Samsung Electronics sent out invitations Tuesday to its next Galaxy Unpacked event, to be held in San Francisco on February 25. At the event, Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy 26 series smartphones.
The company said that the upcoming phones will once again bring AI features to the forefront, saying they are “built to simplify everyday interactions, inspire confidence, and make you feel seamlessly integrated with Galaxy AI from the moment you hold it in your hands.”
A standout feature revealed by the company is the privacy display that is expected to debut on the Galaxy S26 Ultra. This feature allows users to hide certain areas of their phone screen from onlookers to protect sensitive information. For example, users can hide the notification area from prying eyes.
According to the report, the top phone in the lineup will run Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon Elite Gen 5 processor in the US and China. Samsung is likely to pick up its own Exynos 2600 processor in other regions. The distinction is important, but it becomes less and less important. Snapdragon processors have historically outperformed Samsung’s Exynos chips in benchmarks and thermal efficiency, but the performance gap is narrowing.
According to a report from tech site SamMobile, the S26 will also pack a 5,100 mAh (milliampere-hour, standard unit of battery capacity) battery and support 60W wired charging and 25W wireless charging.
Apart from the phone, Samsung is likely to launch updated Galaxy Buds 4 wireless earbuds. The company plans to update the design of the previous generation, which drew widespread comparisons to Apple’s AirPods.
The event will begin at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT and will be streamed live on Samsung’s website and YouTube channel.
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Samsung is offering a $30 promotional credit to those who pre-register interested in the upcoming device. Pre-registration is merely an expression of interest. Consumers can still receive credit toward discounts on other Samsung products, even if they don’t purchase a new device. If you pre-register and pre-order one of the devices, the company will boost that amount with a $150 credit. No trade-in required.
