- Full specifications of the Galaxy S26 have been leaked
- Only minor upgrades are shown
- The phones have also been seen in testing
We’re fast approaching 2026, and in the first few months of next year we expect to see the Samsung Galaxy S26 flagship phones break cover – phones we now know quite a bit more about thanks to two new leaks.
The first leak comes from seasoned tipster @UniverseIce, who has posted not once, but twice, specs that purportedly reveal all the key details of the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26 Plus and Galaxy S26 Ultra (with no sign of a Galaxy S26 Edge).
There is the usual bump in the processor here – to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 or Samsung Exynos 2600, depending on the model – but other than that, it doesn’t look like there are too many upgrades on the way.
The standard Samsung Galaxy S26 will apparently get a screen size increase from 6.2 inches to 6.3 inches, and the battery capacity is set to jump from 4,000 mAh to 4,300 mAh. However, the cameras, RAM, maximum storage and charging speeds are unchanged.
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As for the Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus, it looks very similar to the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus. In fact, the only difference we can see in this leak, apart from the chipset, is a slight increase in weight – from 190 grams to 194 grams.
When it comes to the Galaxy S26 Ultra, again, much is the same. However, the 10MP telephoto camera is rumored to get a larger sensor, while the wired charging speed goes up from 45W to 60W. It is also said to be slightly thinner.
Samsung fans will be disappointed that so little changes on the 2026 phones, and it’s something the manufacturer has already been criticized for in the past: settling for minor upgrades year after year, compared to what Apple does with the best iPhones.
The second leak we have comes from @theonecid who says the Galaxy S26 has been spotted on a test server running One UI 8.5. This suggests that we could see a launch as early as January, although there has been some uncertainty around that.
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