I *hate* thin slab phones. Hate them almost as much as I hate curved screens on phones. Until they can put proper batteries in them. Hopefully this thin fad dies faster than curved screens died.
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Samsung S26 Pro/S26 Edge/S26 Ultra
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Currently if you want high end everything you have to buy a brick so until phones like the S25 edge come with better batteries and cameras a lot of people will skip past it. At least among people like us.
So far the rumor mill seems to point out the following 2 upgrades:
- 60W Charging (bring it on please)
- Potential different camera sensors that will capture more light
What's on everyone else's wish list? I think those 2 would probably be enough to upgrade. I'm going to no matter what because I have a 256gb and I want to change to 512gb. Also, the white color is just meh. Liked it for a month or two but I think I'll go for a jet black or if they release that awesome blue from the Z Fold 7, I'd get that.
- 60W Charging (bring it on please)
- Potential different camera sensors that will capture more light
What's on everyone else's wish list? I think those 2 would probably be enough to upgrade. I'm going to no matter what because I have a 256gb and I want to change to 512gb. Also, the white color is just meh. Liked it for a month or two but I think I'll go for a jet black or if they release that awesome blue from the Z Fold 7, I'd get that.
Galaxy S26 Ultra could make spying on your screen impossible with this crazy tech
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is still months away, but it might have some exciting tech to fight people peeking at your screen.
www.androidauthority.com
Now the S26U, Z Fold 8, and Z Flip 8 are rumored to use AI to adjust pixels to be harder to see at angles to increase privacy. Sounds wild!
This would be an incredible feature! Would make the S26U an instant buy for me.Galaxy S26 Ultra could make spying on your screen impossible with this crazy tech
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is still months away, but it might have some exciting tech to fight people peeking at your screen.www.androidauthority.com
Now the S26U, Z Fold 8, and Z Flip 8 are rumored to use AI to adjust pixels to be harder to see at angles to increase privacy. Sounds wild!
I'm excited for the S26 lineup. Liking the rumors so far. Hopefully the S26 Pro (thinner, lighter, better cameras, slightly bigger battery life, brighter screen, 45W charging, Elite Gen 2, 6.3 inch screen), S26 Edge (thinner, lighter, slightly bigger battery, Elite Gen 2) and S26 Ultra (thinner, lighter, Elite Gen 2) turn out to be true.
I would upgrade from the base S25 to the S26 Pro if the spec sheet I listed turns out to be true. I really want better battery life (not that bad with the S25, but better is better) and newer camera hardware. Maybe a 5x optical zoom like with the iPhone 16 Pro? Would be great.
I also understand the thin phone trend. I myself can't get along with these bricks (S25 Ultra, Xiaomi 15 Ultra, iPhone 16 PM). They are SO heavy and big. I'd be pretty happy with a 6.5 inch screen tops but being super thin and light with at least 4.500mah battery. Hopefully we'll get there.
I would upgrade from the base S25 to the S26 Pro if the spec sheet I listed turns out to be true. I really want better battery life (not that bad with the S25, but better is better) and newer camera hardware. Maybe a 5x optical zoom like with the iPhone 16 Pro? Would be great.
I also understand the thin phone trend. I myself can't get along with these bricks (S25 Ultra, Xiaomi 15 Ultra, iPhone 16 PM). They are SO heavy and big. I'd be pretty happy with a 6.5 inch screen tops but being super thin and light with at least 4.500mah battery. Hopefully we'll get there.
I think it would be pretty nice if there was a larger and smaller version of the S26 Pro that had same cameras and everything so people that don't want a really large phone can s smaller phone without so many compromises.
Yes it would be good for many. However, for me, as a photographer, probably not as good being that I have to have a direct view to the screen to compose my photo, I wouldn't be able to hold it over my head and see the screen. It is an interesting feature though.
This. It has annoyed the heck out of me this trend towards doorstop phones. What’s happened to putting flagship features in a reasonable sized frame, it feels like phones have just got bigger and bigger in recent times. To me it has really limited my choice of devices. Even reasonably priced phones still seem to be giants, and often thick and heavy because they only apply the technology for more compact devices to the higher end phones.
Well both Google and Apple has the best hardware they can offer in a smaller form factor. Samsung refuses to give people the same option for some reason.
I think Samsung is missing out by not offering a Pixel Pro or iPhone Pro equivalent device. I don't care for the Ultra size phones anymore.
I would *hope* that it will be a toggle where we can disable it when not needed.
Yes. If it is AI-driven, it will probably be something like eye comfort or adaptive tone that just toggles off. It probably uses the camera and eye contact detection to do the privacy, so turning it off will most likely save you some battery life too.
Yeah hopefully so. I'm slowly moving away from the iphone, and I just picked up my second S25 ultra yesterday. The cameras on this phone are so much better than the iPhone camera. I've been with the iphone since 2009 and it's time for a change. Especially when using expert raw and controlling the whole camera manually like I would my Sony DSLR..
Agree, the S25U camera is really incredible. We'll soon find out what Apple has with the new iPhone.
Allegedly the iPhone 18 Pro will be using the same main camera sensor as the S26U. How much truth there is in that rumour I don’t know.
Rounder corners on the Ultra
Galaxy S26 Ultra's design upgrade may make it more comfortable to hold
The latest Galaxy S26 Ultra leak suggests that it may offer a design upgrade that may make it more comfortable to hold than its predecessor.
www.sammobile.com
I like comfort for holding as the few times I played with S25U felt it's sizeRounder corners on the Ultra
Galaxy S26 Ultra's design upgrade may make it more comfortable to hold
The latest Galaxy S26 Ultra leak suggests that it may offer a design upgrade that may make it more comfortable to hold than its predecessor.www.sammobile.com
Now lets make the sides rounder and smoother like the Pixel 9 XL and 16 PM.Rounder corners on the Ultra
Galaxy S26 Ultra's design upgrade may make it more comfortable to hold
The latest Galaxy S26 Ultra leak suggests that it may offer a design upgrade that may make it more comfortable to hold than its predecessor.www.sammobile.com
Same battery capacity as the S25 Ultra.
m.gsmarena.com
Also it may have the same kind of large monolithic camera island as the new iPhones.
m.gsmarena.com
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's battery capacity has just been confirmed through a certification
It's not great news. Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S26 Ultra may have a huge camera island, according to the latest rumor from a few hours ago, but...
Also it may have the same kind of large monolithic camera island as the new iPhones.
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra may have a huge camera island just like the iPhone 17 Pro
The reason apparently has to do with it needing to fit better (and larger) cameras. Ever since the Galaxy S22 Ultra, Samsung's Ultra phones have had the...
Samsung are holding an event on the 4th September, seems a bit early to announce the S26 range, and holding an event just for the Tab 11 series seems a bit pointless. Am i right in thinking that Samsung don’t normally hold an event in September? It’s usually the January/Feb for the standard S phones and then August for Fold, Flip and any accessories such as the Watch?
Tab S11 and S25 FE. They also said the tri-fold would be out by end of year (though probably only in Korea to start), so we might see that.
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The tri-fold would be interesting to see. I’d also like to see the Galaxy Ring 2, no other company has done a smart ring (so far).