upgrade of the main camera. The main camera here is 200 megapixels. And these are the same almost megapixels that you used to get before. That means the sensor is very similar to the previous generation.
Revolutionary f/1.4 Aperture for Natural Bokeh
But the lens is better than the previous one which means that the camera of 200MP camera will do two extra things One is that the background blur will be more So the portrait mode that is used in the phone now,
it blurs your background through software In this phone's case, it will get natural blur because it is coming with f/1.4.
One more thing that is very important to add here is that f/1.4 is a very good aperture which means The low light performance is also going to be better than the S25
because it was F1.7. So, this is the difference between the lenses. Apart from this, in this phone we will also get some AI features.
Enhanced Zoom Capabilities & AI Integration
The next camera that is changing is the camera with a little bit of zoom. we will get to see the same thing here. The camera sensor is going to be 10MP. 3x optical zoom is going to be there. Samsung is improving the quality of the lens there as well. And finally, the most zoomed camera is going to be their 50MP camera which is 5x optical zoom.
Samsung vs Competitors: The Best Zoom Camera yet?
there are two types of companies. One is the company that makes the lens a little weak but the sensor behind it is powerful.
For example, there are many Android manufacturers nowadays that are making their zoom cameras 200 megapixels but their lens is 3.5x like In the Vivo X300 Pro.
Whereas if you talk about Samsung, then the sensor is of 50 megapixel but the zoom is optical zoom 5x and the amazing thing is that this time Samsung is going to enhance things through AI.
They can say that this might be the best zoom camera that We have seen on any mobile phone and this is not a small statement. The reason is that Samsung is already quite high in all this scenario.
M14 Display Panel: 3000 Nits Brightness and Revolutionary Privacy Features
The main feature of Samsung's S26 Ultra is its display. Because Samsung is changing a lot of things in the display. The first thing is that this panel is called M14.
It was already known that Samsung would not put it in. Which means that we will get to see a lot of brightness compared to the S25. Its peak brightness will go Upto 3000 nits. Despite being bright, it will consume less electricity than the S25 Ultra.
Even more important is that the Corning Gorilla Glass used. is a new Corning Gorilla Glass. That is, we did not get anywhere before this mobile phone. And it is possible that Samsung claims that this is the first phone in the world in which you do not need to use a tempered glass protector. Which means that if you use this mobile phone without any glass protector, it will not be damaged. you will get to see an upgraded version of anti-reflective coating in this mobile phone.
Software Upgrades
Another feature of the display that Samsung is adding, this is not just a display feature, this is also a feature of Samsung's software. That is, when we look at this mobile phone from the front, it will look normal.
But if a person looks from the side, then just like in privacy glass protectors, it is not visible from the side. It will work exactly the same. And we can configure it. We can do that if we open WhatsApp then this feature is on Rest of the time.
This is a hybrid feature that uses both hardware and software to ensure your privacy from side-peepers. So it will work very well. And you can also put this restriction on it by going to Samsung routines That when We enter the office Then this feature will be on.
When we enter my house, the feature will be off Or you can even customize it the opposite way based on your needs using Samsung Routines. So this thing is also 100% confirmed that this display feature is in S26 Ultra.
Battery Specs & Charging: Why Samsung is Jumping to 60W Fast Charging
The disappointing news is that Samsung is bringing a 5000 mAh battery in the S26 Ultra. This means that this will be one of the smallest battery-powered mobile phones of this year.
IPhone also comes with the same battery and in the case of iPhone, we always saw that there was a difference of 1000 mAh from Samsung. So why is Samsung not putting a big battery? Our Expert thinks the reason behind it is that Samsung is scared. Here is Detailed Information About iPhone vs Samsung Battery Drain
First, there were cases of Note 7, then there were cases of the ring that Samsung launched that its battery is swelling. So it is possible Samsung does not want to take any risk by putting a new battery technology.
Another thing that Samsung is going to include is Qi 2 wireless charging. So basically Qi 2's standard is a new wireless charging standard in which you not only get fast charging but also the magnets on the back of the iPhone are Qi standard magnets.
Which means that the magnetic accessories are also attached to it. The body of S26 Ultra will not have magnets but to support this standard Samsung will provide official covers which will have magnets which will be used to charge the iPhone.
Now it has come from Google also named Pixel Snap. So those charges will be used on it. But the good news is that Samsung is doing fast charging better and in S26 Ultra from 45 watts Samsung is going to go up to 60 watts which is a very big. going up to 60 watts, which is a very big jump for Samsung users.
Redesigned S26 Ultra: Curved Edges and the Future of the S-Pen
Samsung is going to change the design of this phone. Obviously, this phone will come in a different design than the previous one. But it is also being rounded more than before. And it has become so round that when you take out the S-Pen from the body
the button on its back is usually curved. Because the body becomes curved at that place. And another thing Samsung has done is that this time the S Pen will come in white or black color only the upper button will be colored according to the body of your mobile phone.
That means when the S Pen will be inside the body then it will look like color matching. But when we use it then it will be either black color or white color.
And the situation seems to me that Samsung may remove this S Pen in some time Because in the coming time, the S Pen is coming But gradually Samsung is putting it on the side, meaning its features are being removed, it means that Samsung is not focused on it So We are assuming that after sometime Samsung will remove it but for now S Pen is included in this phone.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs. Exynos 2600: Which One Will You Get?
Now, as far as the processor, RAM and storage options are concerned, the news is that Samsung is not going to change the options of storage and RAM this time, at least on the S26 Ultra. The thing that is changing is the processor.
There is a very high chance in the market that we will get to see a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor. But in some markets, Exynos 2600 is also coming and the news is also coming that some. Among those things, Samsung's own processor is better.
Every year we hear that Samsung's own Exynos processor has improved, but often it fails to beat the Snapdragon in performance. So, I would recommend the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 variant. So I will recommend this only if someone is watching Samsung.
Give 8 Elite Gen 5. One thing is for sure that the base variant of the Samsung S26 is increasing its storage. We also saw in the iPhone that the base variant of the iPhone 17 has been increased to 256.The price tag is also increasing. Early pricing reports place it at £954.51 (Roumors) for the base model, maintaining stable pricing across recent Ultra releases.
So it is not like that 128GB is being removed and 256GB is being brought. It is like that if we will not sell 128GB then automatically 256GB will be based and its price tag was already high. So that is the situation that the base variant is coming on the side of 256GB.
Next-Gen Galaxy AI: Real-Time Call Scam Detection & Google Collaboration
Another news here is that Samsung is collaborating with many AI companies. For example, Google has a feature of scam detection. So that will also come into this mobile phone.
Which means that if you are not using the internet, If you are in a call with someone, then your phone can tell you in real time that I think this is a scam by listening to this call. But this feature is available in some countries for now, so whether it will work in the UK or not will be seen.
These are the News that we have received so far. Zextons assumes that when its launch event will happen, there will be some more details, especially related to software. So we will make a video on a launch event. But this is the latest news that we Have to before the launch.
Final Thoughts
The S26 Ultra is shaping up to be the most advanced phone of 2026. Here at Zextons, we expect more software secrets to be revealed at the launch event. Stay tuned for our full hands-on video in February!