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Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus Released March 2026 · Full specs on GSMArena
Key specs
Released March 2026
Launch price (US) $1,099
Form factor Standard
OS Android
Display 6.7″
Main camera 50 MP
Telephoto lens Yes
Battery 4,900 mAh
Wired charging 45 W
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
Base storage 256 GB
Weight 190 g
Water resistance IP68 Ranked in What the reviewers said Digital Trends 8/10 Apr 14, 2026 A fine but unexciting middle model; nearly identical to prior Plus phones and overshadowed by the Ultra, with little reason to pick it.
Excellent, bright QHD+ display Strong performance Good battery life Clean, feature-rich One UI 8.5 software Almost no design or innovation over S25 Plus Too much AI, some features unreliable Overshadowed by the Galaxy S26 Ultra Camera bump makes phone wobble on flat surfaces Read the full review at Digital Trends → A solid, great-but-not-excellent Android phone with strong performance and display, held back by a price hike and dated cameras.
Sleek, unchanged premium design with attractive colorways Gorgeous, bright 120Hz display Excellent performance from Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy IP68 dust and water resistance 45W wired charging is quick $100 price increase over the Galaxy S25 Plus Cameras essentially unchanged from previous generation Battery life decent but not best in class No privacy display unlike the Ultra Read the full review at TechRadar → Tom's Guide 4/5 Mar 18, 2026 A good phone that's hard to recommend: pricier than before, squeezed between the standard S26 and Ultra, with the same camera hardware as last year.
Excellent, bright display with strong color accuracy Strong performance Effective new and updated AI features Good selfie portraits with glasses Higher price than the Galaxy S25 Plus Camera hardware carried over, looks dated Standard S26 offers similar performance for less Ultra offers better photos, battery life and Privacy Display Read the full review at Tom's Guide → Verdicts, pros and cons are short summaries in our words of each publisher's review; scores are as the publisher gave them. Specs are taken from the reviews' spec boxes — where they differ, we show the value most of them give; price is the US launch price of the base model. Read the originals for the full picture.
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