Samsung S26

[the-photographer]

Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge renders confirm odd design, reveal camera island thickness
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s26_edge_r...


Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and S26 Pro renders leak
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s26_ultra_...

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's dimensions surface
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s26_ultra_...

[ChocolateFrog]

Meh. My phone must be about 10 or 11mm thick but atleast there's no ugly camera bumps and I can use it fairly intensively for 2 days without needing to charge it.

[Mr-B]

Had a S21U from launch so support will end around the launch of the 26 so I may be tempted to go for the 26U. It still irks me that a phone that still works as it should is made obsolete prematurely.

[Xenoous]

Mr-B said:

Had a S21U from launch so support will end around the launch of the 26 so I may be tempted to go for the 26U. It still irks me that a phone that still works as it should is made obsolete prematurely.

Same here with my S21+. My phone is still perfectly OK, albeit a bit battered now and the battery is poor. With support ending, and my need to use it for work therefore failing compliance policies, I'll look at either the S25U in the black Friday deals or perhaps the S26U on release..

[Road2Ruin]

Mr-B said:

Had a S21U from launch so support will end around the launch of the 26 so I may be tempted to go for the 26U. It still irks me that a phone that still works as it should is made obsolete prematurely.

My S20 still receives security updates.

[Mr-B]

Road2Ruin said:

My S20 still receives security updates.

I received the One UI 7 update but won't get 8 and I still get security updates (now quarterly) and will probably only get one or two more.

Did you buy it just before the s21 came out?

[Peterpetrole]

Can't tell the difference between my S25 and S23.....

[Xenoous]

Road2Ruin said:

My S20 still receives security updates.

S20 no longer receives security updates. S20FE has just, or will receive its last security update any time from now (October patch). S21 will receive its last security update in January.

[Road2Ruin]

Xenoous said:

Road2Ruin said:

My S20 still receives security updates.

S20 no longer receives security updates. S20FE has just, or will receive its last security update any time from now (October patch). S21 will receive its last security update in January.

Sorry, it is an FE model. I was surprised though, at hiw long after it came out updates were still being sent.

[the-photographer]

Peterpetrole said:

Can't tell the difference between my S25 and S23.....

Really, the anti reflective screen is a big difference outdoors

[Mr-B]

Bump for the launch event tomorrow, 6pm UK time I think.

[BlueJazz]

Apart from the privacy glass, a slightly faster processor and improved / downgraded camera lenes, I'm struggling to get excited about this phone.

Where's the tri-fold gone when you need innovation?

[Mr-B]

Yeah privacy glass is really the only standout thing. Seems from the S22 each new model has been a slight tweak over the previous one. I shall watch the launch as see how I feel after (watching MKBHD's review)

[Jermy Claxon]

Still on S23 Ultra, and quite happy. Battery life is still strong. There isn't a single reason to upgrade to the S24 or S25 Ultra. Samsung really need to innovate instead of just adding more "AI" features for me to disable.

I've toyed with trying a Fold7, but there's no S-pen, it has half the battery life of Ultra, and I already have a tablet, so don't know what it's for.

I just want a new Sxx Ultra with a killer feature that makes upgrading a no-brainer. I don't know what that feature will be, hopefully there's something on the S26 that makes me want one, but I doubt it.

[BlueJazz]

Hopefully the Fold 7 wide will improve on the original Fold 7 with a more usable aspect ratio of its big screen.

[paulrockliffe]

Jermy Claxon said:

Still on S23 Ultra, and quite happy. Battery life is still strong. There isn't a single reason to upgrade to the S24 or S25 Ultra. Samsung really need to innovate instead of just adding more "AI" features for me to disable.

I've toyed with trying a Fold7, but there's no S-pen, it has half the battery life of Ultra, and I already have a tablet, so don't know what it's for.

I just want a new Sxx Ultra with a killer feature that makes upgrading a no-brainer. I don't know what that feature will be, hopefully there's something on the S26 that makes me want one, but I doubt it.

I know what you mean, I moved from the S20+ to the S23U because it was the only S23 that was meaningfully better than what I had, but hated it because it is so heavy and bulky in comparison.

They did innovate with the S25 Edge, it's an amazing bit of kit for its size, but it's not the innovation most people wanted. I love mine, best phone I've had by a long way. The folds are innovative too, but I don't get them at all - can happily work off a phone screen when I'm out and about and if I'm home the non-fold tablets are better. I can take a non-fold tablet out with me anyway easily enough, even the ultra, which is an unreal bit of kit too.

I guess the problem is that they want to make as few different devices as possible, but everyone wants them to innovate in different directions and they're struggling to keep everyone happy.

They would definitely be better off leaving AI alone as they're wasting resource repeating Gemini, but they probably think that they need that in the longer term.

[TheLurker]

Jermy Claxon said:

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I just want a new Sxx Ultra with a killer feature that makes upgrading a no-brainer. I don't know what that feature will be, hopefully there's something on the S26 that makes me want one, but I doubt it.

Such as? My personal view is that phones are pretty decent now, I don't really see the need for a whole new phone to be released each year and look on the bright side that I can keep my phone longer without feeling the need to upgrade.

The one thing I would like is a bigger battery. I'd be happy to have a phone 0.5mm thicker and have a larger battery capacity. I think the failed edge version showed similar.