The whole lot we’re anticipating from the S26 launch

Samsung’s 2025 was full of new foldables, an ultra-thin new form factor and the launch of Google’s XR platform. After making some announcements at CES 2026, the corporate is predicted to host its first Galaxy Unpacked of the yr in February to introduce the Galaxy S26 lineup. Official invitations have but to be shared, however the date is extensively anticipated to be close to the top of the month, most likely on February 25 However as normal, we all know quite a bit about what’s anticipated when Samsung does maintain its subsequent occasion.

Every time it does occur, Engadget will likely be protecting Galaxy Unpacked dwell, and we’ll probably have hands-on protection of Samsung’s new smartphones quickly after they’re introduced. Whereas we anticipate an official invite, here is every part we anticipate Samsung will introduce on the first Galaxy Unpacked occasion of 2026.

What’s Unpacked 2026 happening?

However first, when is Unpacked going to occur? A recent image shared by leakster Evan Blass indicated Unpacked needs to be happening on “February 25 2026.” Blass has a protracted historical past of credible leaks, which implies this date is all however confirmed, and the primary questions remaining can be — what time and in what timezone? We’re nonetheless ready on Samsung for the official particulars, which ought to embrace solutions to these questions.

Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Extremely

Samsung’s restrained strategy to updating its telephones will seemingly proceed with the Galaxy S26. Based mostly on leaked images of the brand new lineup, the corporate shouldn’t be anticipated to radically reinvent the look of the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+ or Galaxy S26 Extremely, and as a substitute will persist with an identical design to what it used on the Galaxy S25. The telephones could have a flat entrance display and body, with rounded corners and cameras housed in a vertical pill-shaped plateau on the again. In contrast to Apple’s transfer from the iPhone 16 Pro to the iPhone 17 Pro, the largest distinction right here will seemingly be inner parts just like the screens, chips and digicam sensors Samsung makes use of.

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip is predicted to be in all Samsung Galaxy S26 telephones, although Korean information website Yonhap News reports Samsung’s comparatively new Exynos 2600 chip might be utilized in some telephones within the lineup relying on the area, a technique Samsung has deployed prior to now. Both method the brand new telephones needs to be extra performant than the earlier technology, and within the case of the fashions with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, significantly good at on-device AI processing.

One notable distinction between the Galaxy S26 and the Galaxy S25 might be the cellphone’s display. The brand new cellphone will reportedly characteristic a 6.3-inch FHD+ show based on specs shared by leaker Ice Universe, which makes it ever so barely bigger than the 6.2-inch show used on the Galaxy S25. The S26 may also allegedly include 12GB of RAM, both 256GB or 512GB of storage and a barely bigger 4,300mAh battery. Samsung is not altering the cameras on the entry-level cellphone, although: leaks counsel it will characteristic the identical 50-megapixel important digicam, 12-megapixel ultrawide, 10-megapixel 3x telephoto and 12-megapixel selfie digicam because the earlier technology. Modifications seem like much more minor on the Galaxy S26+. Aside from the brand new Snapdragon chip, the cellphone will reportedly characteristic the identical 6.7-inch FHD+ display, 4,900mAh battery, 12GB of RAM and the identical digicam array used on the bottom Galaxy S26.

The distinction between the Galaxy S26 Extremely and Galaxy S25 Extremely is reportedly a bit clearer. According to Android Headlines, the brand new cellphone’s cameras will likely be barely extra raised, and stand out because of a brand new metallic end. Samsung may additionally swap again to utilizing an aluminum body on the Galaxy S26 Extremely, after utilizing titanium frames on each the Galaxy S24 and S25 Ultras. Most significantly, to make the cellphone truly assist Qi2 reasonably than only technically work with the standard when a case is connected, rumors suggest Samsung will take away the S Pen digitizer layer within the cellphone and undertake a brand new methodology for accepting stylus enter. It isn’t clear what that new methodology will truly be, nevertheless it may let the Galaxy S26 Extremely extra simply work with Qi2 equipment with out shedding its stylus.

