Samsung’s best smartphone to date is here. Check out the new Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, the bigger brother of the Galaxy S26 and S26+.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy, while the other two use an Exynos 2600. Compared to its predecessor, Samsung claims it has 19% better CPU performance, 39% boost in NPU, and has 24% faster GPU.
It also has a redesigned Vapor Chamber cooling and, finally, 60W charging, a much-needed and long-overdue upgrade.
There are also Samsung-only features embedded in the processor. There’s the ProScaler that improves photo and video quality, and the mobile Digital Natural Image engine (mDNIe) that “delivers more subtle and lifelike colors”.
The Ultra also gets Enhanced Nightography Video, and upgraded Super Steady APV and Photo Assist.
Of course, the S Pen is still here for those who actually use it.
Samsung is highlighting the new Privacy Display of the Galaxy S26 Ultra. Unlike those privacy screen protectors, the screen visibility is only limited when enabled. It also has a Partial Screen Privacy function for things like notification pop-ups. Pretty cool.
Going back to the hardware, the Galaxy S26 Ultra boasts a large 6.9-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X display, with a 1-120Hz refresh rate. Sadly, it still comes with a 5,000mAh battery.
For the cameras, we have a 200-megapixel main camera, 50-megapixel ultra-wide, 50-megapixel 5x telephoto, 10x 3x telephoto, and 12-megapixel for selfies.
It ships with Android 16-based One UI 8.5 and will receive 7 years of updates. It is also IP68 dust and water-resistant, and has WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 12GB/256GB is available for Php86,990, the 12GB/512GB for Php100,990, and the 16GB/512GB for Php121,990.
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Specs
- Android 16, One UI 8.5 (up to 7 years of updates)
- Dual SIM, Dual Standby
- 6.9-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X display
- 120Hz refresh rate
- Privacy Display
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy octa-core processor
- 12GB/16GB RAM
- Adreno 840 GPU
- 256GB/512GB/1TB internal storage, non-expandable
- 12-megapixel front camera
- 200-megapixel (f/1.4, PDAF, OIS) + 50-megapixel (5x telephoto, f/2.9, OIS) + 10-megapixel (3x telephoto, f/2.4, OIS) + 50-megapixel (ultra-wide) rear camera
- Stereo speakers
- IP68 dust and water resistant
- HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G
- WiFi 7
- Bluetooth 6.0
- GPS
- USB-C
- Dimensions: 163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9mm
- Weight: 214g
- Colors: Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, White, Black
- 5,000mAh battery, 60W wired, wireless charging