Samsung Galaxy S26 Specs

Network

Technology

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International

5G bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International

Speed

HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G

Features

CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA unlocked

Launch

Announced

2026, February 25

Status

Available. Released 2026, March 06

Body

Dimensions

149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm (5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 in)

Weight

167 g (5.89 oz)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame

SIM

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + <a href="glossary.php3?term=esim">eSIM</a> + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT · Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN

Features

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum 2 frame

Display

Type

Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

Size

6.3 inches, 96.5 cm<sup>2</sup> (~90.0% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~411 ppi density)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 5

Platform

OS

Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - US/CN Exynos 2600 (2 nm) - ROW

CPU

Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) - US/CN 10-core (1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro & 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro) - ROW

GPU

Adreno 840 (1.3GHz) - US/CN Xclipse 960 - ROW

Memory

Card slot

No

Internal

128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Features

UFS 4.X

Main Camera

Triple

50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video

Features

Best Face, Horizon Lock, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Selfie camera

Single

12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF

Features

HDR, HDR10+

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

No

Features

High-bitrate audio support

Comms

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

5.4, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

NFC

Yes

Radio

No

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

Features

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Features

Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

Battery

Type

Li-Ion 4300 mAh

Charging

25W wired, PD3.0, 55% in 30 min 15W wireless (Qi2 Ready) 4.5W reverse wireless

Misc

Colors

Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold

Models

SM-S942B, SM-S942B/DS, SM-S942U, SM-S942U1, SM-S942W, SM-S942N, SM-S9420, SM-S942E, SM-S942E/DS

SAR

1.19 W/kg (head)     1.20 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU

1.21 W/kg (head)     1.10 W/kg (body)    

Price

Our Tests

Performance

AnTuTu: 2441481 (v10), 3064672 (v11) GeekBench: 10824 (v6) 3DMark: 7230 (Wild Life Extreme)

Display

<a class="noUnd" href="samsung_galaxy_s26-review-2942p3.php">1383 nits max brightness (measured)</a>

Loudspeaker

Battery

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EU LABEL

Energy

Class A

Battery

51:00h endurance, 1200 cycles

Free fall

Class A (270 falls)

Repairability

Class C

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