GoKawiilTL;DR Galaxy S26 Ultra survives JerryRigEverything’s torture test with no major durability issues.
Camera design gets a practical fix, with lens rings now coming off together with the protective glass for easier repairs.
Gorilla Armor 2 shows subtle improvements, with lighter scratches appearing less visible than before.
Samsung’s newest flagship phone just faced one of the internet’s toughest durability tests, and the Galaxy S26 Ultra came through with barely a scratch.
Popular YouTuber Zack Nelson from JerryRigEverything recently put Samsung’s new premium phone through his usual lineup of scratch, burn, and bend tests. The results show a phone that’s still unmistakably a Galaxy Ultra, but with a few subtle improvements that address durability concerns from previous models.
As expected, the S26 Ultra’s display begins to show light scratches at level 6 on the Mohs hardness scale, with deeper grooves appearing at level 7. That’s the same general result seen on most modern flagship phones.
Nelson did notice something interesting during the test. Even though the phone uses the same Corning Gorilla Armor 2 as before, the lighter level-6 scratches were much harder to spot. This hints that Corning may have made small changes to the coating or glass to help it resist wear better.
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Another positive: the under-display fingerprint scanner still worked even after deeper scratches. In older phones, damage there could cause problems, so this shows Samsung’s biometric hardware is now more reliable.
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