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Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus

Released March 2026 · Full specs on GSMArena

76

✓ Reviewers agree · spread ±1

Consensus of 4 reviews. How this is calculated.

Tom's Guide78
Tech Advisor77
Digital Trends75
TechRadar75
Each dot is one review, adjusted for how that publication usually scores; the line is our consensus. The closer the dots sit to the line, the more the reviewers agree.

Key specs

Released
March 2026
Launch price (US)
$1,099
Form factor
Standard
OS
Android
Display
6.7″
Main camera
50 MP
Telephoto lens
Yes
Battery
4,900 mAh
Wired charging
45 W
Chipset
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
Base storage
256 GB
Weight
190 g
Water resistance
IP68
Software updates
7 years

What the reviewers said

Digital Trends

8/10Apr 14, 2026

A fine but unexciting middle model; nearly identical to prior Plus phones and overshadowed by the Ultra, with little reason to pick it.

  • Excellent, bright QHD+ display
  • Strong performance
  • Good battery life
  • Clean, feature-rich One UI 8.5 software
  • Almost no design or innovation over S25 Plus
  • Too much AI, some features unreliable
  • Overshadowed by the Galaxy S26 Ultra
  • Camera bump makes phone wobble on flat surfaces
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TechRadar

4/5Apr 5, 2026

A solid, great-but-not-excellent Android phone with strong performance and display, held back by a price hike and dated cameras.

  • Sleek, unchanged premium design with attractive colorways
  • Gorgeous, bright 120Hz display
  • Excellent performance from Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
  • IP68 dust and water resistance
  • 45W wired charging is quick
  • $100 price increase over the Galaxy S25 Plus
  • Cameras essentially unchanged from previous generation
  • Battery life decent but not best in class
  • No privacy display unlike the Ultra
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Tom's Guide

4/5Mar 18, 2026

A good phone that's hard to recommend: pricier than before, squeezed between the standard S26 and Ultra, with the same camera hardware as last year.

  • Excellent, bright display with strong color accuracy
  • Strong performance
  • Effective new and updated AI features
  • Good selfie portraits with glasses
  • Higher price than the Galaxy S25 Plus
  • Camera hardware carried over, looks dated
  • Standard S26 offers similar performance for less
  • Ultra offers better photos, battery life and Privacy Display
Read the full review at Tom's Guide →

Tech Advisor

4/5Mar 10, 2026

A solid big-screen Samsung flagship with strong power, display and AI, but minimal upgrades and pricier than rivals.

  • Large, vibrant, sharp display good for gaming and streaming
  • Plenty of performance that stays manageable under load
  • Among the best AI features on a phone
  • Solid build with IP68 rating
  • Seven years of OS and security updates
  • Price increase makes rival phones better value
  • Minimal battery life gains
  • Cameras capable but not standout
  • Peak brightness lower than Pixel and iPhone rivals
  • Large size less comfortable for small hands
Read the full review at Tech Advisor →

Verdicts, pros and cons are short summaries in our words of each publisher's review; scores are as the publisher gave them. Specs are taken from the reviews' spec boxes — where they differ, we show the value most of them give; price is the US launch price of the base model. Read the originals for the full picture.