Early-year Unpacked events are traditionally reserved for flagship phones. That said, it is hard to imagine Unpacked 2026 being entirely devoted to just three smartphones. Samsung will probably sprinkle in a few announcements for other highly anticipated devices.
Leaked videos show that the feature could be capable of entirely blacking out content from specific apps or parts of the display when viewed at an angle. The new advert shows a woman reading a racy romance novel on a subway, while curious passengers look over her shoulder. An overlay shows a quick flick of a "Zero-peeking privacy" toggle, which blacks out the titillating content for the nosy onlookers.
The teaser is all about "vibrant night even in low light", and while Samsung doesn't explicitly mention which device it's talking about, we assume it's the Galaxy S26 Ultra, since that one will have the best cameras of the trio. Of course, Samsung's competitors from China may rightly point out that you need big sensors for nighttime photography, since they can take in more light,
Samsung's next Unpacked event is happening on February 25th, and we anticipate the company will announce the Galaxy S26 lineup of phones. There may be some new wearables and earbuds announced, too. In addition to the showing off the new hardware, Galaxy AI software is likely to be a big part of the show, since that's the focus of the Unpacked sizzle reel.
At this point, there's little left to leak and everything from the full specifications to the design has already surfaced ahead of the February 25 launch. The latest renders of the Galaxy S26 Ultra give us a better look at the phone from all angles. It gets an updated rear camera module, which now resembles the unit on the Galaxy Z Fold7. Apart from that, the renders also show the new S Pen.
Samsung sent out invites today to its next Galaxy Unpacked event, scheduled for February 25 in San Francisco, where the company is expected to launch its Galaxy 26 series of smartphones. AI features will be at the forefront again, as the company said the upcoming phones are "built to simplify everyday interactions, inspire confidence and make Galaxy AI feel seamlessly integrated from the moment it's in hand." A standout feature the company has teased is a privacy display expected to debut on the Galaxy S26 Ultra.
The Galaxy S26 and S26+ will allegedly be powered by the Exynos 2600 SoC in Europe, while the S26 Ultra will have the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy, with slightly overclocked Prime CPU cores. The S26 and S26+ will have 12GB of RAM, while the Ultra will go up to 16GB, but only if you opt for the version with 1TB of storage.
According to the official invite that Samsung shared on February 10, Unpacked will happen on February 25, 2026 in San Francisco. The keynote will start at 10AM PT (1PM ET) and be livestreamed on Samsung.com, as well as the company's newsroom and YouTube channel. The announcement on February 10 also said this launch will mark "a new phase in the era of AI as intelligence becomes truly personal and adaptive."
Samsung still hasn't fully revealed when it's unveiling the Galaxy S26 family, but it recently went 99% of the way in the Terms and Conditions of a contest it's hosting. So the rumored date of February 25 is pretty much a given at this point. Ahead of that, the company's US arm has started a teaser campaign of sorts, by sharing the meme you can see below.
Samsung is expected to confirm the Galaxy S26 series launch date any day now, but ahead of the official announcement, fresh leaks continue to surface. The latest rumour sheds light on the Galaxy S26 Ultra's wireless charging capabilities. According to prominent tipster Ice Universe, the Galaxy S26 Ultra will not feature built-in magnets in its body, which are required for MagSafe-like functionality.
According to industry sources talking to Tech Maniacs, the pricing of all three models will remain virtually unchanged. The report based on insider source close to Samsung reveals that the Galaxy S26 Ultra's base price will remain the same. Some small price hikes for the upper storage variants are possible due to the increased memory prices lately. Still, the overall price will remain more or less unchanged.
The Galaxy S26 will come with a 4,300 mAh battery (300 mAh bigger than its predecessor's), while the Galaxy S26+ will support "3x zoom HDR shooting", and the S26 Ultra will have a previously rumored electronically controllable "privacy display" feature to keep prying eyes away from it. The Galaxy S26 Ultra is rumored to be using the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC globally, while the other two models will also use the Exynos 2600 in some markets
Earlier this month, a leak suggested that Samsung would unveil the Galaxy S26 series in late February 2026 with sales beginning in March. However, a new report now claims the launch could happen sooner. According to a report from South Korea, Samsung has managed to move back the Galaxy Unpacked date to late January next year, with sales expected to begin in early February.
Samsung was supposed to revamp its flagship smartphone lineup next year, rumors said, but if that was ever true, the company changed its mind at some point and now we're expecting the Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra to arrive in early 2026. Today purported screen protectors for the trio have been leaked in China, and you can see them below. Two things stand out here, alongside the confirmation that these will be the three models launching early next year.
There's been no shortage of rumors surrounding Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S26 series, with the latest one suggesting a potential delay in its launch. Now, a new leak indicates that the lineup could debut with an Exynos connectivity chip. A new Samsung Exynos S6568 chipset has been listed on the Bluetooth qualified products website. It has been described as a Bluetooth and Wi-Fi companion chip with Bluetooth 6.1 support that's meant to be used with an Exynos SoC.
For a while now, we've been hearing rumors about how Samsung will call the Galaxy S25's successor Galaxy S26 Pro. So many rumors, in fact, that it pretty much seemed like a given. Now a new rumor claims the exact opposite: there is no Galaxy S26 Pro, the Galaxy S25's successor will be called Galaxy S26. And it will be launching alongside the Galaxy S26+ and Galaxy S26 Ultra, as usual.
Samsung has not introduced many significant upgrades to the camera hardware of its flagship Galaxy S series since the Galaxy S21 series, and it appears that the Galaxy S26 family will be no different. According to a Korean news outlet, the company isn't planning any major changes to all three upcoming Galaxy S26 phones next year. A quick reminder that according to the latest rumors, just like Apple, Samsung is planning to replace the Plus model with the Edge,
