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Samsung Galaxy S26

The Samsung Galaxy S26 went on sale on 6 March 2026, launched at £879 (Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy S26 series). It has a 6.3-inch display, a weight of 167 g, the Exynos 2600 chip, a 50 MP main camera and 256 GB of storage to start. Samsung claims up to 30 hours of video playback. Security updates are committed until 28 February 2033. Every figure in the Samsung Galaxy S26 specifications below links the page it came from and the date it was read.

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Press photograph of the Samsung Galaxy S26, from Samsung Mobile Press.
Image: Samsung Mobile Press
Released
2026-03-06endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
Price
£879Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy S26 series, retrieved 2026-08-20

Battery per charge

51h

Official

Peak brightness

2600nits

3rd party

Weight

167g

Official

Water/dust rating

IP68

Official

Specifications

Every figure carries its source, linked and dated.

Body

Dimensions
149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mmOfficial
Weight
167gOfficial
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame3rd party
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) — international3rd party
Water/dust rating
IP68Official
Unlock
Fingerprint SensorOfficial
149.6 mm71.7 mm7.2 mm
Drawn to scale from the published dimensions above. Outline only — the corner radius is our drawing convention, not a measurement.

Display

Display type
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz adaptive, Vision boosterOfficial
Display size
6.3inOfficial
Resolution
1080 x 23403rd party
Pixel density
411ppi3rd party
Refresh rate
120HzOfficial
Peak brightness
2600nits3rd party
Screen protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 23rd party

Platform

Operating system
Android 16, One UI 8.5Official
Chipset
Exynos 2600Official
CPU
10-core (1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra, 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro, 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro)3rd party
GPU
Xclipse 9603rd party

Memory

Storage (base)
256GBOfficial
Storage options
256GB/512GBOfficial
RAM
12GBOfficial
Card slot
No3rd party

Camera

Main camera
50MP Wide f/1.8 with 2x optical-quality zoom; 10MP Telephoto 3x optical zoom f/2.4; 12MP Ultra-Wide f/2.2; 12MP front f/2.2Official
Main sensor resolution
50MPOfficial
Main aperture
f/1.8Official
Main sensor size
1/1.56"3rd party
Telephoto
10MP Telephoto, 3x optical zoom, f/2.4Official
Ultrawide
12MP Ultra-Wide, f/2.2Official
Front camera
12MP front, f/2.2Official
Video capture
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, HDR10+3rd party

Battery

Battery capacity
4300mAhOfficial
Battery per charge
51hOfficial

EU energy label (via GSMArena), retrieved 2026-08-20

Claimed video playback
30hOfficial
Battery lifespan
1200cyclesOfficial

EU energy label (via GSMArena), retrieved 2026-08-20

Fast charging
25WOfficial
Wireless charging
15W3rd party

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7Official
Bluetooth
5.4Official
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG3rd party
NFC
Yes3rd party
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS3rd party

Benchmarks

AnTuTu benchmark
28275383rd party

AnTuTu official ranking, retrieved 2026-09-14

3DMark Wild Life Extreme
65313rd party

3DMark (UL Solutions), retrieved 2026-09-14

DXOMARK camera score
1463rd party

DXOMARK, retrieved 2026-09-14

Misc

Colours
Cobalt Violet, White, Black, Sky Blue, Pink Gold, Silver ShadowOfficial
SAR (EU, head)
1.21W/kg3rd party
Repairability (EU class)
COfficial

EU energy label (via GSMArena), retrieved 2026-08-20

5 attributes without a sourced figure yet

Typical brightness · HDR peak brightness · OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services · Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core). A gap in our data, not a statement about the phone — rows appear as sources are cited.

What it actually costs

New against used, and what the same shop pays for the phone in your pocket.

