Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26 Plus
Leaked official renders of the upcoming Galaxy S26 base model and the Galaxy S26 Plus. | Image credit — Android Headlines
The base model of the Galaxy S26 series and the Galaxy S26 Plus will, as is tradition, look exactly the same, with the only real visual difference being their size. Galaxy S26 will reportedly be 6.3 inches across, while the Galaxy S26 Plus will be 6.7 inches across.
The Galaxy S26 Plus will feature a higher resolution to make up for the larger display and have a bigger battery than the base model as well: 4,900 mAh vs 4,300 mAh. A 50-megapixel main camera, a 12-megapixel ultrawide, a 10-megapixel telephoto, and a 12-megapixel selfie camera will be found on both phones.Both models will also run on Samsung’s excellent new in-house 2 nm Exynos 2600 chip, though reports also claim that some markets will receive Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 variants instead. The two phones will also likely come with Android 16 pre-installed.Interestingly, the base Galaxy S26 and the Galaxy S26 Plus models seem to feature camera islands on the rear as well, a compromise for an upgrade that was only expected for the Galaxy S26 Ultra. Whether this is because these phones are also getting that upgrade or if it was done purely to standardize the design across the lineup is unknown for now.Speaking of the Galaxy S26 Ultra.
Galaxy S26 Ultra, the best of the best
Leaked official renders of the upcoming Galaxy S26 Ultra. | Image credit — Android Headlines
Indeed, as has been reported multiple times over the last few months, the Galaxy S26 Ultra features rounder corners than its predecessors and the return of the rear camera island. Unlike with the base model and the Plus, we know that the camera island on the S26 Ultra actually serves a very important purpose.
The main camera of the Galaxy S26 Ultra will apparently get a wider aperture this year, which will allow for more detailed photography, especially in dark environments. This is because more light will hit the sensor, and the phone will have more information to work with.Otherwise, the 200-megapixel main camera, 50-megapixel ultrawide, 50-megapixel periscope telephoto, 10-megapixel telephoto, and 12-megapixel selfie camera setup remains the same. However, video recording on the Galaxy S26 Ultra is seeing plenty of exciting upgrades alongside the aforementioned photography improvements.According to new reports, while the Cobalt Violet shown above looks duller than previously thought, the white color option will apparently be a lot prettier this time around. The white Galaxy S26 Ultra will allegedly be an exceptionally pristine shade and really stand out from its predecessors, on which the white color was usually pretty bland.The phone will be 6.9 inches across the new privacy display and feature the same 5,000 mAh battery that Samsung seems so fond of. It will also come pre-installed with Android 16 — and possibly One UI 8.5 — and will use the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Whether an Exynos variant makes it to some markets or not is unclear. As reported before, the S-Pen is a bit rounder too to fit in better with the curvier edges.
What are you looking forward to the most for the Galaxy S26 Ultra?