Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Leaks Reveal New Camera Island and February Launch

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
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Samsung plans to unveil the Galaxy S26 series on February 25 in San Francisco before releasing the devices in March.

The flagship lineup includes the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26 Plus and Galaxy S26 Ultra.

Ultra model features a new raised camera island with three vertically aligned sensors and a fourth sensor plus LED flash protruding separately from the back panel.

The device includes rounded corners and slimmer bezels compared to the S25 Ultra.

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra uses the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset globally.

The other two models also use the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in some markets.

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
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Some regions get an Exynos 2600 chipset for the Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26 Plus.

The Ultra model comes with up to 16GB of RAM and storage options up to 1TB.

The Galaxy S26 Ultra includes a 200MP main camera sensor.

Main camera may still get a major upgrade, and it will still have a 200 MP sensor, but an entirely new one, a larger 1/1.1-inch Sony sensor will be there to capture images more clearly than ever before.

The telephoto camera remains unchanged.

On top of these awesome features, Galaxy S26 Ultra carries a 5,500 mAh stacked battery. However, the base Galaxy S26 has a 4,300 mAh battery.

Ultra model supports 60W wired charging and the device runs One UI based on Android 16.

The Galaxy S26 Ultra includes an S Pen with the silo repositioned to the corner.

According to rumors and earlier launches, we are expecting the starting price in the USA to be around $1,299 to $1,399 for the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra variant.