Samsung Launches Galaxy S26 Ultra With Built-In Privacy D...

What’s Happening

Here’s the thing: Samsung today just dropped its newest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra.

Samsung’s latest devices are focused on AI, and Samsung says they have the most “intuitive, proactive, and adaptive Galaxy AI features” to date. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. (we’re not making this up)

3-inch Galaxy S26 is Samsung’s smallest and most affordable phone, followed by the 6.

The Details

9-inch Galaxy S26 Ultra is the high-end model. All three devices feature OL Samsung Launches Galaxy S26 Ultra With Built-In Privacy Display and New AI Features Wednesday 10:01 am PST by Juli Clover Samsung today just dropped its newest flagship smartphones , the Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra.

To the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. All three devices feature OLED displays, but only the Ultra works with the S Pen stylus.

Why This Matters

New to the Galaxy S26 Ultra is a built-in “Privacy Display” that makes it harder to view what’s on the screen when looking at the phone from a side angle. It’s clear when looking at it head on, but someone sitting next to you will have a hard time seeing your phone’s display. Privacy Display works at the pixel level, controlling how pixels disperse light.

This is part of the broader shift happening across the tech industry right now.

Key Takeaways

• It can be set to activate only for certain apps or situations like entering a PIN, and there are partial and maximum privacy options.
• Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra has the best camera lineup, featuring a 200-megapixel wide lens, a 50-megapixel ultra wide lens, and two telephoto lenses.
• The 10-megapixel telephoto lens has 3x optical zoom, while the 50-megapixel telephoto lens features 5x optical zoom and 10x “optical quality” zoom.
• There’s a new Nightography feature for clearer video in low lighting conditions, and several AI photo features.

The Bottom Line

It can also change a photo from day to night, or change a person’s outfit. Creative Studio uses sketches, photos, or prompts to create and edit AI-generated visuals like stickers, wallpapers, and invitations.

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