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Is it a good time to buy a Samsung Galaxy S26 or will the price drop soon?

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According to the price at which the Samsung Galaxy S26 And taking into account our trend analysis and market history, this is how we see the purchase of Samsung mobile phones right now: 🟢 Buy with confidence Samsung galaxy 26 (base) Verdict “Launch” moment. It is on pre-launch sale and you will enjoy the novelty for a few months. official RRP €999 (Samsung store). Target price “on the street” Don’t pay more than €949 for the base model. Next release Samsung Galaxy Z Flip and Z Fold (expected in 2026), Samsung Galaxy S27 (expected in February 2027). Our recommendation Buy keeping two things in mind: 256 GB model: on Amazon it is on sale with a coupon for €949. 512 GB model: on Amazon it is on sale with a discount + coupon for €944. Our recommendation right now is to buy the 512 GB model taking advantage of the double direct and coupon discount. Regret cost Low. The mobile phone has just been launched and is on sale, so you can enjoy the novelty for a lower price. Why is the traffic light GREEN? Right now (March 2026) we are in its pre-launch period, so we have the news of a new mobile phone along with the offers that we usually have on most of the brand’s smartphones in this period. Thus, we find ourselves in this situation: Pre-release effect: The Galaxy S26 has not been launched yet, so we can enjoy a few months of the “newness” effect. Multiple offers: The launch has been accompanied by many offers, which may vary depending on the store we look at. Prices in their configurations: One of the most attractive offers lies in the “Double your storage”, a campaign that many stores have in which we have the 512 GB version at the same (or similar) price as the 256 GB version. This also affects higher internal storage configurations. Expert buyer advice: If you are going to buy a Samsung Galaxy S26 right now, go for the 512 GB or 1 TB configuration if you want to have a lot of storage, especially in its pre- and post-launch period, which is when it usually has the best offers in the first months of the cycle. Price history and change prediction The image above is a price chart of the previous generation, the Samsung Galaxy S25 (2024-2025), and we have superimposed it with the prices that we have seen so far on the Samsung Galaxy S26. This is what we see: What history tells us: During the first months of the cycle we only usually find post-launch offers, so it is not until after about three months that we can see better prices. Possible price drop in April: If we look at the price history of its previous generation, it was in April when we began to find more recurring offers, especially until the month of June. Keep an important fact in mind: Around October, we started seeing worse deals on the 128GB Galaxy S25. Because? Apple has a lot to do with it, since the iPhone 17 starts at 256 GB. To compete and sell, stores stopped launching offers on the 128 GB version, and began launching more on the 256 GB version. Hence, except in December, in November 2025 and in January and February 2026 we have seen crazy prices. So? If you see the price for 999 euros (RRP), you are losing money. The pre-launch “street price” right now is around 940 – 950 euros, don’t pay more than that, especially for the 256 GB base model. The best Samsung Galaxy S26 deals now: In the pre-launch period, both the official store and many suppliers have their own offers: Samsung has it for 749 euros paying with Bizum or Samsung Pay and with a direct discount. It allows you to have double the storage (512 GB) without paying more and you can save more money by handing over your old device. MediaMarkt has it for 899.10 euros if you pay through their app. amazon has it for 949 euros using the coupon and it saves you 100 euros if you are a student. The English Court has it for 999 eurosbut it offers a 5% discount when paying from the app, another 5% discount with the El Corte InglĂ©s card and another 10% when purchasing Samsung Galaxy Buds4 (the discount is on the headphones). fnac has it for 999 eurosbut it offers a 10% discount when purchasing Samsung Galaxy Buds4 (the discount is on the headphones). PcComponents has it for 999 eurosbut it offers training on artificial intelligence focused on Samsung Galaxy, allows you to have double the storage (512 GB) without paying more and allows you to finance the purchase at 0% for up to 36 months. Samsung Galaxy S26 (256GB) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Is the Samsung Galaxy S26 for you now? To better understand whether or not you deserve to buy the mobile right now, these are the reflections I would make: âś… BUY IT TODAY IF: You need a cell phone because the one you have is broken or the battery no longer lasts you half a day. You want to enjoy the “new” effect on your mobile, also taking advantage of the fact that it is now on sale. You come from a very previous generation, from the Samsung Galaxy S23 back. â›” I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT IF: You have a recent mobile phone, a Samsung Galaxy S24 or Galaxy S25. The improvements, especially compared to the previous generation, are not great enough to justify the purchase at the time of its launch. You are going to pay the official price (999 euros). You can hold out for a few months, until at least April, which is when we start to see better offers. Good alternatives to the Samsung Galaxy S26 that I would buy If you still have doubts about whether or not to buy … Read more

