Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra First Impressions

I got new S-series devices to check out, and the Ultra will be my first device of choice here is Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026. A leak just days before the actual launch of the Galaxy S26 Ultra may have already been a source of light, while it is thought that this was an early day for the world to see what might be its future. I’m gonna dive straight into it, but there are tons of details that don’t get well-read.

While the most notable headline feature may be the Privacy Display on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, there are a lot of upgrades hidden in plain sight from the design to start with this is slimmest Ultra model yet at 7 (the lowest price range ever). 9mm 9m. I’m gonna let me down everything,’ .

Privacy Display: What Is It, and What’s the Benefit?

In a new class of hardware-level display protection, Samsung has launched ‘the Galaxy S26 Ultra’. The pixel structure of its “wide and narrow” pc is used to prevent shoulders surfing, which means it avoids shoulder surfing. Whenever seen at over 30 degrees, what this is black out the screen and does not mean that it’s an angle of more than ? How do you explain this to someone who looks at your phone screen from any angle (30° or more) and the display is black or heavily obscured. The light is clear and bright to you, looking at the head-on of . In addition to the enhancements of AI, Samsung has added a new Galaxy S26 Ultra that can detect sensitive areas (such as an OTP in ‘textual texting, – if it is used with. password field or banking app) and apply privacy effect only to those specific pixels while the rest of the screen remains normal.

This allows basic protection for general browsing in public, and an aggressive mode of sensitive data that further narrows the viewing cone for users on Galaxy S26 Ultra.

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra: Upgrades All Around

The Galaxy S26 Ultra has certainly adapted design from the Galaxy Fold 7, and looks better than ever, less bulky than the S25 Ultra. A 10-bit display includes a new colour production (from 16 million to over 1 billion colours) for high-fidelity landscape and sunset photography. The Corning Gorilla Armour 2 is also added to Samsung’s line-up with improved durability at the front of its .

Designed for Galaxy, the first smartphone with Qualcomm’s new flagship chip is its latest smartphone under the hood The Galaxy S26 Ultra uses the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (customised for Samsung). According to Samsung on the camera front, “the most brightest is yet” 47 percent of its aperture has been increased for the 200-megapixel primary camera (and 37 percent brighter) telephoto lens that was 50-MP”. I had the device today and for a very short time, I couldn’t test performance or the cameras to give you. And yes, of course, Samsung will be releasing us the review unit soon so stay tuned for an intimate look at the Galaxy S26 Ultra.

In the pre-launch briefing, Samsung stressed that the new video features will be available on the Galaxy S26 Ultra 8K video at 30 fps and 4K auto-raming without losing image quality. A new 360-degree horizontal lock that uses the gyroscope and accelerometer to keep footage level regardless of camera tilt, is one of the company’s promises for super-steady videos. A feature like Photo Assist also exists that helps improve images with AI.

The Samsung S26 Ultra has a 5000mAh battery on the battery front, but finally receives 60W wired charging (which it says can charge the phone from 0 to 75 percent in 30 minutes). Also, it receives 25W wireless fast charging for .

Galaxy AI to the Agentic Era

In its latest S26 line, the company is stepping up to one of the most advanced AI features on its phones and Samsung is leading the way in adding AI capabilities. A transition from AI being an instrument to assistant acting on behalf of a person is also known as ‘an assistant that works for and represents the tools used by s. Bixby and Gemini support are given to the Galaxy S26 Ultra. A new Now Nudge feature onboard alerts you to things you may miss, such as downloading a boarding pass that’s sitting in your email as the departure time approaches. The Call Screen, meanwhile, acts as an AI assistant that answers unknown numbers for you and provides a real-time transcript so you can decide whether to pick up.

The latest Samsung is introducing Now Assist, an AI agent that understands screen context across apps this year for the use of actions like blocking or finding specific photos for a chat (e.g. Also there’s a photo assist, which goes beyond object removal and allows users to regenerate images, add objects or combine multiple images with text prompts. Also available is Creative Studio, where users can create themes and templates from AI-generated stickers, posters and wallpapers on the Galaxy S26 Ultra. In addition, the company is also introducing an audio eraser that will reduce noise in third-party apps such as YouTube and Instagram to clean up background noise from non-professional videos.

Final Thoughts

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is a bigger upgrade than the GalaxyS25 Ultra in every way, according to . The design should be a signature for Samsung, of course, and the Fold 7-like camera island at the back is one of the signature elements that the Galaxy S26 Ultra receives. It is also highly recommended for the slim design, which makes single handed use easier.

To get a detailed review of the Galaxy S26 Ultra, watch Gadgets 360 for an extensive test on display performance, camera and battery to determine whether it is big an upgrade that the phone has been upgraded over its predecessor.

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