Ahead of its expected unveiling this month, the official renders of the base and Ultra models of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S26 lineup have surfaced online.
The renders shared by leaker Evan Blass depict what seems to be the vanilla Galaxy S26 in White and the Galaxy S26 Ultra in Violet. The images also show that the Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26 Ultra will sport a redesigned camera housing, which visually looks the same as the Galaxy Z Fold 7.
The new oval-shaped rear camera module contains three sensors, while the Galaxy S26 Ultra gets additional sensors outside the camera island. Meanwhile, the physical buttons and the front-facing cameras of both devices remain consistent with the existing Samsung smartphone layout.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 is rumored to be powered by a 4,300mAh battery and a new chipset. Some regions are expected to get an Exynos 2600-powered device, while others, including North America, will apparently receive a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 instead.
On the other hand, the flagship Galaxy S16 Ultra will reportedly have a slimmer 7.9mm profile, a lighter 214g weight, and sport a 6.9-inch Dynamic AMOLED panel with QHD+ resolution. It is also rumored to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, paired with up to 16GB RAM, 1TB storage, and a 5,000mAh battery capacity with 60W wired and up to 25W wireless charging.
The cameras on the back of the Galaxy S26 Ultra will reportedly include a 200MP ISOCELL HP2 main sensor with an updated f/1.4 aperture, a 50MP Samsung JN3 ultra-wide shooter, a 50MP IMX854 periscope telephoto lens with 5x optical zoom, and a 10MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom.
Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy S26 series on February 25. Stay tuned for more updates.
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