Samsung has insisted on maintaining the identity of the S26 Ultra. The price to pay is the battery

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The Samsung Galaxy S26 They’re here, and to no one’s surprise, they’re extremely similar to last year’s. The time of having new mobile phones that are clearly better than those of the previous generation has long passed and we have seen that most of the new features come from the software side. Even so, in this family we see improvements in one of its models: in the S26 Ultra. Improvements in cameras, in power with the Next generation Snapdragon and one privacy screen which still seems like a magic trick to me. It also has a battery from the past: 5,000 mAh when China is betting on figures of 6,000 or 7,000 mAh. And there is a very simple explanation that has nothing to do with Samsung’s conservatism: you can’t have everything. And if the Galaxy S26 Ultra wants to maintain its hallmark, which makes it different in a calendar full of mobile phones that are very similar to each other, it must make sacrifices. I’m talking about the S-Pen. The sacrifice of the Galaxy S26 Ultra that… makes sense We are not going to fool ourselves: Samsung, Google and Apple are three companies that are being too conservative both with battery capacity and loads. They put in just enough so that this charge can be considered ‘fast’ while in China we see phones with new generation batteries that also have much faster charges. You may think that they do not bet on ultra-large batteries with crazy charges for a degradation issuebut it is really the Chinese companies that offer long-term tests on the charging cycles of their batteries. And an 80% degradation in a 7,000 mAh battery is not the same as in a 5,000 mAh battery. The problem is that, although the 4,900 mAh of the Samsung Galaxy S26+ They are unjustifiable from the user’s point of view, the 5,000 mAh of the Galaxy S26 Ultra is more understandable if we look at the insides of the mobile. As an example, I am going to put an image of the interior of the S25 Ultra of the video by JerryRigEverything: Interior of the S25 Ultra. Look how little space the battery has | Screenshot of JerryRigEverything Here we have several interesting things. On the one hand, the enormous space occupied by the SIM tray. Well, really, what it takes up… everything. More than a third of the rear is the plate with the SoC and the cameras, the bottom part is dominated by the speaker, the SIM slot and the USB-C port. and then we have an element that takes up a lot of space: the S-Pen. The SIM slot takes up a lot | Screenshot of JerryRigEverything The pen is stored inside the cell phone and takes up a good portion of it. It’s very easy to see the amount of space you’re stealing from a battery that’s already being suffocated by the rest of the components. And we cannot say that the S25 Ultra is small, precisely. Without the pencil in its compartment, we can better see what the battery is losing | Screenshot of JerryRigEverything When Apple removed headphone jack port He did it for several reasons. One was to be able to sell ourselves wireless headphones more expensive. The other was to scratch millimeters that could be used with the battery. The same thing happens with the most recent movement to banish physical SIM cards. In mobile phones where everything is extremely small and compact, the battery gaining only a few millimeters translates into greater capacities. Because, as much as Chinese mobile phones, especially the folding onesare mounting denser new generation batteries, it is still a space game: the bigger, the more capacity. At least with current technology. The S26 Ultra not only keeps the S-Penbut it is also somewhat thinner than the S25 Ultra while including a larger vapor chamber. No matter how much Samsung makes a denser battery, physically there are elements that steal internal space. This means that the 5,000 mAh must be maintained. Because if in other mobile phones, such as the aforementioned folding ones or in the ultra-thin ones like the iPhone Airwe see that the battery is the protagonist, in the S26 Ultra, in the Ultra family in general, it is just one more element. And here I have mixed feelings. It is true that it is shocking to see a mobile phone costing more than 1,400 euros with a 60 W charge and a 5,000 mAh battery when models like the Honor Magic8 Pro or the OPPO Find X9 Pro with more than 6,000 mAh or 75.00 mAh respectively and 100 W charges. However, the S26 Ultra remains unique in being special for something that many people continue to appreciate. The S-Pen is a very cool component that, although it has been losing functionalityallows us to write on the screen, edit documents and photos much more precisely than with our finger and, ultimately, it is an element that continues to exist because Samsung believes that its users continue to find value in it. If this were not the case, they would have long since loaded an element that makes the production of the mobile phone more expensive and prevents them from moving forward in another direction (adding more battery, for example). Therefore… yes, the S-Pen is mainly responsible for the 5,000 mAh of the Galaxy S26 Ultra. But, at the same time, it is what means that, in an era in which practically all mobile phones are the same, The Ultra continue to have that “special thing” that differentiates them from all the others. And, honestly: I hate Samsung for maintaining that hallmark (but let’s see if they can find the formula for the new silicon-carbon batteries that other manufacturers are already implementing). Photos | JerryRigEveryting, Xataka In Xataka | We already know why mobile phones with 6,000mAh are not arriving in Europe: there is a clear person responsible

