The Privacy Display is the main feature of the Galaxy S26 Ultra this year. We have discovered the capabilities, advantages, and limitations of the new display technology, which made its premiere today. Since this is a thorough review, you will find all the information you need regarding the Galaxy S26 Ultra below.
This gadget is now little slimmer. Compared to the S25 Ultra, the chassis is noticeably thinner at 7.9mm, and the corners drop down a little more. Naturally, the camera’s design has altered, perhaps as a result of the main and telephoto sensors’ bigger apertures.
The new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (for Galaxy) is part of Samsung’s new Ultra mobile, which is available for the whole worldwide market. The Ultra does not have an Exynos version. All the software fundamentals and more are covered by a single UI 8.5 x Android 16 OS. Numerous new AI features and improvements are available.
The native Gallery app is far more helpful thanks to the Galaxy AI’s photo assist package. The screenshots can be categorized by the built-in AI. Creative Studio can create personalized stickers for you or even use your own photographs to create wallpapers.
With the S26 Ultra, AI Audio Eraser can now do much more than just eliminate call noise. Additionally, it can handle media on social media, YouTube, and Netflix that is being played on the device. The device creates and records scripts for on-screen and call screening.
Nudge now automatically displays all of the contextual information from your previous talks. Depending on what you’re talking about, it retrieves addresses, images, and other information from your device. It’s a useful small feature.
Due to the main 200MP outsole changing the aperture to f/1.4, the Galaxy S26 Ultra has a light intake that is approximately 47% better. In addition to the primary 50MP 5X periscope telephoto with f/2.9 aperture, they still feature a second 10MP telephoto. That zoom lens produces 37% brighter photos. Additionally, the 50MP ultrawide camera is essentially unchanged from the previous year.
The S26 Ultra’s 6.9″ Dynamic AMOLED screen maintains its QHD+ resolution and 1-120 Hz LTPO refresh rate. However, the Galaxy S26 Ultra has one special feature that has everyone swooning. And there’s the Privacy Display that prevents prying eyes.
Pixels on a portion of the screen direct light upward from the display. Therefore, those pixels can only be seen from the front; they cannot be seen from the side. Additionally, each pixel can be turned on separately. This implies that a section of the screen that you truly wish to conceal can be blocked by Privacy Display. That might be a section for entering a password or a notification. Alternately, you could hide the full screen from other people.
However, there is a warning about this technology. Brightness and resolution are also lost in the area that is concealed from others. The S26 Ultra’s viewing angles are noticeably worse than those of the S25 Ultra. Although privacy displays are not flawless, they could be useful for devices in the future after several generations.
The S Pen slot at the bottom is still there. It features two speakers, The ultrasonic fingerprint ID, and WiFi 7. As before, the battery has 5,000 mAh. However, they did increase the wireless input to 25W and the wired charging speed to 60W. As expected, the base price of the Galaxy S26 Ultra (12/256GB) increased to €1,450 (~PKR 477,000). Pre-orders for it have started. Actual sales for the entire series will begin on March 11.