Do you want to see the next Samsung Galaxy phone? You won’t have to sit on your hands for too long. The Korean tech giant is set to lift the lid off the Galaxy S26 on Feb. 25 at 10 a.m. PT, 1 p.m. ET. But hell, you don’t have to wait at all to know what’s in store. There have been quite a few leaks that offer a pretty good idea of what’s coming. Plus, if it wasn’t clear from the teaser, this phone is going to be packed with—you guessed it—a metric ton of new AI features.
Samsung’s latest Unpacked teaser, released on Wednesday, depicts a box opening directly over the Galaxy AI branding, along with a description inviting attendees to “discover how easy and effortless your day can be with Galaxy AI.” If you’re guessing that this means software features will be the centerpiece of the upcoming event, I’d wager that you’re right. It seems like a solid bet that we’ll hear more about its Privacy Shield technology, which purports to protect your information from third-party access, as well as its conversational AI of questionable value.
This will all, one must assume, be tied to a phone. Samsung’s next flagship line will include the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra, as per usual. We’ve already seen purported renders of the S26 that make it appear very close in profile to last year’s Galaxy S25 Ultra, but with a ring around the three main camera bumps. Samsung will likely focus most of its attention on new AI features exclusive to its flagship phones, whether they’re using its Galaxy AI models or Google’s Gemini.
As for any other devices, Samsung may mention its Galaxy TriFold, which we went hands-on with earlier this year. That phone went on sale at the end of January and costs $2,900. Don’t expect Samsung to mention any new Z Folds or Z Flips until later in 2026.
The next S26 phones are already leaked
Samsung may also bring up something about its Galaxy Tri-Fold at its first Unpacked of 2026. © Raymond Wong / GizmodoSamsung has already teased the new zoom capabilities of these cameras. The full camera and phone specs may already be available via WinFuture (machine-translated). The site has a strong track record with these sorts of specs leaks. Samsung’s next device will feature the Samsung Exynos 2600, the company’s first SoC (system-on-a-chip) built on a 2nm process.
The Ultra phones use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, which was first announced in September of last year. I’ve seen that chip in action, and it’s plenty powerful, especially for graphics-based tasks. WinFuture claims that the 10-core Exynos 2600 delivers nearly the same performance as the flagship Qualcomm chip. We wouldn’t mind if Samsung’s cheaper devices didn’t cheap out on performance.
The S26 and S26+ sport 12GB of RAM, while the Ultra gets the full 16GB, just like last year’s. There’s no option for 128GB of storage anymore, according to the leaks. That means we have no idea how much these phones may cost. The ongoing memory shortage has impacted every business, big and small. Samsung’s mobile division has reportedly had a hard time procuring RAM from the company’s own semiconductor arm.
These are the specs for Europe, but you can assume the U.S. will receive something very similar. The camera setup is reportedly unchanged from last year, with a 50-megapixel main sensor, a 10-megapixel telephoto lens, and a 12-megapixel ultrawide. The S26 Ultra may feature a 200-megapixel wide, a 50-megapixel periscope telephoto, a 50-megapixel ultrawide, and a 10-megapixel telephoto. If the top-end phone truly isn’t much faster than the cheaper versions, it’s still sporting a much more extensive camera array.
This specification sheet is not entirely accurate; there are a few minor errors, so it can be concluded that it is not an official specification. pic.twitter.com/tPDnnEusnL
— Ice Universe (@UniverseIce) February 11, 2026
The new phones may also support Qi2 wireless charging up to 15W. Just how accurate these specs are is up for debate. Leaker Ice Universe suggested on X that parts of WinFuture’s leaked spec sheet had a few “minor errors.” Either way, don’t expect the company to spend too much time on the hardware. If you don’t care to watch a full briefing on yet more and more AI, then check out Gizmodo, where we’ll have the full coverage coming your way.
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