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra has shown us a wonderful future. One full of screens with privacy technology

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Many revolutions come without us realizing it and by surprise. As if they were a supporting actor that no one seemed to pay attention to and turns out to be the real star of the movie: This is how the privacy screen arrived of the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra: an innovation that no one expected and that made the AI ​​or the cameras of that mobile barely matter. Because although all those things add up, they are an evolution that we were all waiting for. But the privacy screen thing is something else: it is an everyday revolution and so obvious that one can only think how it is possible that we are in 2026 and no one would have invented something like this before. Samsung, as our colleague Ana Boria rightly says – please, don’t miss the Short -, has suddenly destroyed the entire industry of tempered glass that protects privacy. For years we have seen how it was possible to add a “privacy protector” in the form of protective glass to our mobile phone or laptop. With it it was possible to prevent any curious/gossip from taking a look at our device over our shoulder, but Samsung has made these protectors no longer necessary, because it has shown us how this technology can be part of the device’s screen itself. The idea is not entirely new, of course. HP has already applied a similar idea in some of its laptops a whopping 10 years ago. He called it Sure View and developed it in collaboration with 3M. That technology effectively allowed the viewing angles of the EliteBook 1040 and 840 to be critically reduced, but the proposal did not seem to work. Image: Samsung. Samsung, however, has gone a step further because this privacy screen can not only be activated and deactivated whenever we want: it can even be activated or deactivated in a personalized way for each application: if you want the privacy screen mode to be activated every time you look at your bank application, you just have to select this option in the settings. The customization of this feature is also extraordinaryand Samsung allows you to adjust it so that it is activated automatically, for example, when we receive notifications, or that the screen also goes into “anti-gossip” mode just when we are entering a PIN for an application. With the function activated, the screen only looks good to those looking at it from the front. This is one of those ideas that show that not everything is invented in the world of technology and that a real practical and everyday improvement as “silly” as this can be much more important and impactful than some AI options that remain fireworks. In fact, here Samsung has surprised us with an innovation that should make apple blush: the Cupertino company does not stop boasting that They are the champions of privacyand although they have certainly traditionally stood out in this section, here Samsung has left them biting the dust. To them and to everyone. Privacy screens have already become one of the clear technological innovations of 2026. Now We just hope that all manufacturers follow the story and end up implementing similar systems on their mobile phones. That may take some time, of course, but today it seems inevitable to think that what Samsung has done is open the door to a wonderful future in which we will be much safer from gossip. Good for Samsung. In Xataka | Image | Xataka with Freepik

Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26+, features, price, technical sheet

