Overview
- Multiple reports point to a Feb. 25 Galaxy Unpacked reveal with retail availability in early March, pending Samsung’s confirmation.
- An apparent marketing image from Evan Blass shows the S26 Ultra’s new pill-shaped camera island, rounder corners and a retained S Pen.
- A since-removed Russian retailer listing depicted the S26 Ultra in black, white, silver shadow and cobalt violet, with sky blue and pink gold still rumored.
- Production targets attributed to IceUniverse indicate roughly 3.6 million S26 Ultra units in the initial run versus about 700,000 S26 and 600,000 S26+.
- Samsung has teased a built-in screen privacy feature, aligning with leaks of a ‘Privacy Display,’ while reporting suggests Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 on many Ultra units and Exynos 2600 in some S26 and S26+ regions.