Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra | 512GB | Black | Unlocked

SUMMARY: BUY IT! I didn't like any of the newer S series phones enough to buy until this one, plus the Android/OneUI OS updates recently ended for the S21 Ultra.• The S26 Ultra display looks great, better than the S21U, if viewed straight-on and up to maybe 30% off-axis with the privacy display off. I use my phone like this most of the time and have no need for the "privacy" feature, so a win. Farther off-axis though, or with the privacy display "on", the nicest thing I can say is "it will do the job until the S27 Ultra is released with hopefully Privacy Display V2.0".• The dithered 8-bit to make 10-bit display (Frame Rate Control tech) looks fine visually. I’ve read that the iPhone 17 also uses the 8 to 10-bit FRC. A true hardware 10 bit or 12 bit display would take more power - Samsung would have to solve their small battery problem first. I'm hoping for a 10-bit to make 12-bit FRC display, with a much higher (than 500Hz) PWM display-dimming frequency to reduce eye strain, and at least a 7000 mAh silicon-carbon battery in the S27 Ultra - all 3 things as in current Oppo phones. :/• The 25W wireless charging works so well that I can see I won't be using the 60W wired charger (EP-T6010NBEGUS) much. Same 25W rate as my wired S21U charging, but the S26U battery fills faster at 25W for some reason. The wireless charger puck’s magnet ring strongly locks right onto my Otterbox Defender Pro XT case's (Amazon B0GD2KS743) opposite-pole magnet ring. The Samsung 25W wireless charger kit is labeled "Magnet Wireless Charger | 45W Power Adapter", a 25W wireless puck AND a 45W charger in the same box (EP-P2900TBEGUS). The puck requires the 45W charger (EP-T4511NBEGUS by itself), it says, even though it puts out just the 25W of charging power. The 15W wireless charging on the S21U was nearly useless (I even threw the pad away) due to no magnet for coil alignment and the lower charging rate. Problem though: no rubber strain relief on either end of the 25W puck’s cable. It won’t last over time, IMHO.• You can simply unplug the 25W wireless charging puck ^^ from the 45W adapter it comes with (USB-C), then use the wired charging cable in the S26U box to get a full 45W charging rate, about 2x as fast (real-world tested) as 25W! 2 charging rates in one box. :) The S26U display shows: “Super fast wireless charging” for 25W from the puck; "Super fast charging" for the S21U's 25W wired adapter; “Super fast charging 2.0” for 45W wired charging; & “Super fast charging 3.0” for a wired connection with the 60W wall charger. I’m finding the 60W & 45W wired chargers are charging at nearly the same rate if the battery is already mostly full. Seems the 60W rate would only happen (for a while) if the battery is very low. The 25W wireless & 45W wired straight cable S26U charging is really all many people would likely need, unless their battery gets full-cycled (mostly discharged) often, then the 60W would help.• The S26U's 5000 mAh battery is lasting much longer for a given time period than the same in the S21U, likely thanks to the higher efficiency of the 3nm Snapdragon SoC vs 5nm in the S21U. The charging battery-life-extender “stop %” setting in the S26U is adjustable from 80–100%, vs. fixed at 80% or 100% in the S21U. Mine is set at 85% now. I can go to bed with 85% showing on the S26U, then wake up with 81% - and that is with the two cell carriers running (see below). Awesome. :)• The S26U uses higher 15V and 20V charging voltages than some past phones, such that it only needs 3A vs 5A of current, resulting in less bulky (than 5A) 3A charging cables. S26U 25W (S21U charger) = 2.77A*9V; 45W = 3A*15V; 60W = 3A*20V. Some older phones (S23 Ultra) used 5A*9V = 45W; so their “45W” wall adapter wouldn’t give 45W S26U charging with only 9V & a 3A cable. The Samsung S26U 3A straight cords have nice rubber strain reliefs at the ends (3ft 3A = EP-DA705BBEGWW; 6ft 3A = EP-DX310JBEGUS).• The 45W USB-C port on the Samsung #EP-L5300 car charger works with the S26U 25W wireless puck (EP-P2900BBEGUS, puck w/o adapter) AND straight cable 45W charging (tested!). Plus it has a 15W USB-A port for something else.• App start-up & switching between apps is much faster and smoother on the S26U than the S21U, given the 2X faster performance SoC with better vapor-chamber cooling. App & OS updates go fast! Only having the UFS 4.0 on the S26U vs. the (pre-release rumored) latest 4.1 isn’t making much difference. The 2nm 8 Elite Gen6 Pro SoC expected in the S27 Ultra is slated for UFS 5.0, twice the bandwidth of V4.0, and LPDDR6 memory. Will be a beast. :D• The dual SIM radios in the S26U work well! I'm now running Cricket (AT&T towers) on physical SIM IMEI1 and Spectrum Mobile (Verizon towers) on eSIM IMEI2. The S26U is fully set up for switching the call, messages, and data independently between carriers, sim1 and sim2 in the quick panel. The upper left of the lock screen shows "cricket * Spectrum" for carriers, and the signal strength bar adds a new row of do...

