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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 17.5 cm (6.9") Dual SIM Android 16.0 5G USB Type-C 12 GB 256 GB 5000 mAh Violet

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra , 17.5 cm (6.9"), 12 GB, 256 GB, 200 MP, Android 16.0, Violet

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Product Information

Meet Galaxy S26 Ultra, an AI phone featuring a customised processor that transforms your experience, our brightest camera system yet and the all-new built-in Privacy Display— all in the palm of your hand to enhance your everyday life.

MEET YOUR NEW AI PHONE
Refined Design

Introducing a new glass camera island that flows seamlessly into the device as part of a more refined design.

Privacy Display
With built-in Privacy Display, decide whether to hide your whole screen, specific apps, incoming notifications or PINs, Patterns and passwords when accessing Settings, Lock Screen and Secure Folder.

Performance
Our customised processor is built with improved NPU, GPU and CPU for enhanced AI performance.

Nightography Video
Wider apertures for 47% improved brightness on the 200 MP Wide camera, plus noise reduction deliver clear and detailed videos even in low-light environments.

Photo Assist
Get quick and easy photo editing by writing prompts using natural language, and Galaxy AI will take care of the rest.

PERFORMANCE
Our most powerful processor, customised for Galaxy

Meet the latest and most powerful processor ever on Galaxy. It's engineered to unlock the full potential of Galaxy AI for heavy multitaskers, powering a customised image enhancer that sharpens and smooths visuals across apps and content in real time. Plus, a 39% boost to the advanced NPU and 24% greater graphics processing handles the most demanding titles for mobile gamers.

An all-new Privacy Display, built in
Meet your built-in privacy screen, only on Galaxy S26 Ultra. Just manually switch on, and Privacy Display will use innovative technology to protect your private information by hiding your full screen from other people's view. Or, you can choose what you want to hide such as certain apps, all incoming notifications or for when you need to enter PINs and passwords in Settings, Lock Screen or Secure Folder.

Upscale your viewing experience
The display's colour depth processing precision makes a leap by 4 times, leveraging our advanced mobile Digital Natural Image engine (mDNIe) to ensure you see colour and gradation exactly as the creator intended. From the deepest tones to the most vibrant hues, it enables a substantial boost in graphical performance. ProScaler also enhances details thanks to AI processing improvements, resulting in clearer images.

Play it cool with our largest Vapor Chamber ever
Galaxy S26 Ultra is built for demanding sessions, whether you're running heavy-spec games or using Galaxy AI. Powered by Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy, it delivers amplified gaming performance with fast, smooth and highly responsive gameplay. And with advanced thermal management from the new Vapor Chamber design, heat is disspated faster and more efficiently than ever before.
Alongside the tailored thermal interface material (TIM), the enhanced cooling system enables 21% greater thermal performance. Vulkan-optimised games also effectively render light and shadows while ray tracing creates 3D images with more realistic colours and reflections — further enhanced by the device’s powerful Snapdragon processor customised for Galaxy.

Ultra-fast charge. Ultra-long lasting
Galaxy S26 Ultra supports Super Fast Charging 3.0, engineered to refuel your device at blazing speeds without impacting battery health or your time.

Keep your favourites close with up to 1 TB
Galaxy S26 Ultra comes with three storage options: up to 1 TB with 16 GB of memory and 512 GB or 256 GB with 12 GB of memory, so you can choose the capacity that fits how you use your phone. Choose 1 TB if you are a power user who loves gaming, captures hi-res videos often or downloads large apps without slowing down your phone. Or pick between 256 GB and 512 GB to keep your favourite photos and essential apps for daily use.

CAMERA
Clear and bright, even at night

Galaxy S26 Ultra sets a new benchmark for Nightography with wider apertures and noise reduction that deliver clear and detailed videos in low-light environments.
The Wide camera now features a 47% brighter aperture that opens to F1.4, while the Telephoto camera opens to F2.9 for 37% improved brightness.
When shooting videos at night, our advanced AP provides noise reduction on individual noise patterns unique to each sensor type, ensuring each frame remains sharp and vibrant. So you can confidently record cinematic moments after sunset, from bustling city streets to intimate gatherings, with more details than before.3,4


Super Steady Video. Even on the go
Super Steady's Horizontal Lock feature combines expanded optical angles with gyro and acceleration sensors to recognise the direction of gravity and keep your shots level, even if you rotate a full 360°. Whether you're on rocky trails or chasing your fastest finish, get smoother, shake-free videos every time.

