Samsung · February 25, 2026
Galaxy S26
Excellent
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#70 of 458 phones
The Samsung Galaxy S26 is a phone from Samsung, announced in February 2026.
It has a 6.3-inch LTPO OLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset with up to 12 GB of RAM, a 50 MP main camera and a 4,300 mAh battery with 25 W wired charging.
Its vsfind score is 86/100, ranking #70 of 458 phones in our database. Its strongest section is performance (99/100).
Highlights
- Screen size
- 6.3″
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- RAM (max)
- 12 GB
- Storage (max)
- 512 GB
- Main camera resolution
- 50 MP
- Battery capacity
- 4300 mAh
- Wired charging
- 25 W
- Weight
- 167 g
- 5G: Yes
- Wireless charging: Yes
- Optical stabilization (OIS): Yes
- Stereo speakers: Yes
- Fingerprint reader: Yes
- Water resistant (IP): Yes
Section scores
How scores workPros
- Flagship-class chipset
- Premium display panel (LTPO OLED)
- Latest Wi-Fi standard (Wi-Fi 7)
Cons
No notable weaknesses among its scored specs.
Who is it for?
Mobile photographers
Camera score 87/100
Gamers and power users
Performance score 99/100
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: Yes
- Reverse charging: Yes
Camera features
- Optical stabilization (OIS): Yes
- Ultra-wide camera: Yes
- Telephoto camera: Yes
- Periscope lens: No
Audio
- Stereo speakers: Yes
- 3.5 mm headphone jack: No
- FM radio: No
Security
- Fingerprint reader: Yes
- 3D face unlock: No
Build & storage
- Water resistant (IP): Yes
- microSD slot: No
- Infrared blaster: No
Full specifications
Performance
- Chipset performance index
- 100/100
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- RAM (max)
- 12 GB
- Storage (max)
- 512 GB
- Process node
- 3 nm
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| OS | Android 16, upgradable to Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9 |
|---|---|
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - US/CA/CN Exynos 2600 (2 nm) - ROW |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) - US/CA/CN 10-core (1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro & 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro) - ROW |
| GPU | Adreno 840 (1.3GHz) - US/CA/CN Xclipse 960 - ROW |
| Card slot | No |
|---|---|
| Internal | 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM UFS 4.X |
Camera
- Main camera resolution
- 50 MP
- Main sensor size
- 1/1.56″
- Optical stabilization (OIS)
- Yes
- Ultra-wide camera
- Yes
- Telephoto camera
- Yes
- Optical zoom
- 3×
- Video recording
- 8K
- Front camera
- 12 MP
- Front camera 4K video
- Yes
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| Triple | 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video |
|---|---|
| Features | Best Face, Horizon Lock, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
| Video | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS |
| Single | 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF |
|---|---|
| Features | HDR |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR10+ |
Battery
- Battery capacity
- 4300 mAh
- Battery endurance (EU label)
- 51:00 h
- EU label cycles
- 1200
- Wired charging
- 25 W
- Wireless charging
- 15 W
- Reverse charging
- Yes
- Reverse charging type
- Wireless
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| Type | Li-Ion 4300 mAh |
|---|---|
| Charging | 25W wired, PD3.0, 55% in 30 min 15W wireless (Qi2 Ready) 4.5W reverse wireless |
Display
- Screen size
- 6.3″
- Panel type
- LTPO OLED
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Pixel density
- 411 ppi
- Peak brightness
- 2600 nits
- Resolution
- 1080x2340
- Screen protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
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| Type | Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak) |
|---|---|
| Size | 6.3 inches, 96.5 cm2 (~90.0% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~411 ppi density) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
Design & durability
- Weight
- 167 g
- Thickness
- 7.2 mm
- Dust & water resistance
- IP68
- Back material
- Glass
- Frame material
- Aluminum
- EU repairability class
- C
- EU drop resistance class
- A
- EU energy class
- A
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| Dimensions | 149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm (5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 in) |
|---|---|
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame |
| SIM | · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT · Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor Aluminum 2 |
| Energy | Class A |
|---|---|
| Battery | 51:00h endurance, 1200 cycles |
| Free fall | Class A (270 falls) |
| Repairability | Class C |
Connectivity & features
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- USB speed
- USB 3.x
- USB port
- USB-C 3.2
- DisplayPort output
- Yes
- NFC
- Yes
- eSIM
- Yes
- Ultra-wideband (UWB)
- No
- Satellite connectivity
- No
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No
- Fingerprint reader
- Under display (ultrasonic)
- 3D face unlock
- No
- Infrared blaster
- No
- FM radio
- No
- microSD slot
- No
- Card slot
- No
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| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G |
|---|---|
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 4G bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked |
| 5G bands | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA unlocked |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
|---|---|
| Bluetooth | 5.4, A2DP, LE |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) |
|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
|---|---|
| 3.5mm jack | No High-bitrate audio support |
General
- Operating system
- Android 16
- OS updates (major versions)
- 7
- Launch price
- $ 474.03
- Year
- 2026
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| Announced | 2026, February 25 |
|---|---|
| Status | Available. Released 2026, March 06 |
| Colors | Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold |
|---|---|
| Models | SM-S942B, SM-S942B/DS, SM-S942U, SM-S942U1, SM-S942W, SM-S942N, SM-S9420, SM-S942E, SM-S942E/DS |
| SAR | 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.20 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | 1.21 W/kg (head) 1.10 W/kg (body) |
| Price | $ 474.03 / € 599.00 / £ 589.00 / ₹ 87,999 |
Spec source: www.gsmarena.com · Last updated: November 12, 2026
Storage & RAM
Scores use the highest configuration.
- 128 GB · 12 GB RAM
- 256 GB · 12 GB RAM
- 512 GB · 12 GB RAM
