All the things we’re anticipating from the S26 launch on February 25

Samsung’s 2025 was stuffed with 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 has simply introduced its first Galaxy Unpacked of the yr will happen on February 25, the place it’s anticipated to introduce the Galaxy S26 lineup. Official invitations have simply been shared, however precise data on what gadgets are arriving then remains to be unknown. However as regular, we all know lots about what’s anticipated at Unpacked.

Engadget will likely be masking Galaxy Unpacked dwell, and we’ll most definitely have hands-on protection of Samsung’s new smartphones quickly after they’re introduced. Whereas we anticipate the complete particulars, this is all the pieces we count on Samsung will introduce on the first Galaxy Unpacked occasion of 2026.

When is Unpacked 2026 happening?

In keeping with the official invite that Samsung shared on February 10, Unpacked will occur on February 25, 2026 in San Francisco. The keynote will begin at 10AM PT (1PM ET) and be livestreamed on Samsung.com, in addition to the corporate’s newsroom and YouTube channel. The announcement on February 10 additionally mentioned this launch will mark “a brand new section within the period of AI as intelligence turns into actually private and adaptive.” It’s not lots to go on, since we’ve heard a model of this from varied corporations over the previous few years, however a minimum of we received’t be shocked once we hear extra about AI in nearly two weeks.

Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Extremely

Samsung’s restrained method to updating its telephones will probably proceed with the Galaxy S26. Based mostly on leaked images of the brand new lineup, the corporate is just not anticipated to radically reinvent the look of the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+ or Galaxy S26 Extremely, and as an alternative will stick to an identical design to what it used on the Galaxy S25. The telephones can have a flat entrance display screen and body, with rounded corners and cameras housed in a vertical pill-shaped plateau on the again. Not like Apple’s transfer from the iPhone 16 Pro to the iPhone 17 Pro, the most important distinction right here will probably be inner elements just like the screens, chips and digicam sensors Samsung makes use of.

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip is anticipated to be in all Samsung Galaxy S26 telephones, although Korean information web site Yonhap News reports Samsung’s comparatively new Exynos 2600 chip could possibly be utilized in some telephones within the lineup relying on the area, a technique Samsung has deployed up to now. Both manner the brand new telephones must be extra performant than the earlier era, and within the case of the fashions with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, notably good at on-device AI processing.

One notable distinction between the Galaxy S26 and the Galaxy S25 could possibly be the cellphone’s display screen. The brand new cellphone will reportedly function a 6.3-inch FHD+ show in accordance with 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 even 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 recommend it’s going to function the identical 50-megapixel most important digicam, 12-megapixel ultrawide, 10-megapixel 3x telephoto and 12-megapixel selfie digicam because the earlier era. Modifications look like much more minor on the Galaxy S26+. Aside from the brand new Snapdragon chip, the cellphone will reportedly function the identical 6.7-inch FHD+ display screen, 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 due to a brand new metallic end. Samsung may 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 fairly than only technically work with the standard when a case is hooked up, rumors suggest Samsung will take away the S Pen digitizer layer within the cellphone and undertake a brand new technique for accepting stylus enter. It isn’t clear what that new technique will truly be, nevertheless it might let the Galaxy S26 Extremely extra simply work with Qi2 equipment with out dropping its stylus.

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

Followers of magnets could continue to be disappointed by Samsung if the most recent rumors are correct. Regardless of the launch of the Qi 2 wi-fi charging normal including assist for handy magnetic alignment years in the past, Samsung has but to convey that function to its telephones. Although the S-series have the upper velocity charging charges that the spec allows, Nieuwemobiel.nl is reporting that, as a consequence of photos it acquired of circumstances with magnetic rings, the S26 sequence probably received’t have built-in magnets. Samsung has made these circumstances so as to add the magnetic functionality to its S-series up to now, and the existence of the photographs of those equipment lends weight to the concept that the corporate will proceed this method.

Galaxy Buds 4

Samsung launched the Galaxy Buds 3 and 3 Pro in 2024, with a significant redesign that introduced them way more according to 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 function a extra compact case and fewer angular stems, according to leaked images from the Samsung Suggestions app.

Help for head gestures to just accept and decline calls, a function 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 ship with a brand new Extremely Wideband chip that can make them simpler to search 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 could be obtainable in North America. That data 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 most definitely 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 count on 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 attainable that Samsung might exchange its “Plus” smartphone with a singular kind issue, identical to Apple has opted to do with the iPhone Air. There have been conflicting reports on the matter, nevertheless it looks like Samsung won’t be doing that with the Galaxy S26 Edge.

As an alternative, the smartphone will reportedly stay another choice, very like foldables are for purchasers not swayed by Samsung’s conventional smartphones. The Galaxy S26 Edge is rumored to function 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 also 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 showcase 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 take care of Perplexity to combine its AI-powered search engine throughout OneUI and its homegrown cell browser. Perplexity already has a deal with Motorola on its Razr telephones, so the one factor that will make a take care of 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 probably 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 seem to be 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 mirror the most recent information across the Galaxy Z TriFold’s worth and availability within the US.

Replace, January 30 2026, 12:45PM ET: This story has been up to date to incorporate the most recent leaks on the attainable dates for Unpacked 2026.

Replace, February 02 2026, 11:30AM ET: This story has been up to date to incorporate the most recent leaks with full picture renders of the S26 trio of gadgets.

Replace, February 03 2026, 11:00AM ET: This story has been up to date to incorporate the most recent leaks in regards to the attainable lack of magnetic assist on the S26 sequence.

Replace, February 10 2026, 7:15PM ET: This story has been up to date to incorporate the official date of Galaxy Unpacked as Samsung introduced it right now. The intro was additionally edited to mirror that element.