Upgraded from a 5 years old Samsung. The difference is night and day. Latest gen phones are super fast. Loved everything about my s26. It’s such a nice phone. Very thin and light. Would recommend to every that has an older phone. Worth the upgrade, every penny!!

This phone is awesome!!! I love the additional features that regular standard phones don't have, such as the S pen, ai features, extreme camera features, and a 6.9 inch screen. There is just one small thing about this phone that I am not 100% satisfied with, which is the camera quality compared to my Samsung Galaxy A56. On that phone, the camera is much more crisp and colors don't look too "greyed out". Whereas on this phone, the pictures can sometimes come out washed up, or the picture doesn't look too true to it's color, even when I adjust the settings on it. I want nice crisp clear looks whenever I'm taking my photos and videos. Now some pictures and videos that I had taken already doesn't look too bad, but whenever I compare it to my A56, the A56 in my opinion surpasses when it comes to clearer photos and videos. But overall this is a nice phone to have and I think it's worth the investment!

Bought this phone based off reviews and glad I did. It's replacing my Galaxy A54, which despite being a huge Galaxy fan, I was not thrilled with. The A54 was a couple years old--starting to glitch a lot and slow down while not holding a charge for very long.This one is fast & charges quicker. The battery life isn't as great as I hoped, but it's not bad.Easy to set up, transfer my SIM, and transfer all my files via Smart Switch from my other phone.I use Cricket Wireless, but they didn't have this phone available in 512GB.Found this one here on Amazon as an open box deal and jumped on it.Hoping this one will outshine the A54 and last me a while.

So far I like this phone. It has a feature you can turn on so others can't see your screen unless you're virtually looking directly at it. The pen no longer has remote camera control. I also wish the pen worked to flip through tik tok. Feels lighter than my s21. Samsung's software is forced on you. I was able to disable most of it, but it takes experience. They brought back video calls in the phone app. Transferring to a new phone is still clumsy. However Google's data transfer is seemless. I want to see photospheres in the camera app again. It was a day late. I hope I'm given credit. I'm not crazy about the protuding camera lenses. Seems they can break. The audio is pretty good for a phone. I don't think its worth updating to this phone from an s21. I'm still keeping both. Feels like it needs a case, like it'll break otherwise. The s21 is very durable. Samsung is getting more like apple. There's just not many differences between new phones at this point.

This phone has been a life changer, the camera quality is something I cannot stop talking about. It is perfect for my YouTube videos and TikTok shorts that I make. The quality is high top notch quality. I love the look of the phone and the white pearl color. It’s just amazing and the size of the phone is perfect for me. It’s not too bulky, but it’s also not too small. Excellent quality, phone and perfect for videos and photos.

My S24 was taking a quick nosedive in performance. At the time of purchase, I had a really good deal on this. Never having an "ultra" before I was wary, but decided to give it a shot.1) Privacy screen feature is so cool. The customizable areas and settings makes it absolutely incredible if I don't want a full privacy screen.2) battery life is better than any phone I have ever had. I'm on my phone constantly with audiobooks, GPS, window shopping, playing games, and I have a full day of battery. Even if somehow my battery gets low, it goes from 12% to 100% in 1hr 38min (happened just this morning).3) Stylus use is perfect. It even reminds you if the stylus isn't in the phone when you turn off the screen. Very smooth. Had to sign some paperwork for a doctor over email and, I won't lie, it was funny how excited I got to sign a real signature, not a scribble with my finger.4) The phone is CRAZY fast. I am not a patient person. And I have yet to get irritated with the speed of this phone.I am beyond happy with it and the larger memory that it offers.

Absolutely above my expectations!I was using iPhones the past 3 years. Not because I wanted to, but because I wanted to make things easier for my wife and her family. But after swapping back to the S26 Ultra I realize how much I’ve missed Android and Samsung. The amount of customization, not just looks, but functionality, is something that I love about Samsung. From the color reproduction, resolution to extend battery life, privacy screen enable per app or notifications, instead of a Dynamic Island everything lives at the top bar and might not function the same way but it’s close enough. And the Good Lock app alone makes takes the whole experience to a new level.The phone feels amazing in hand and feels like it is high quality. And durability is the same across the board. Don’t drop it and you will be fine. I paired mine with a MagBak case, which comes with a great screen protector.I think it is well worth the asking price and love how well Android integrates with windows. I also have a Samsung tablet and swapping between the two is seamless.Just not enough good things to say. For any iPhone users, simply take the time to learn the operating system and adapt your muscle memory and it will be fine. RCS chat makes sending high quality photos and videos simple, and Google Meet is a universal video calling app that makes it simple for everyone. FaceTime is fine, but other apps do video calling better. Just stop being stubborn and enjoy what else can be had.Anyway, hope this helps :) it’s a great device!