Samsung Unpacked will probably be on Feb. 25 in San Francisco, California.
We lastly have a date for the reveal of the Galaxy S26, the corporate’s subsequent flagship telephone sequence, and it seems the rumors of a late February launch had been true. Samsung Unpacked formally kicks off Feb. 25, 2026, at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET).
Samsung has already made a splash this 12 months, releasing the Galaxy Z Trifold for $2,899 within the US on the finish of January, the primary twin-hinge foldable that immediately sold out after happening sale. The corporate hasn’t indicated which merchandise will probably be proven off at Samsung Unpacked in San Francisco, although we count on to see the Galaxy S26 and presumably different units.
Samsung’s occasion comes only a week earlier than the 12 months’s largest smartphone present, Cell World Congress, kicks off in Barcelona. It might be late for Samsung, however it’s early sufficient in 2026 to set the stage for different premium Android telephones this 12 months.
The stakes are excessive for the S26 telephones. Folks need absolutely the prime of the road in the event that they’re paying prime greenback for premium telephones, particularly beneath in the present day’s monetary strains. Samsung is beneath strain to introduce sufficient new options to maintain its highest-end telephones on the prime of the charts, particularly after the iPhone 17 series debuted several perks that raised the bar.
In terms of generative AI, which is prevalent throughout different gadget classes, Samsung is tasked with discovering new, unique makes use of to maintain differentiating its telephones amid fierce competitors on the premium stage.
We count on the Galaxy S26 lineup to match that of prior years: a regular S26, a bigger S26 Plus and a top-of-the-line Galaxy S26 Extremely. Whereas rumors do not counsel any drastic redesigns, there’ll most likely be some exterior tweaks and upgrades to the {hardware}, together with the processor and cameras.
Let’s dive into the specifics of every little thing we all know in regards to the Galaxy S26 sequence launch.
Galaxy S26 lineup overview
The Samsung Galaxy S25.
Galaxy S26
Regardless of early rumors from Android Authority suggesting Samsung would possibly ditch its baseline telephone for a pricier, higher-specced Professional mannequin, the newest leaks counsel Samsung will hold its customary Galaxy S26 mannequin. We do not count on too many adjustments to the mannequin’s design, although it may see a return of a raised digital camera bump after the Galaxy S25 stored them flush with the rear cowl. Different rumors counsel it may get a barely bigger 6.3-inch show and a slimmer construct. The Galaxy S25 has a 6.2-inch show, for comparability.
Rumors differ on whether or not the telephone’s cameras will probably be upgraded, with some suggesting it will get an upgraded 50-megapixel ultrawide and others claiming it will hold its predecessor’s 12-megapixel shooter. The telephone is anticipated to run both the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip within the US and China or Samsung’s personal Exynos 2600 processor elsewhere. In any other case, rumors counsel the S26 will pack 12GB of RAM, a most 512GB of storage and a 4,300-mAh battery, based on famous leaker @UniverseIce.
The Galaxy S25 (left), subsequent to the S25 Plus (center) and S25 Edge (proper).
Galaxy S26 Plus and S26 Edge
Samsung was additionally mentioned to be debating whether or not to outright substitute its bigger S26 Plus with the super-slim S26 Edge, however reportedly poorer gross sales of final 12 months’s Galaxy S25 Edge counsel the pendulum may swing the opposite method: we may get an S26 Plus this 12 months, as 9to5Google suggests.
The Galaxy S26 Plus is anticipated to have a 6.7-inch show like its predecessor and will probably be 7.35mm skinny, however it will not have a bodily shift. Like the opposite S26 telephones, it is anticipated to get the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 within the US and China or the Exynos 2600 elsewhere.
Final 12 months’s S25 Edge got here out in Might, so it is fully doable we’ll see the S26 Edge launch later. If we do, leaks reported by Android Authority steered it could be 5.5mm thick, which is 0.3mm thinner than its predecessor — and, by the way, 0.1mm thinner than the iPhone Air. Hypothesis additionally predicted it could have the identical 6.7-inch show however a bigger 4,200-mAh battery.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely.
Galaxy S26 Extremely
Like different S26 fashions, the Galaxy S26 Extremely is anticipated to characteristic the brand new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 within the US and China, whereas Samsung will use its personal Exynos 2600 chip in different markets. In any other case, rumors level to the telephone packing 16GB of RAM, as much as 1TB of storage, a 5,000-mAh battery and upgraded charging — as much as 60 watts wired and 25 watts wi-fi, as SamMobile reported.
One other rumor from PhoneArena suggests the telephone will revert to an aluminum body from its titanium predecessors, very like Apple did with the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max.
The Samsung Galaxy Buds 3.
New Galaxy Buds 4
Rumors counsel Samsung will launch new Galaxy Buds 4 and Buds 4 Professional fashions alongside its telephones. Product photos printed by Android Authority present redesigns for each fashions, that are every getting what appear like burnished metallic strips on the surface of the stems, which ought to make them look a bit much less like Apple AirPods than the Galaxy Buds 3. As in prior generations, the common Buds 4 look to be fully plastic, whereas the Professional fashions may have silicone eartips.
New AI options and Bixby updates
The newest Galaxy telephones sometimes arrive with new AI options, and rumors counsel the Galaxy S26 sequence will probably be no exception. Samsung itself alluded to a brand new privateness defend coming in future telephones (presumably the S26 sequence) that can block components of the show when considered at an angle, shielding notifications and even total apps from onlooker view.
Leaks counsel AI is doing the heavy lifting to selectively render photos just for these wanting straight on the telephone. Presumably, it will come to all S26 fashions, and leaks have not steered in any other case.
The S26 telephones could possibly use generative AI to render photos quicker than earlier than. Samsung’s partnership with Nota AI was announced in November, which goals to optimize on-device genAI. This implies bringing its EdgeFusion (a model of Steady Diffusion) to hurry up text-to-image era by working it purely on Galaxy S26 handsets (moderately than partially or wholly by means of the cloud), PhoneArena steered, integrating Nota AI’s tech on the processor stage.
