TL;DR The Galaxy S26 Ultra and S26 Plus have surfaced in official-looking images, giving us the clearest look yet at Samsung’s next flagship.
Flat frames, a centered punch-hole selfie cam, and subtly rounded corners keep the S26 Ultra familiar.
The leak spotlights a fingerprint-resistant matte black finish, with white, violet, and blue also expected.
Samsung hasn’t announced its next flagship lineup yet, but there have already been plenty of leaks about its specs and design. After a recent leak gave us a detailed look at the base model, a new set of official-looking renders gives us the clearest look so far at how Samsung plans to update its top models.
These new images, shared by YTECHB, show the Galaxy S26 Ultra and its sibling, the S26 Plus, from multiple angles that highlight the changes Samsung is making.
As previous leaks suggested, Samsung seems to be moving away from the ring-style cutouts seen in recent models. Instead, it is adopting a single raised camera island similar to the one on the Galaxy Z Fold 7.
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Simply put, the S26 Ultra borrows a design cue from Samsung’s foldables but doesn’t completely change its style. The flat frames, centered punch-hole selfie camera, and slightly rounded corners make it feel both familiar and fresher than last year’s model.
The leak mainly highlights a matte black finish that is both understated and practical, since it attracts fewer fingerprints than glossy surfaces. However, it looks like Samsung will offer more options. Earlier leaks have shown white, violet, and blue trims for the Ultra model, and some rumors mention limited or online-only colors like pink gold or silver.
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