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As expected today, Samsung has revealed its flagships for 2026 through its Galaxy Unpacked. In it, in addition to the portentous Galaxy S26 Ultrawe have also learned all the information about the S26 and S26+, which are the terminals we will focus on in this article. Below these lines we tell you all the details. Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26+, technical sheet Galaxy S26 Galaxy S26+ SCREEN 6.3-inch 2X AMOLED panel FullHD+ resolution Refresh from 1 to 120 Hz 6.7-inch 2X AMOLED panel QHD+ resolution Refresh from 1 to 120 Hz DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2mm 167 grams 158.4 x 75.8 x 7.3mm 190 grams PROCESSOR Exynos 2600 Exynos 2600 RAM 12GB 12GB STORAGE 256GB 512GB 256GB 512GB FRONT CAMERA 12 Mpx f/2.2 12 Mpx f/2.2 REAR CAMERAS Main 50 Mpx f/1.8, OIS 10 Mpx f/2.4 3x telephoto lens 12 Mpx f/2.2 wide angle Main 50 Mpx f/1.8, OIS 10 Mpx f/2.4 3x telephoto lens 12 Mpx f/2.2 wide angle BATTERY 4,300 mAh 25W charging Wireless charging Reverse wireless charging 4,900 mAh 45W charging Wireless charging Reverse wireless charging OPERATING SYSTEM Android 16 One UI 8.5 Android 16 One UI 8.5 CONNECTIVITY 5G Wi-Fi 7 Bluetooth 5.4 5G Wi-Fi 7 Bluetooth 6.0 OTHERS IP68 certification IP68 certification PRICE From 999 euros From 1,249 euros Conservative design As was the case in past generations, the two most affordable models in the family, the S26 and the S26+, share most of their specifications and are committed to a measured evolution in design to focus their efforts, above all, on performance and artificial intelligence. If you already knew the Galaxy S25the S26 will be visually very familiar. Perhaps the most obvious change in this sense is seen in the camera panel, which this time protrudes from the rear surface of the phone. However, in general terms, the device follows the same trend line that Samsung has applied to its devices in recent generations. As indicated in the technical sheet, the S26 maintains a compact body of 149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm with a weight of 167 grams, while the S26+ grows to 158.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm and 190 grams. Both are built with Gorilla glass on both the front (Armor 2) as in the rear (Victory 2), and with certification IP68 which guarantees resistance to dust and water up to 1.5 meters deep for 30 minutes. Screen without surprises As for the screen, the S26 equips a panel LTPO AMOLED 6.3 inches with Full HD+ resolution and adaptive refresh rate of up to 120 Hz. That is, identical panel to the last generation. The S26+, for its part, has a 6.7-inch screen with QHD+ resolution and the same LTPO technology, also without surprises. Both panels reach a maximum brightness of 2,600 nits, and have HDR10+ compatibility. Samsung returns to the Exynos in Europe Here comes one of the most relevant points of this generation. Depending on the market, the Galaxy S26 and S26+ will have one or another processor under the hood, something they used to do until not long ago (the S24 already had this same two-chip strategy for different markets). In most international markets the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5that is, Qualcomm’s top processor to date, while here in Europe (and it is known that also for India and the Middle East), Samsung will bet on its own chiphe Exynos 2600. We already know the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 from other phones, but this time it is optimized specifically for the Galaxy and integrates an eight-core CPU with two high-performance cores at 4.74 GHz and six efficiency cores at 3.62 GHz, accompanied by the Adreno 840 GPU. The Exynos 2600, for its part, uses a ten-core architecture with frequencies of up to 3.80 GHz and the Xclipse 960 GPU. We will have to wait to test it in depth in our analysis to draw conclusions. Both terminals arrive with 12 GB of RAM (the thing is not right now for more) and internal storage options of 256 GB or 512 GB. Cameras: unchanged hardware, but now with AI The rear camera system is identical on the S26 and S26+. Both have: A 50 MP main sensor (f/1.8, 24 mm equivalent focal length, 1/1.56″ sensor, dual-pixel PDAF and OIS). A 10 MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom (f/2.4, 67 mm, OIS). A 12 MP wide-angle camera with a 120-degree viewing angle (f/2.2, 13 mm, Super Steady video). Front camera with 12 MP sensor (f/2.2, 26 mm, dual pixel PDAF). In video, the terminals are capable of recording up to 8K at 24 or 30 frames per second, 4K at 30/60 fps and Full HD at up to 240 fps. All with support for 10-bit HDR and HDR10+. The great novelty in photography is not so much in the hardware, which remains practically the same as the previous generationbut in how artificial intelligence intervenes in the process. And Samsung’s new camera application will integrate conversational AI, so that the user will be able to ask the assistant to configure the framing, the shooting mode or even edit the photos using voice or text commands. Something similar to what Google introduced with the Pixel 10. In addition to this, there is the EdgeFusion function, which allows you to generate images with AI practically instantly and completely locally, without the need for an internet connection. AI takes over software even more As expected, the Galaxy S26 and S26+ arrive with Android 16 pre-installed and customization layer One UI 8.5. In addition to touches on visuals and usability, it is worth noting that Samsung has continued further expanding its focus on AImaking their devices the most complete in this area. In case you had forgotten, Bixby is still valid on these phones as a central assistant. Samsung promises deeper integration into native apps and greater understanding of natural language. The most striking novelty in this section is ‘Now Nudge’: the system detect the context of what … Read more

