Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco on Wednesday saw the Korean tech giant unveil its new S26 series of Galaxy smartphones, a pair of new earbuds, and talk a lot about AI assistants and agents.
Here’s a quick recap of everything announced at the event.
Galaxy S26 smartphones
The South Korean tech giant has lined up three new smartphones for the year: Galaxy S26 Ultra, Galaxy S26 Plus, and Galaxy S26, all of which feature iterative updates compared to their predecessors.
As the flagship, the S26 Ultra comes with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, a 6.9-inch QHD+ display, and a 5,000 mAh battery. Samsung says the phone can charge from 0% to 75% in 30 minutes with a 60W charger, and supports the S-Pen stylus.
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Samsung said while the S26 Ultra’s wide (200-megapixel) and telephoto (50-megapixel) lenses retain the same pixel count as its predecessor, the new wide camera has a bigger aperture of f/1.4, as does the telephoto lens, with an aperture of f/2.9.
The other two phones have the same processor as the S26 Ultra, but Samsung is using its own Exynos 2600 processor for these devices in some geographies. The smaller Galaxy S26 gets a battery bump from last year’s phone, and the S26 Plus can charge wirelessly at 20W.
The Galaxy S26 starts at $899 ($100 more than last year’s model), the Galaxy S26 Plus starts at $1,099 (also $100 more from last year), and the Galaxy S26 Ultra starts at $1,200.
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