

Samsung · March 2, 2025
Galaxy A26
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#281 of 458 phones
The Samsung Galaxy A26 is a phone from Samsung, announced in March 2025.
It has a 6.7-inch OLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate, the Exynos 1380 chipset with up to 8 GB of RAM, a 50 MP main camera and a 5,000 mAh battery with 25 W wired charging.
Its vsfind score is 54/100, ranking #281 of 458 phones in our database. Its strongest section is display (82/100).
Highlights
- Screen size
- 6.7″
- Chipset
- Exynos 1380
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB
- Storage (max)
- 256 GB
- Main camera resolution
- 50 MP
- Battery capacity
- 5000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 25 W
- Weight
- 200 g
- 5G: Yes
- Wireless charging: No
- Optical stabilization (OIS): Yes
- Stereo speakers: No
- Fingerprint reader: Yes
- Water resistant (IP): Yes
Section scores
How scores workPros
- Very smooth 120 Hz display
- Generous storage (256 GB)
- Expandable storage (microSD)
Cons
- Small main camera sensor (1/2.76″)
- No or very little optical zoom
- No wireless charging
Features
What it has, at a glance
Network & wireless
- 5G: Yes
- eSIM: Yes
- NFC: Yes
- Ultra-wideband (UWB): No
- Satellite connectivity: No
Charging
- Wireless charging: No
- Reverse charging: No
Camera features
- Optical stabilization (OIS): Yes
- Ultra-wide camera: Yes
- Telephoto camera: No
- Periscope lens: No
Audio
- Stereo speakers: No
- 3.5 mm headphone jack: No
- FM radio: Unknown
Security
- Fingerprint reader: Yes
- 3D face unlock: No
Build & storage
- Water resistant (IP): Yes
- microSD slot: Yes
- Infrared blaster: No
Full specifications
Performance
- Chipset performance index
- 44/100
- Chipset
- Exynos 1380
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB
- Storage (max)
- 256 GB
- Process node
- 5 nm
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| OS | Android 15, up to 6 major OS updates, One UI 8.5 |
|---|---|
| Chipset | Exynos 1380 (5 nm) - Global Exynos 1280 (5 nm) - LATAM |
| CPU | Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - LATAM |
| GPU | Mali-G68 MP5 - Global Mali-G68 - LATAM |
| Card slot | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
|---|---|
| Internal | 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Camera
- Main camera resolution
- 50 MP
- Main sensor size
- 1/2.76″
- Optical stabilization (OIS)
- Yes
- Ultra-wide camera
- Yes
- Telephoto camera
- No
- Optical zoom
- No
- Video recording
- 4K 30 fps
- Front camera
- 13 MP
- Front camera 4K video
- No
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| Triple | 50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP (macro) |
|---|---|
| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps, gyro-EIS |
| Single | 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm |
|---|---|
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
Battery
- Battery capacity
- 5000 mAh
- Battery endurance (EU label)
- 37:05 h
- EU label cycles
- 1200
- Wired charging
- 25 W
- Wireless charging
- No
- Reverse charging
- No
- Reverse charging type
- No
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| Type | 5000 mAh |
|---|---|
| Charging | 25W wired |
Display
- Screen size
- 6.7″
- Panel type
- OLED
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Pixel density
- 385 ppi
- Resolution
- 1080x2340
- Screen protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
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| Type | Super AMOLED, 120Hz |
|---|---|
| Size | 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.7% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ |
Design & durability
- Weight
- 200 g
- Thickness
- 7.7 mm
- Dust & water resistance
- IP65–IP67
- Back material
- Glass
- Frame material
- Plastic
- EU repairability class
- C
- EU drop resistance class
- B
- EU energy class
- C
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| Dimensions | 164 x 77.5 x 7.7 mm (6.46 x 3.05 x 0.30 in) |
|---|---|
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+) |
| SIM | · Nano-SIM + eSIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) |
| Energy | Class C |
|---|---|
| Battery | 37:05h endurance, 1200 cycles |
| Free fall | Class B (269 falls) |
| Repairability | Class C |
Connectivity & features
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- USB speed
- USB 2.0
- USB port
- USB-C 2.0
- DisplayPort output
- No
- NFC
- Yes
- eSIM
- Yes
- Ultra-wideband (UWB)
- No
- Satellite connectivity
- No
- Stereo speakers
- No
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No
- Fingerprint reader
- Side-mounted
- 3D face unlock
- No
- Infrared blaster
- No
- FM radio
- Unknown
- microSD slot
- Yes
- Card slot
- microSD (shared SIM slot)
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| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
|---|---|
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA |
| 5G bands | 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
|---|---|
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE |
| Positioning | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) |
| Radio | Unspecified |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass Virtual proximity sensing |
|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
|---|---|
| 3.5mm jack | No |
General
- Operating system
- Android 15
- OS updates (major versions)
- 6
- Launch price
- $ 219.99
- Year
- 2025
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| Announced | 2025, March 02 |
|---|---|
| Status | Available. Released 2025, March 19 |
| Colors | Black, White, Mint, Peach Pink |
|---|---|
| Models | SM-A266E, SM-A266E/DS, SM-A266E/DSN, SM-A266B, SM-A266B/DS, SM-A266B/DSN, SM-A266U, SM-A266U1, SM-A266W |
| SAR | 0.75 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | 0.41 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body) |
| Price | $ 219.99 / € 275.00 / £ 201.00 |
Spec source: www.gsmarena.com · Last updated: November 12, 2026
Storage & RAM
Scores use the highest configuration.
- 128 GB · 4 GB RAM
- 128 GB · 6 GB RAM
- 128 GB · 8 GB RAM
- 256 GB · 6 GB RAM
- 256 GB · 8 GB RAM