Android Headlines additionally lately shared what appear to be full image renders of the S26 collection, and so they usually line up with what has already been rumored, leaked and reported to this point. If these footage are correct, they provide us a clearer have a look at the digicam bump and two colour variants of the S26 Extremely.

Followers of magnets might continue to be disappointed by Samsung if the newest rumors are correct. Regardless of the launch of the Qi 2 wi-fi charging customary including assist for handy magnetic alignment years in the past, Samsung has but to convey that characteristic to its telephones. Although the S-series have the upper pace charging charges that the spec allows, Nieuwemobiel.nl is reporting that, resulting from pictures it acquired of circumstances with magnetic rings, the S26 collection seemingly received’t have built-in magnets. Samsung has made these circumstances so as to add the magnetic functionality to its S-series prior to now, and the existence of the photographs of those equipment lends weight to the concept that the corporate will proceed this strategy.

Galaxy Buds 4

Samsung launched the Galaxy Buds 3 and 3 Pro in 2024, with a significant redesign that introduced them far more in step with Apple’s AirPods. The Galaxy Buds 4 and Buds 4 Professional Samsung is rumored to be asserting quickly will not essentially change that, although they’ll characteristic a extra compact case and fewer angular stems, according to leaked images from the Samsung Suggestions app.

Help for head gestures to simply accept and decline calls, a characteristic Apple contains on the AirPods Professional 3 and AirPods 4, is also rumored to work on each variations of the brand new Galaxy Buds. SamMobile reports the Galaxy Buds 4 and 4 Professional may additionally ship with a brand new Extremely Wideband chip that can make them simpler to seek out with Google’s Find Hub community.

Galaxy Z Trifold

Samsung introduced the Galaxy Z TriFold in late 2025 with out agency particulars of when the brand new smartphone-that-folds-into-a-tablet can be obtainable in North America. That information got here on January 27, when the corporate introduced the TriFold would be available in the US on January 30, for a whopping $2,900. Contemplating we’ve already seen the device in person at CES 2026 and individuals are probably to have had an opportunity to take a look at, if not purchase the foldable for themselves by the point Unpacked rolls round, we don’t anticipate Samsung to spend an excessive amount of time dwelling on it, if in any respect.

Galaxy S26 Edge

When the Galaxy S25 Edge was introduced in 2025, it appeared doable that Samsung may substitute its “Plus” smartphone with a novel type issue, similar to Apple has opted to do with the iPhone Air. There have been conflicting reports on the matter, nevertheless it looks like Samsung is not going to be doing that with the Galaxy S26 Edge.

As a substitute, the smartphone will reportedly stay another choice, very like foldables are for patrons not swayed by Samsung’s conventional smartphones. The Galaxy S26 Edge is rumored to characteristic a barely completely different design than final yr’s mannequin, according to Android Headlines, with a big rectangular digicam plateau that is paying homage to Google’s Pixel telephones, and the raised oval Apple used on the iPhone Air. Past that, the cellphone can be anticipated to be ever so barely thinner at 5.5mm than the 5.8mm Galaxy S25 Edge.

Bixby and different AI options

Samsung already acts as a primary place Google can exhibit new AI options for Android, however the firm is reportedly exploring different AI partnerships, too. In June 2025, Bloomberg reported that Samsung was nearing a cope with Perplexity to combine its AI-powered search engine throughout OneUI and its homegrown cellular browser. Perplexity already has a deal with Motorola on its Razr telephones, so the one factor that might make a cope with Samsung uncommon is the shut relationship the corporate already has with Google.

The corporate additionally unintentionally introduced a new version of its Bixby AI assistant, which is able to seemingly even be built-in with Perplexity and will function an alternative choice to Google Gemini. Each a brand new Bixby and a deeper integration with Perplexity look like pure new software program options to point out off at Galaxy Unpacked.

Replace, January 27 2026, 11:55AM ET: This story has been up to date to replicate the newest information across the Galaxy Z TriFold’s value and availability within the US.

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