S26 Ultra 5G (SM-S948B)

Description

The most powerful and intelligent Samsung phone, the S26 Ultra, features the latest artificial intelligence technologies, Galaxy AI and Gemini AI, the brightest camera system, the world’s first privacy screen, and powerful multitasking processing. The device has a flat 6.9-inch Infinity-O screen, which is the world’s first privacy screen where you can decide whether you want to hide the screen (from prying eyes to the right and left) completely, or specific applications, notifications, or PINs. It uses the world’s most powerful and latest LTPO Dynamic AMOLED 2X technology with a variable refresh rate from 1 to 120 Hz as needed and a massive brightness of 2600 nits. The screen has a QHD+ resolution (containing more than 4.4 million pixels) and a color depth of more than 16 million colors, with support for Ray Tracing technology and the Vulkan graphics API for gamers, which gives the highest graphics performance with less power consumption, along with support for advanced shading and reflection technologies and reduced latency.

It supports ProScaler effects, which enhance and boost resolution using advanced AI-powered algorithmic processing technology to deliver a superior viewing experience. The screen also features color depth processing that achieves a fourfold increase, thanks to the advanced mobile digital natural image engine (mDNIe), which balances colors, improves contrast and detail, reduces noise, conserves power, and protects eyes and sunlight with Vision Booster technology.

The device features a sleek camera design with an armored aluminum frame that acts as a protective shield. It boasts a premium Gorilla Armor 2 front glass screen protector, the latest and strongest in the world, which safeguards against surface scratches and reduces glare. The back is protected by Gorilla Victus 2. Weighing 214 grams and measuring 7.9 mm thick, it’s powered by the Snapdragon Elite Gen 5 processor, the latest and most powerful in the world. This version, specifically designed for Samsung Galaxy devices, features eight cores clocked at 4.74 GHz and is built on a 3nm process. It’s significantly more powerful than its predecessor, particularly in its Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for artificial intelligence (39% faster). The device supports 5G connectivity and comes with either 12 or 16 GB of the latest and fastest LPDDR5x RAM, along with an S Pen.

 

The device offers 256, 512 GB, or 1 TB of internal storage using the latest and fastest UFS 4.0 technology.

The device features a quad-camera system: a 200MP main camera with a wider F/1.4 aperture than its predecessor, contributing to a 47% increase in brightness; a wide-angle OIS lens; 2x optical zoom; video shake correction; autofocus; AI-powered digital zoom up to 100x (Space Zoom 100X); 8K video recording at 30fps; 4K slow-motion recording at up to 120fps or FHD at 240fps; a 50MP macro camera with 5x optical zoom (expanding to 10x AI-assisted zoom); a 50MP ultra-wide-angle camera for capturing 120-degree ultra-wide-angle shots; and a 10MP 3x optical zoom camera that supports revolutionary 10-bit HDR, offering up to one billion colors within its wide dynamic range.

The front-facing camera is 12MP and features AI-powered image signal processing. The Artificial Intelligence Power Supply (ISP) allows you to take more natural-looking selfies by highlighting and shading specific areas. Your natural skin tone and other details, such as hair and eyebrows, will appear as you see them in real life, providing the finest details for stunning selfies.

 

The device’s camera also excels in night photography, both for stills and videos, thanks to several technologies, most notably the large pixel sensor and the latest Super HDR update. AI-powered image enhancement is used even before the photo is taken, along with 10-bit HDR technology. This sets a new standard for night photography with larger apertures and less noise, resulting in clear and detailed videos in low-light environments. The wide-angle camera boasts a 47% brighter aperture, opening at F1.4, while the telephoto camera opens at F2.9 for 37% more brightness. When shooting at night, the processor reduces noise using individual noise patterns, ensuring that every scene remains clear. This allows you to capture cinematic scenes after sunset, from bustling city streets to intimate gatherings, where the scenery will be richer in detail than ever before. The cameras utilize AI-powered deep learning technology. Through AI, they enhance details, reduce noise, and improve overall image quality.

The device’s integrated imaging technologies enable you to capture distant subjects with exceptional clarity, even in low light, while also filtering out unwanted sounds like wind, people, or music from videos. The next-generation ProVisual engine distinguishes subjects, improving color accuracy, reducing noise, and highlighting details. Photo Assist uses AI to fill the background, move, resize, or remove objects. This makes it the most powerful quad-camera system yet for zooming in on distant subjects.

Expert RAW technology saves images in RAW format for later editing, and you can record video in Log video mode and then use professional tools for editing without compromising image quality. The device also features revolutionary video stabilization, combining Horizontal Lock with Super Steady’s wide-angle lens and sensor for enhanced image clarity. The gyroscope and accelerometer detect the direction of gravity, keeping images straight even when the camera is rotated 360 degrees. This means that whether you’re on a rocky road or chasing something in your car, you’ll get smoother, shake-free videos. The device also features up to 100x zoom thanks to 100x AI-powered Space Zoom technology.

