- The Samsung Galaxy S26 sequence may be introduced in late January and ship in mid-February
- We’re additionally listening to that solely the Galaxy S26 Extremely might need a Snapdragon chipset
- Plus there could possibly be slight upgrades to the cameras and batteries in some fashions
The rumored Samsung Galaxy S26 sequence launch date appears to be shifting ever nearer, as we first heard these telephones won’t land till March, then a February 25 date was put ahead, and now it appears they could possibly be unveiled as quickly as late January.
That is in accordance with a report in Chosun (by way of Android Police), which claims to have discovered from a Samsung insider that these telephones will ship in mid-February, making an announcement in late January attainable.
For reference, the Samsung Galaxy S25 sequence shipped roughly two weeks after it was introduced, so assuming an analogous hole right here, a late January or very early February announcement would certainly make sense for a mid-February launch.
That stated, since earlier leaks urged we would not see these telephones till late February and even March, we’d nonetheless take this with a pinch of salt.
This isn’t the one data in Chosun’s report although, because the publication additionally claims that solely the Samsung Galaxy S26 Extremely can have a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, with the bottom mannequin and the Galaxy S26 Plus as a substitute utilizing Samsung’s in-house Exynos 2600 chipset.
This isn’t overly stunning information since Samsung usually makes use of a mixture of Exynos and Snapdragon chipsets, however it’s value noting that this can be a South Korean web site, so it’s unclear whether or not the identical break up would apply all over the place. We’d speculate for instance that the US will most likely nonetheless get a Snapdragon chipset in all fashions, as is often the case with flagship Samsung launches.
In any case, sometimes the Exynos variations of Samsung’s telephones are barely much less highly effective, however that may not be the case this 12 months, with reviews suggesting the Exynos 2600 might rival and even beat the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5’s efficiency, so if you happen to do stay someplace that will get Exynos chipsets in a few of these telephones, it won’t be such a nasty factor.
New cameras and a much bigger battery
In at the moment’s last Samsung Galaxy S26 sequence information, we’ve additionally heard particulars of the attainable digital camera and battery specs for the bottom and Plus fashions.
This comes from SmartPrix, which claims to have obtained the knowledge by way of “detailed software program evaluation”.
In response to the positioning, the Samsung Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26 Plus will each have new 50MP fundamental sensors: that’s the identical variety of megapixels as their predecessors, so we would be on the lookout for a bigger sensor for any main images enhancements.
They’re additionally stated to have new 12MP telephoto cameras, up from their 10MP predecessors, however to stay with the identical 12MP ultra-wide cameras because the Samsung Galaxy S25 and Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus.
For battery, we would see a 4,300mAh one within the Samsung Galaxy S26 and a 4,900mAh one within the Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus. The latter can be the identical capability as the present mannequin, however that may be a slight increase for the previous, up from the 4,000mAh provided within the Galaxy S25.
As ever we’d take all of this with a pinch of salt, however this isn’t the primary time we’ve heard that these telephones could possibly be outfitted with 12MP telephoto cameras.
We must always discover out all of the confirmed specs in early 2026, and if this new rumored launch date is true then we’ll have all of the official data even prior to we had been anticipating.
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