Everything Samsung Announced at Galaxy Unpacked 2026

"The Galaxy S26 Ultra has something you've never seen on a smartphone: a built-in privacy screen. This is a hardware-driven feature; there are two types of pixels on the OLED panel, one that shoots light directly to your eyes, and another next to it that is wider, allowing the light to reach the sides. When the Privacy Display is enabled, the latter pixels are turned off, severely limiting what people around you can see."

"Samsung's latest Galaxy smartphones-the Galaxy S26 series-are all about optimization and AI. Announced at its Galaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco, the phones are not hugely different from last year's Galaxy S25 models, but the company is hyping up performance optimizations that purportedly boost AI processing. Naturally, there are a bunch of new AI features baked into the phones too."

Samsung announced the Galaxy S26 smartphone series at its Galaxy Unpacked event, emphasizing AI optimization and processing improvements over the previous S25 generation. The primary hardware innovation is the Privacy Display on the Galaxy S26 Ultra, which uses dual-pixel OLED technology to restrict screen visibility from side angles, eliminating the need for third-party privacy protectors. The S26 and S26+ models receive $100 price increases starting at $900 and $1,100 respectively, attributed to RAM upgrades. The S26 Ultra maintains its $1,300 price point. All three phones share a unified design aesthetic. Samsung also released new wireless earbuds, the Galaxy Buds4 and Buds4 Pro, with availability beginning March 11.

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