The Galaxy S26 and different units that may launch on February 25

Samsung’s 2025 was full of new foldables, an ultra-thin new type issue and the launch of Google’s XR platform. After making some bulletins at CES 2026, the corporate has introduced its first Galaxy Unpacked of the yr will happen on February 25, the place it’s anticipated to introduce the Galaxy S26 lineup. Official invitations have been shared, however precise data on what units are arriving then remains to be not fully confirmed. However as traditional, we all know rather a lot about what’s anticipated at Unpacked.

Engadget will likely be overlaying Galaxy Unpacked dwell from San Francisco subsequent week, and we’ll almost certainly have hands-on protection of Samsung’s new smartphones quickly after they’re introduced. Whereas we look ahead to the total particulars, this is every thing we count on Samsung will introduce on the first Galaxy Unpacked occasion of 2026.

When is Unpacked 2026 going down?

Based on the official invite that Samsung shared on February 10, Unpacked will occur on February 25, 2026 in San Francisco. The keynote will begin at 10AM PT (1PM ET) and be livestreamed on Samsung.com, in addition to the corporate’s newsroom and YouTube channel. The announcement on February 10 additionally mentioned this launch will mark “a brand new section within the period of AI as intelligence turns into actually private and adaptive.” It’s not rather a lot to go on, since we’ve heard a model of this from varied corporations over the previous few years, however not less than we gained’t be shocked once we hear extra about AI in nearly two weeks.

Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Extremely

Samsung’s restrained method to updating its telephones will probably proceed with the Galaxy S26. Primarily based on leaked photographs of the brand new lineup, the corporate will not be anticipated to radically reinvent the look of the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+ or Galaxy S26 Extremely, and as a substitute will follow an identical design to what it used on the Galaxy S25. The telephones could have a flat entrance display and body, with rounded corners and cameras housed in a vertical pill-shaped plateau on the again. Not like Apple’s transfer from the iPhone 16 Professional to the iPhone 17 Professional, the most important distinction right here will probably be inside elements just like the screens, chips and digital camera sensors Samsung makes use of.

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip is anticipated to be in all Samsung Galaxy S26 telephones, although Korean information website Yonhap Information experiences Samsung’s comparatively new Exynos 2600 chip may very well be utilized in some telephones within the lineup relying on the area, a method Samsung has deployed up to now. Both means the brand new telephones ought to be extra performant than the earlier technology, and within the case of the fashions with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, significantly good at on-device AI processing.

One notable distinction between the Galaxy S26 and the Galaxy S25 may very well be the telephone’s display. The brand new telephone will reportedly characteristic a 6.3-inch FHD+ show based on specs shared by leaker Ice Universe, which makes it ever so barely bigger than the 6.2-inch show used on the Galaxy S25. The S26 will even allegedly include 12GB of RAM, both 256GB or 512GB of storage and a barely bigger 4,300mAh battery. Samsung is not altering the cameras on the entry-level telephone, although: leaks recommend it will characteristic the identical 50-megapixel primary digital camera, 12-megapixel ultrawide, 10-megapixel 3x telephoto and 12-megapixel selfie digital camera because the earlier technology. Adjustments seem like much more minor on the Galaxy S26+. Apart from the brand new Snapdragon chip, the telephone will reportedly characteristic the identical 6.7-inch FHD+ display, 4,900mAh battery, 12GB of RAM and the identical digital camera array used on the bottom Galaxy S26.

The distinction between the Galaxy S26 Extremely and Galaxy S25 Extremely is reportedly a bit clearer. Based on Android Headlines, the brand new telephone’s cameras will likely be barely extra raised, and stand out because of a brand new metallic end. Samsung might also swap again to utilizing an aluminum body on the Galaxy S26 Extremely, after utilizing titanium frames on each the Galaxy S24 and S25 Ultras. Most significantly, to make the telephone really assist Qi2 somewhat than solely technically work with the usual when a case is hooked up, rumors recommend Samsung will take away the S Pen digitizer layer within the telephone and undertake a brand new technique for accepting stylus enter. It isn’t clear what that new technique will really be, but it surely might let the Galaxy S26 Extremely extra simply work with Qi2 equipment with out shedding its stylus.

Android Headlines additionally not too long ago shared what seem like full picture renders of the S26 sequence, they usually typically line up with what has already been rumored, leaked and reported to date. If these photos are correct, they provide us a clearer have a look at the digital camera bump and two shade variants of the S26 Extremely.

