Samsung announces the Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus, featuring a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chipset, starting at $899 and $1099, respectively, a $100 hike
Amid the Greco-Roman grandeur of the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, Samsung announced the Galaxy S26, S26 Plus and S26 Ultra at its Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday.
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@wallstengine
@wallstengine
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Samsung says the smartphone will be the main way consumers access AI, and that using AI should feel invisible, as it unveiled the Galaxy S26 lineup, plus the Galaxy Buds 4 and Buds 4 Pro. [image]
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@patrick_orourke
Patrick O'Rourke
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The Galaxy S26 Ultra, S26+, and S26 are impressive smartphones, but they don't offer many upgrades over the Galaxy S25 line. This year's big S26 Ultra feature is an impressive built-in privacy display. My hands-on impressions are on @xdadevelopers. https://www.xda-developers.com/…
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@wario64
@wario64
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new Samsung Galaxy products up for preorder at Samsung Store: — S26 Ultra: buff.ly/zH8otmY — S26: buff.ly/t9SYQU0 — Galaxy Buds 4 Pro: buff.ly/xgx4wZy #ad — Save up to $900 on Galaxy S26 Ultra/26+/S26 with eligible instant trade-in credit or $150 without trade-in to use t…
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@cartidise
Noah Cat
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The iPhone 17 eats the S26 for breakfast, lunch, and dinner it's not just the better phone, but it's also $100 cheaper there's LITERALLY ZERO point getting this slop phone over the iPhone 17 [image]