Samsung unveils Galaxy S26
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Samsung has given the Galaxy S26 series a feature called "Creative Studio." With it, you'll be able to create custom stickers and more.
I went hands-on with Samsung's newest base and plus model phones. The Galaxy S26 has a larger screen and a bigger battery, while the S26 Plus is a lot like the S25 Plus.
Samsung flagship phones have extremely fast hardware, so they benchmark well. However, they also tend to heat up and throttle quickly during sustained use. Perhaps that won’t be as much of a problem with the S26 series. Samsung says it has implemented its largest vapor chamber ever to better control temperatures.
In an EU-standarized battery test, the Samsung Galaxy S26 battery lasted 51 hours. That's 14 hours longer than the Galaxy S25's 37 hours. The Samsung Galaxy S26+ and S26 Ultra each lasted 55 hours, whereas their predecessors lasted 43.5 hours and nearly 45 hours, respectively.
The final bill for a Galaxy smartphone and a full year of unlimited talk, text, and data on the nation's largest 5G network is under $200.