The Samsung Galaxy S26 series smartphones, expected to go official in January 2026, will feature displays that won't be brighter than those of their predecessors. The word comes from reliable tipster UniverseIce, who said that the peak brightness of the Galaxy S26 series is 2,600 nits - the same as the Galaxy S25 lineup. If true, that's not a cool move by Samsung since we have some Chinese flagships in the market that are much brighter.
Just two months ago, accepted wisdom was that there would be no Galaxy S26 Plus, Samsung's mid-sized flagship canned in favor of a slim Edge phone. Now things have flipped, with the Edge supposedly cancelled and the Plus not only on track to release early next year, but revealed in new renders based on the phone's leaked specs. Our first potential look at the S26 Plus comes from leaker OnLeaks via Android Headlines, and for the most part it looks familiar enough.
At least one phone in Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S26 range may look a little different to what we were expecting, and a lot more like Apple's iPhone 17 series. That's going by a photo of dummy phones shared by leaker and journalist Sonny Dickson, who has a pretty good track record for sourcing accurate Apple and Samsung phone designs.