High resolution with Ultra 200 MP
Built around a 200 MP Wide camera sensor and enhanced by our ProVisual Engine, Galaxy S26 Ultra is engineered to capture the finest details. High-resolution image data is analysed in real time to maintain crisp textures and clarity across the whole scene for rich, true-to-life photos.

Space Zoom. See the unseen
Bring far away into focus, from 1x optical perfection to staggering 100x AI-powered Space Zoom — stabilising your view and enhancing clarity instantly.

Make every selfie
your best shot

Galaxy S26 Ultra's front camera now features an AI image signal processor (ISP) for more natural selfies with highlights and shadows where they should be — true to your natural skin tone and other details such as hair and eyebrows, just as your eyes see them.

GALAXY AI
Photo Assist.
Studio-level edits. Built in

Get quick and easy photo editing with just a few words and AI. Add objects, such as accessories on photos of your pet by naturally describing the edits you wish to make, and Galaxy AI will realise your vision in minutes.

From photos to stickers in a tap
Open Creative Studio and discover a dedicated space to create sticker sets. Mix sketches or photos with text that match your imagination. With a simple text description or a rough sketch outline, Galaxy AI produces the creations. Then, add the set to your keyboard or share it with your friends.

Real-time suggestions when you need it
Now Nudge
Powered by Galaxy AI, all-new Now Nudge can pick up on context on your screen and prompt you with helpful shortcuts. It intelligently minimises the steps to your next action and even provides Autofill suggestions.
Photos can be found and sent more easily. If someone asks for pictures from a recent trip, Now Nudge will understand which snaps you'll need and find them for you. It'll then take you to these specific photos in your Gallery, allowing you to select and send in just a few taps.

Now Brief
Keep your day simplified with Now Brief. It can now track your day-to-day and understand your habits better than before. Exercise playlist recommendations and reminders about important events, like booking details and special travel moments, are now all available as bite-sized briefs sent throughout the day.

Find it fast and easy
Reservation and appointment details are now just a quick search away, using everyday language. On the home screen, you can now use Finder to search for information such as preparations for an upcoming trip like flight details and reminders or notes you have saved. One search brings everything together helping you to remember where things are.

Bixby. Smart help, always available
Need help fast? Ask Bixby. It’s your personal device controller, now with the power to deliver a guide to help you learn how to use features and adjust settings for added convenience. If it's quick answers you need, it will even search the web for you in response to your natural, conversation-like questions.

Privacy by default. Protected by Knox
We’re committed to protecting your information, while providing transparency about how it’s used and shared.

On-device Protection
Our Personal Data Engine gathers and processes your personal data safely. Then it encrypts that data and saves it onto your device with KEEP and Knox Vault, making it harder for anyone else to gain access.30,31

Tailored Controls
Take control over your Galaxy AI. You decide where it gets processed, either on-device or in the cloud.

Connected Security
Knox Matrix Trust Chain technology provides security across Galaxy connected devices so you can monitor the security of other devices right from your Galaxy smartphone.

Circle it, find it
Use Circle to Search with Google to find multiple items of a look by simply circling an outfit on your screen, and it will help you find every piece — from tops to footwear and everything in between — all in one search. You can circle it, search it and find the look, all from exactly where you are.

ONE UI 8.5
Your Galaxy. Your way

Built to adapt to you, One UI 8.5 personalises your Galaxy based on how you use it day-to-day. Designed to be simple and intuitive, contextual reminders from Now Brief and intelligent suggestions from all-new Now Nudge and AI Select make daily tasks easier in just a tap.
WHY SWITCH TO GALAXY
Switching made simple

Imagine where our most powerful devices could take you. Switch to Galaxy and discover a world where all of your technology works together seamlessly, keeping you connected and in control.

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Product

Name
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 17.5 cm (6.9") Dual SIM Android 16.0 5G USB Type-C 12 GB 256 GB 5000 mAh Violet
Category
Smartphones
Brand
Samsung

Weight & dimensions

Weight
214 g
Width
78.1 mm
Depth
7.9 mm
Height
163.6 mm

Display

Display diagonal
17.5 cm (6.9")
Display resolution
3120 x 1440 pixels
Screen shape
Flat
Display technology marketing name
Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Display glass type
Gorilla Glass
Gorilla Glass version
Gorilla Glass Armor 2
Display number of colours
16 million colours
Maximum refresh rate
120 Hz
Display brightness
1500 cd/m²
Maximum display brightness (HDR)
2600 cd/m²
Pixel density
499 ppi
Brand specific technologies
Always-on display