The Galaxy Ultra already had a scandalous screen. The Galaxy S26 Ultra directly changes the rules of the game

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I don’t want to waste my time talking about seniority, but I’ve been dedicating myself to current technology and video games for more than a decade and I can say that, at this point, few things surprise me. There are evolutions and functions that are cool, but on very few occasions it is something groundbreaking. Then Samsung arrived with the screen of the Galaxy S26 Ultra and its privacy mode. And I tell you what it is one of those things that you have to see to believe. In the first impressions of all Samsung Galaxy S26 We have already told you the essentials. The South Korean company has put a lot of effort into providing its new models with artificial intelligence functions. According to their estimates, more than 80% of users see value in the features of AI and we have a call assistant to avoid the SPAM, agents who perform actions for usa photo editor to which we give commands with prompts and other functions that make more or less intense use of AI. However, what I have noticed the most is something done so that you do not ‘focus’ on the screen of the one next to you: the new privacy screen. It is a mix between software and software that is explained simply. Have you seen one of those tempered panels that are tinted so that they can only be seen from the front so that curious people can’t see anything? Well, that’s what the Galaxy S26 Ultra screen does. Yes with him S24 Ultra they introduced an anti-glare screen that worked very, very wellthey have now added another layer of technology and functionality. The operation is simple and has to do with the pixel matrix of the OLED panel. We have pixels that emit in a narrow spectrum and those that emit light in a wide spectrum. When privacy mode is not activated, the screen lights up all the pixels, allowing it to look great both from the front and at any angle. But, when we activate the new privacy mode, pixels that emit light in the wide spectrum are turned off. And that’s the trick. When that happens, as users, we notice that the brightness drops a little, but also that we can only see the screen if we are completely perpendicular. If we start to tilt the phone, we quickly lose the angle of vision to the point that at 30 degrees it is very difficult to see anything. In practice, whoever is next to you on the couch, on the train or on the bus, will not see anything at all on your screen. And this is great in terms of privacy, but also in terms of security. Because let’s see, you may be thinking that it is ideal so that no one sees your conversations. Telegram or a mischievous eye that tries to take a look at the gallery or the bank app. And yes, it’s useful for that, but also so that your PIN or important notifications don’t get caught. Because There are three ways to activate this mode: Activated at will in full screen. Activated when we run certain apps in full screen. Notifications only. For example, I don’t care if they see my Telegram, but I don’t care if they take a look at my photo gallery. So I can set it to turn on when I open the gallery and turn off when I exit. But, also, I can add another condition: When there is an app that asks for my PIN, it is automatically activated to hide the process. And the truth is that it works like a charm: it’s fast, transparent for the user once we configure it for the first time and… you don’t see anything, really. I know it sounds very “source: believe me”but in the photos and video above you can see it in operation. In addition, it is not tied to Samsung apps, but to anyone. And it also works with notifications, hiding only the notification bar at the top. Now, it has a catch. You may have noticed that I said “the screen of the Samsung Galaxy S26”, and there is a reason: It is a technology reserved for the most expensive model. We already saw this with the anti-reflective finish of the S24 Ultra and it is a decision that I understood. It is logical that manufacturers save exclusives for their most ambitious models. However, here we are no longer talking about a function to keep gossip away: we are talking about something focused on improving privacy and security. I think that little brothers should have it. What’s more, I think all brands should step up and copy this function. It’s going to make cell phones go up in price, yes, but the truth is that I prefer something like this to cell phones that are increasingly more and more powerful and with more and more –very expensive– RAM for AI functions. From now on, this Samsung ‘invention’ has become something to which I am going to pay close attention. And surely there is someone who doesn’t like anything: to manufacturers of tempered glass with privacy function. Because I have one from a very well-known brand and it works well, but it is a pain in many circumstances and, in addition, it interferes too much with the brightness sensor. That does not happen in this Samsung implementation. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, 512GB, Smartphone with Galaxy AI, 200MP Camera, 12GB RAM, 5000mAh Battery, 3 Year Manufacturer’s Warranty + 1 Extra Year, Cobalt Violet Color (Spanish Version) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Photos | Xataka In Xataka | It’s not that AI makes us stupid: it’s that we are surrendering to it