Followers of magnets might proceed to be disillusioned by Samsung if the newest rumors are correct. Regardless of the launch of the Qi 2 wi-fi charging normal including assist for handy magnetic alignment years in the past, Samsung has but to carry that characteristic to its telephones. Although the S-series have the upper pace charging charges that the spec allows, Nieuwemobiel.nl is reporting that, attributable to photographs it obtained of instances with magnetic rings, the S26 sequence probably gained’t have built-in magnets. Samsung has made these instances so as to add the magnetic functionality to its S-series up to now, and the existence of the photographs of those equipment lends weight to the concept that the corporate will proceed this method.

Galaxy Buds 4

Samsung launched the Galaxy Buds 3 and three Professional in 2024, with a serious redesign that introduced them way more consistent with Apple’s AirPods. The Galaxy Buds 4 and Buds 4 Professional Samsung is rumored to be saying quickly will not essentially change that, although they’ll characteristic a extra compact case and fewer angular stems, based on leaked photographs from the Samsung Suggestions app.

Assist for head gestures to just accept and decline calls, a characteristic Apple contains on the AirPods Professional 3 and AirPods 4, is additionally rumored to work on each variations of the brand new Galaxy Buds. SamMobile experiences the Galaxy Buds 4 and 4 Professional might also ship with a brand new Extremely Wideband chip that can make them simpler to search out with Google’s Discover Hub community.

Galaxy Z Trifold

Samsung introduced the Galaxy Z TriFold in late 2025 with out agency particulars of when the brand new smartphone-that-folds-into-a-tablet can be out there in North America. That information got here on January 27, when the corporate introduced the TriFold can be out there within the US on January 30, for a whopping $2,900. Contemplating we’ve already seen the system in particular person at CES 2026 and individuals are almost certainly to have had an opportunity to take a look at, if not purchase the foldable for themselves by the point Unpacked rolls round, we don’t count on Samsung to spend an excessive amount of time dwelling on it, if in any respect.

Galaxy S26 Edge

When the Galaxy S25 Edge was introduced in 2025, it appeared potential that Samsung might change its “Plus” smartphone with a singular type issue, similar to Apple has opted to do with the iPhone Air. There have been conflicting experiences on the matter, but it surely looks as if Samsung won’t be doing that with the Galaxy S26 Edge.

As an alternative, the smartphone will reportedly stay an alternative choice, very similar to foldables are for purchasers not swayed by Samsung’s conventional smartphones. The Galaxy S26 Edge is rumored to characteristic a barely totally different design than final yr’s mannequin, based on Android Headlines, with a big rectangular digital camera plateau that is paying homage to Google’s Pixel telephones, and the raised oval Apple used on the iPhone Air. Past that, the telephone can also be anticipated to be ever so barely thinner at 5.5mm than the 5.8mm Galaxy S25 Edge.

Bixby and different AI options

Samsung already acts as a primary place Google can showcase new AI options for Android, however the firm is reportedly exploring different AI partnerships, too. In June 2025, Bloomberg reported that Samsung was nearing a cope with Perplexity to combine its AI-powered search engine throughout OneUI and its homegrown cellular browser. Perplexity already has a cope with Motorola on its Razr telephones, so the one factor that will make a cope with Samsung uncommon is the shut relationship the corporate already has with Google.

The corporate additionally unintentionally introduced a brand new model of its Bixby AI assistant, which is able to probably even be built-in with Perplexity and will function an alternative choice to Google Gemini. Each a brand new Bixby and a deeper integration with Perplexity seem to be pure new software program options to point out off at Galaxy Unpacked.

On February 17, Samsung teased some cellular AI pictures options forward of Unpacked. These develop the S-series’ current image-editing instruments by bringing the flexibility “to show a photograph from day to nighttime in seconds, restore lacking elements of objects in photographs, seize detailed photographs in low mild, and seamlessly merge a number of photographs right into a single, cohesive end result.” Loads of this stuff are already potential in different photo-editing apps and even within the Google Pictures app, however we’ll have to attend to see them in motion on the S26 telephones for extra particulars on whether or not they’re totally different or simpler.

Replace, January 27 2026, 11:55AM ET: This story has been up to date to replicate the newest information across the Galaxy Z TriFold’s value and availability within the US.

Replace, January 30 2026, 12:45PM ET: This story has been up to date to incorporate the newest leaks on the potential dates for Unpacked 2026.

Replace, February 02 2026, 11:30AM ET: This story has been up to date to incorporate the newest leaks with full picture renders of the S26 trio of units.

Replace, February 03 2026, 11:00AM ET: This story has been up to date to incorporate the newest leaks concerning the potential lack of magnetic assist on the S26 sequence.

Replace, February 10 2026, 7:15PM ET: This story has been up to date to incorporate the official date of Galaxy Unpacked as Samsung introduced it at the moment. The intro was additionally edited to replicate that element.

Replace, February 17 2026, 4:55PM ET: This story has been up to date so as to add Samsung’s teaser about its upcoming cellular AI pictures instruments. The intro was additionally edited for timeliness.