New

recommended retail

£879

Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy S26 series, retrieved 2026-08-20

Used, Grade A

cheapest of 6 colours

£565–£625

CeX, read 2026-10-04 · repriced 2026-09-11

Used, Grade B

cheapest of 6 colours

£525–£600

CeX, read 2026-10-04 · repriced 2026-09-11

Used, Grade C

cheapest of 6 colours

£445–£480

CeX, read 2026-10-04 · repriced 2026-09-11

Typical asking price (eBay UK)

median of 30 used listings

£511

eBay UK, read 2026-10-04

Trade in yours, Grade A

£327cash£389voucher

CeX, read 2026-10-04 · 19% more as store credit

Prices move; these were read on 2026-10-04. Used and trade-in figures are CeX's own, for an unlocked handset at this device's base storage. CeX prices each colour separately, so a grade shows as the range across them. The eBay figure is the middle of the used listings on sale that day — what sellers are asking, not what anyone paid. We hold no stock and take no commission.

Software support

Feature updates until
Not published by the maker
Security updates until

Basis: manufacturer commitment

Samsung's UK spec API for SM-S942BZVGEUB lists "Security Update Period (Valid until)" as 28 February 2033. That is Samsung's own date, and it is the one shown; endoflife.date records 2033-03-06. Samsung states feature (OS) upgrades as a number of Android generations rather than a date, so no feature-update end date is shown (endoflife.date estimates 2033-03-06).

Samsung UK spec API — Galaxy S26, retrieved 2026-09-22

The per-model page, with the maker’s commitment or Apple’s pattern: When does the Galaxy S26 stop getting updates?

Comparisons

The pairs a buyer of this phone would weigh, row by row with a verdict on each. Any other phone in the catalogue is a chooser away. Wondering whether to move at all? Should I upgrade my Galaxy S26?

Against its own line

Against other Samsung phones

Against other makers

Watches that work with this phone

17 of the 39 watches in the catalogue pair with the Galaxy S26, by the makers’ own compatibility statements. Full sheet on each watch’s page; all of them at Watches. Every watch sorted for this kind of phone, including the ones that do not pair: Which smartwatches work with Samsung phones?

Works in full 13

Every feature the maker lists works with the Galaxy S26.

WatchMaker’s compatibility statementSource
Garmin fēnix 9 43mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — fēnix 9 Pro 47 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin fēnix 9 47mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — fēnix 9 Pro 47 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin fēnix 9 51mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — fēnix 9 Pro 47 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin fēnix 9 Pro 47mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — fēnix 9 Pro 47 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch Ultra2 47mm“Android 13.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Watch9, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch9 40mm“Android 13.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Watch9, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch9 44mm“Android 13.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Watch9, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin Venu 4 41mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — Venu 4 41 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin Venu 4 45mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — Venu 4 45 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch Ultra 47mm“Android 11.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch8 series, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch8 40mm“Android 11.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch8 series, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch8 44mm“Android 11.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch8 series, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch8 Classic 46mm“Android 11.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch8 series, retrieved 2026-09-13Official

Works, with the maker’s caveat 4

Pairs with the Galaxy S26; some features need the maker’s own phone. The maker’s words are quoted on each row.

WatchMaker’s compatibility statementSource
Google Pixel Watch 5 41mm“Works with most phones running on Android 12.0 or newer. Requires a Google Account and the Google Pixel Watch app.”Google Store UK — Pixel Watch 5 specs, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Google Pixel Watch 5 45mm“Works with most phones running on Android 12.0 or newer. Requires a Google Account and the Google Pixel Watch app.”Google Store UK — Pixel Watch 5 specs, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Google Pixel Watch 4 41mm“Works with most phones running on Android 11.0 or newer. Requires a Google Account and the Google Pixel Watch app.”Google Store UK — Pixel Watch 4 specs, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Google Pixel Watch 4 45mm“Works with most phones running on Android 11.0 or newer. Requires a Google Account and the Google Pixel Watch app.”Google Store UK — Pixel Watch 4 specs, retrieved 2026-09-13Official