Processor

Processor family
Snapdragon
Processor model
8 Elite Gen 5
Processor cores
8
Processor boost frequency
4.74 GHz
Neural processor unit (NPU)
Qualcomm Hexagon

Storage

RAM capacity
12 GB
Internal storage capacity
256 GB
Compatible memory cards
Not supported

Camera

Rear camera type
Quad camera
Rear camera resolution (numeric)
200 MP
Front camera type
Single camera
Front camera resolution (numeric)
12 MP
Rear camera flash
Yes
Rear camera sensor size
1/1.3"
Second rear camera sensor size
1/2.52"
Third rear camera sensor size
1/2.52"
Second rear camera resolution (numeric)
50 MP
Third rear camera resolution (numeric)
50 MP
Fourth rear camera resolution (numeric)
10 MP
Rear camera aperture number
1.4
Second rear camera aperture number
1.9
Third rear camera aperture number
2.9
Fourth rear camera aperture number
2.4
Rear camera pixel size
0.6 µm
Second rear camera pixel size
0.7 µm
Third rear camera pixel size
0.7 µm
Fourth rear camera pixel size
0.7 µm
Rear camera field of view (FOV) angle
84°
Second rear camera field of view (FOV) angle
21°
Third rear camera field of view (FOV) angle
120°
Digital zoom
100x
Front camera sensor size
1/3.2"
Front camera aperture number
2.2
Front camera pixel size
1.12 µm
Front camera field of view (FOV) angle
85°
Flash type
LED
Video capture resolution (max)
4320 x 7680 pixels
Maximum frame rate
240 fps
Resolution at capture speed
7680x4320@30fps, 3840x2160@60fps, 3840x2160@30fps, 1920x1080@30fps, 1920x1080@60fps, 1280x720@30fps
Video recording modes
1080p, 4320p, 2160p, 720p
Auto focus
Yes
Image stabilizer
Yes
Image stabilizer type
Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
Panorama
Yes
Portrait mode
Yes
Slow motion mode
Yes
Slow motion rate
240fps in FHD, 120fps in FHD, 120fps in UHD
AI scene recognition
Yes

Ports & interfaces

USB connector type
USB Type-C
USB version
3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Headphone connectivity
USB Type-C

Network

SIM card capability
Dual SIM
Mobile network generation
5G
SIM card type
NanoSIM + eSIM
3G standards
UMTS, WCDMA
4G standard
LTE-TDD & LTE-FDD
5G standard
Sub6 FDD, Sub6 SDL, Sub6 TDD
Top Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi standards
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth version
6.0
Frequency band
Tri-band
3G bands supported
1900,2100,850,900 MHz
4G bands supported
2100,2600,700,800,900,1900,1500,1800,850,2300,2500 MHz
5G bands supported
700,900,2100,1900,800,1800,850,2600,2300,2500,3700,3500,1500 MHz
Wi-Fi Direct
Yes
MIMO
Yes
Modulation
4096-QAM

Battery

Battery capacity
5000 mAh

Messaging

Short Message Service (SMS)
Yes
E-mail
Yes

Packaging content

AC adapter included
No
Cables included
USB Type-C
Stylus included
Yes
SIM card ejector pin
Yes

Performance

Fast charging
Yes
Wireless charging
Yes
Fingerprint reader
Yes

Design

Form factor
Bar
Product colour
Violet
Colour name
Cobalt Violet

Navigation

Position location
Yes
GPS (satellite)
Yes
GLONASS
Yes
BeiDou
Yes
Galileo
Yes
Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS)
Yes

Multimedia

Audio system
Dolby Atmos
Audio formats supported
MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, Mid, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, DSF, APE
Video formats supported
MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

Software

Platform
Android
Operating system installed
Android 16.0
User interface (UI)
One UI 8.5
Google applications
YouTube, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Chrome, Google Meet, Gmail, Google Search, Google Photos, Google Play
Virtual assistant
Samsung Bixby

Sensors

Proximity sensor
Yes
Accelerometer
Yes
Ambient light sensor
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Barometer
Yes
Geomagnetic sensor
Yes
Hall sensor
Yes

Power

USB Type-C charging port
Yes
USB Type-C required charging power (min)
10 W
USB Type-C required charging power (max)
60 W
USB Power Delivery (USB PD)
Yes

Endurance

Energy efficiency class
A
Battery endurance per cycle
3300 min
Battery endurance in cycles
1200
Repeated free fall reliability class
A
Repairability class
C
International Protection (IP) code
IP68
Energy efficiency scale
A to G

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