 

The device is water and dust resistant with an IP68 rating (resistant to fresh water up to a depth of 1.5 meters for 30 minutes). It also features an under-display fingerprint sensor with Ultrasonic technology (using ultrasonic waves to read the depth of the fingerprint and acting as a 3D fingerprint scanner), enabling smooth, fast, and secure unlocking. The device is protected by the Samsung KNOX Vault multi-layered platform, which operates across multiple hardware and software layers and supports Samsung’s Knox Matrix Trust Chain to monitor the security level of connected devices. It boasts a new and improved heat dissipation system to maintain optimal performance during gaming and other uses. This latest Vapor Chamber system is 21% larger than its predecessor and continuously cools and dissipates heat.

 

The device is dual-SIM, allowing for two SIM cards to be inserted. It has a large 5000 mAh battery, and AI power management detects your mobile usage habits and adapts accordingly for extended battery life. Thanks to the advanced mDNIe technology in the device’s processor, battery life is further enhanced while watching videos. With support for 60W wired fast charging, which charges the device from 0 to 75% in 30 minutes, and 15W fast wireless charging, the S26 Ultra features a USB Type-C 3.2 port, Bluetooth 6 (making it the first device to support this version), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/be 2.4GHz+5GHz+6GHz), and GPS. It runs on Android, which will receive updates for seven years from its release date.

 

The device is equipped with Galaxy AI, seamlessly blending onboard AI with cloud-based AI. It utilizes generative AI and offers services such as language detection and translation, image creation and editing, and more.

 

Among the most important features of the S26 Ultra, thanks to its AI technologies, are the following:

 

Live Translate:

This feature translates phone calls between two people speaking different languages. It’s two-way, instantaneous, converting speech to text, thus transforming the audio conversation into a text-based conversation that can be reviewed later.

What distinguishes this technology is that it works internally on the phone, not in the cloud, so an internet connection isn’t required. The other party also doesn’t need to have a similar phone.

 

Circle to Search:

By pressing and holding the home button, an interface appears that allows you to circle an image captured by the camera or stored on the device to instantly search for it on Google. You can also tap on an element in the image to search for it or even highlight specific text within the image.

 

Note Assist:

This technology helps recognize and enhance handwriting within the Samsung Notes app. It also allows for formatting, summarizing, and translating handwritten notes quickly and easily.

 

Galaxy AI Editing Tools:

These tools enable AI-powered photo and video editing, including Generative Edit, which allows users to move and resize parts of an image and AI-enabled fillers for a more realistic and natural look.

 

Transcript Assist – Recording Assist:

This feature converts audio recordings from Samsung’s Voice Recording app into written text, with the ability to summarize and translate them into multiple languages.

 

Chat Assist:

This feature facilitates text communication in chat applications by translating messages and suggesting writing styles.

 

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This feature provides real-time translation (internally, without requiring an internet connection) of conversations between two people speaking dInterpreterifferent languages, displaying the text on a split screen.

 

ProVisual:

This is Samsung’s new visual engine, featuring a comprehensive suite of AI-powered imaging tools. It enables high-resolution photo and video capture even in challenging lighting and image instability conditions. This engine, in its Ultra version, features a Quad Telephoto camera system that utilizes telephoto cameras to achieve 10x optical zoom thanks to its Adaptive Pixel Sensor.

 

Photo Assist:

This feature allows you to edit and enhance photos by speaking or typing a few words to the AI.

 

Creative Studio:

With the Creative Studio, you can create custom sticker sets by combining sketches or images with a few words for the AI.

 

Now Nudge:

Powered by Galaxy AI, the all-new Now Nudge feature can understand the context of your on-screen request and send you helpful shortcuts. It reduces the steps required to reach the next stage and offers autofill suggestions. For example, finding and sending photos is incredibly easy. If you request photos from your last trip, Now Nudge will understand which ones you want and send them to you, then take you to those photos in your gallery. This allows you to select and send them with just a few taps.

 

Now Brief:

This feature can track your daily life and understand your habits better than ever before. Your playlist, recommendations, reminders for important events like booking details, special travel moments, sleep reminders, and the weather are all available in a concise summary throughout the day.

 

Bixby:

Samsung’s AI-powered personal assistant. Ask Bixby. It’s your personal assistant that can guide you on how to use features and adjust settings for convenience. And if you need quick answers, it will search the web while answering your questions.

 

In addition to Google’s AI assistant technology, Gemini AI acts as a constant personal assistant, offering numerous features, including:

By long pressing the side button, you can tell Google Gemini what you need using simple, everyday language, and it will do everything in one go.

Enjoy seamless conversations with Gemini Live, whether brainstorming ideas or preparing presentations by attaching images and receiving instant responses that adapt to the conversation.

The Seamless Actions across Apps feature allows you to perform complex tasks requiring interaction between multiple apps seamlessly, without the need for manual app switching. For example, you can search for something and then share it via a messaging app or find the date of a sporting event and then add it to your Samsung calendar all with voice commands.

Using the Cross-Up Action feature, you can summarize a video conversation and convert it into written text.

 

For more information, please refer to the specifications table on this page.