Everything we’re expecting from the S26 launch on February 25

Samsung’s 2025 was crammed with new foldables, an ultra-thin new form factor and the launch of Google’s XR platform. After making some announcements at CES 2026, the corporate has simply 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 simply been shared, however precise data on what gadgets are arriving then remains to be unknown. However as standard, we all know loads about what’s anticipated at Unpacked.

Engadget will likely be masking Galaxy Unpacked dwell, and we’ll most certainly have hands-on protection of Samsung’s new smartphones quickly after they’re introduced. Whereas we look forward to the total particulars, here is every part we count on Samsung will introduce on the first Galaxy Unpacked occasion of 2026.

When is Unpacked 2026 happening?

In line with 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 stated this launch will mark “a brand new section within the period of AI as intelligence turns into really private and adaptive.” It’s not loads to go on, since we’ve heard a model of this from numerous firms over the previous couple of years, however at the very least we received’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 doubtless proceed with the Galaxy S26. Based mostly on leaked images of the brand new lineup, the corporate isn’t anticipated to radically reinvent the look of the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+ or Galaxy S26 Extremely, and as an alternative will stick to an identical design to what it used on the Galaxy S25. The telephones could have a flat entrance display screen and body, with rounded corners and cameras housed in a vertical pill-shaped plateau on the again. In contrast to Apple’s transfer from the iPhone 16 Pro to the iPhone 17 Pro, the most important distinction right here will doubtless 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 News reports Samsung’s comparatively new Exynos 2600 chip might be utilized in some telephones within the lineup relying on the area, a method Samsung has deployed previously. Both means the brand new telephones needs to be extra performant than the earlier era, 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 might be the telephone’s display screen. 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 can 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 counsel it will characteristic the identical 50-megapixel most important digital camera, 12-megapixel ultrawide, 10-megapixel 3x telephoto and 12-megapixel selfie digital camera because the earlier era. Adjustments look 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 screen, 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. According to 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 may additionally change 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 help Qi2 moderately than only technically work with the standard when a case is hooked up, rumors suggest 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 appear to be full image renders of the S26 sequence, and so they typically line up with what has already been rumored, leaked and reported thus far. If these photos are correct, they offer us a clearer take a look at the digital camera bump and two coloration variants of the S26 Extremely.

Followers of magnets could continue to be disappointed by Samsung if the newest rumors are correct. Regardless of the launch of the Qi 2 wi-fi charging normal including help 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 permits, Nieuwemobiel.nl is reporting that, attributable to pictures it obtained of instances with magnetic rings, the S26 sequence doubtless received’t have built-in magnets. Samsung has made these instances so as to add the magnetic functionality to its S-series previously, 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 3 Pro in 2024, with a serious redesign that introduced them way more in step with Apple’s AirPods. The Galaxy Buds 4 and Buds 4 Professional Samsung is rumored to be asserting quickly will not essentially change that, although they’ll characteristic a extra compact case and fewer angular stems, according to leaked images 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 also rumored to work on each variations of the brand new Galaxy Buds. SamMobile reports the Galaxy Buds 4 and 4 Professional may additionally ship with a brand new Extremely Wideband chip that can make them simpler to search out with Google’s Find 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 obtainable in North America. That information got here on January 27, when the corporate introduced the TriFold would be available in the US on January 30, for a whopping $2,900. Contemplating we’ve already seen the device in person at CES 2026 and persons are most certainly to have had an opportunity to have 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 exchange its “Plus” smartphone with a novel kind issue, identical to Apple has opted to do with the iPhone Air. There have been conflicting reports on the matter, but it surely looks like Samsung is not going to be doing that with the Galaxy S26 Edge.

As an alternative, the smartphone will reportedly stay another 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, according to Android Headlines, with a big rectangular digital camera plateau that is harking back 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 deal with Motorola on its Razr telephones, so the one factor that might make a cope with Samsung uncommon is the shut relationship the corporate already has with Google.

The corporate additionally unintentionally introduced a new version of its Bixby AI assistant, which is able to doubtless even be built-in with Perplexity and will function a substitute for Google Gemini. Each a brand new Bixby and a deeper integration with Perplexity seem to be pure new software program options to indicate off at Galaxy Unpacked.

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 worth and availability within the US.

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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 right this moment. The intro was additionally edited to replicate that element.