Samsung is playing his future with the Galaxy S26 processor. Exynos 2600 is in critical phase

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Samsung needs a plan to make its chips cast competitive again. Korean sources They point out that the smartphone industry giant is working on its new Exynos 2600 processor, with the aim of installing it in the Galaxy S26 series next year. It will be your first processor manufactured in the process of two nanometers, something that translates quickly: risk. The race for the two nanometers. We know Samsung It has been drawing a plan for years Not to be the last in the career of the two nanometers. Kye Hyun Kyung, general director of the Samsung semiconductor division, predicted in 2023 that his company would exceed TSMC and its other competitors (Intel) over the next five years. It is something that They also predicted in Intel. But, except geopolitical crisis in Taiwan and While China works on its own UVE lithography teamsTSMC seems simply unbeatable for now. Samsung, Intel and TSMC will begin this 2025 the massive production of chips with 2NM lithographic process, but the starting points are very different. Samsung keeps moving forward, but slowly. Korean sources point out that Samsung Foundry has started mass production of exynos 2600 chip TSMC 2nm lithography. In Europe it is key to be a leader (or at least, be up to it) in semiconductors for smartphones. Samsung has not taken long to give up its own processors when the performance has not been enough, and has even made artificial distinctions between members of their family S: in 2023 the S24 arrived with exynos, The ultra model, with Qualcomm. It is not being easy. Samsung has reached a 50% wafer performance for its 2 nm lithography. They remain far from the minimum necessary (70%) to make it viable to produce it on a large scale, but there is still more than half a year for the end of 2025. On the other hand, both Intel and TSMC They have shown confidence in which their nodes have enough maturity to enter mass production. In fact, TSMC already has its eyes on its 1.4 nm lithographyscheduled for 2028. Samsung will have to demonstrate that your They cannot afford to lose. Samsung He is losing money with his semiconductor division. Business Post Korea sources They collected a rumored complete restructuring of the samealready 2024 we knew that Samsung Electronics had delayed reception of some of the key ASML teams for its new chips plant in Taylor Texas. This plant is Samsung’s trick to attract US clients who do not want to depend on Taiwan or Korea. The sources pointed out that their facilities were not yet prepared to house EUV systems, fundamental to manufacture under advanced lithographic processes. Both this new factory and the lithography of 2 Nm will be key for the Samsung division to face the current situation. At a time when China drives its own nodes with SMIC and ASML faces restrictions to sell your most advanced machinesthe global industrial balance in chips depends on how many players can manufacture in this process. Future steps are already given. At the end of 2024, Samsung made the greatest change ever made in its dome. It is a movement that talked about Samsung’s position both in semiconductors and in key components to fight with giants such as SK Hynix (DRAM memories, NAND, HBM, etc.), One of the main HBM memories suppliers for NVIDIA. To lead, Samsung needs customers, and to attract them you need to recover your competitiveness. This is no longer only technical or economic: it is also geopolitical. Samsung not only competes for buyers, but for being a strategic partner for the West, a reliable alternative to TSMC. With Google betting on TSMC and abandoning exynosThe company needs to give a blunt message: launch its S26 family with its own processor. Image | Xataka In Xataka | Best Samsung mobiles: which buy and recommended models based on budget, tastes and quality price

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