[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The phone's camera is great. I really enjoy the screen.How big it is the layout of the phone for the apps are easy to maneuver the only thing I have a hard time with is the texting app's not like the old one. The speakers on the phone are perfect. And loads up all my apps really fast, no delays and downloading stuff is quick by far the best phone I ever had.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Very satisfied with my new s26 Ultra phone. The battery lasts so much longer. Have tried switching to other brands and always come back to Samsung.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Galaxy S26 Ultra fits my lifestyle everywhere. At precious moments with my family, its camera is there, and AI is there afterwards as needed. I get most of my jobs done on Galaxy S26 Ultra. It fits in my hand perfectly and my back pocket. Always super fast and reliable.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Jump into creative studio. Draw something and have Galaxy AI turn it into a sticker. Save the stickers you like and send them to people in regular talks via the samsung keyboard. Best feature I've stumbled upon with this new AI embued phone. Could probably export them to discord or something too.
Amazing phone with all the bells and whistles of an industry leading smart phone. The fingerprint reader does give me trouble, but other than that I've had no issues in blasting through my day to day.
The cameras are fun and the night shots add a lot of clairty in deep dark scenes. You can optimize for speed of capture or the most processed and gorgeous image captures. It has a built in document scanner too! Finally.
The screen is great! At absolute max blast brightness, my old s25u is a bit more vibrant though. Not sure who goes through the day at MAXIMUM brightness. The solar flare life style.
The screen has the hyper privacy filter and it works good. Higher brightness decreases effectiveness and you could opt to run max privacy mode, but adaptive brightness is usually best. If it's a cramped flight, run the lowest brightness you can tolerate and hit privacy on. Should be good to go.
I wish the s pen had bluetooth. I'd buy a third party s pen with that if possible, but oh well. I love the always off display notes. I wish they were more attention grabbing. Maybe sync them to the watch display.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I'm coming from the 21 ultra and it's better but not leaps and bounds better. I guess I was expecting a lot more from 5 generations of phones. I should have bought the 25 ultra and saved a lot of money.
Value
3
Response from Samsung USBy R&R Team, April 13, 2026
Hi there Caleb336, thank you for your feedback on your Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. We completely understand wanting to feel that you've made a good investment in a new device that feels exciting to use every day. We have provided links to articles to help you with the features of Galaxy AI that have been added to your device, different camera features and settings, and the redesigned features of the S Pen. We have also added links to the complete manual and the Samsung Support Team to help you best align the settings to your preferences, and answer any questions you may have along the way. We appreciate you being a Samsung customer. -Elizabeth Galaxy S26 AI Experience https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10010424/ Use the S Pen with Galaxy S26 Ultra https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10010344/ Use camera features on Galaxy S26 https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10010343/ Product Manuals https://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/ Samsung Support smsng.us/Samsung-Support Samsung Community smsng.us/Samsung-Community Facebook smsng.us/Facebook-Messenger X https://smsng.us/X-Messages
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I've been using Samsungs for well almost 15 years no I'll say this device is another powerhouse. Its multi-tasking capabilites are seamless even when jumping between havy apps. Thermal management is impressive even under sustained load during gaming or prolonged video content - I haven't noticed any significant throttling.
On top of this, Galaxy AI has genuinely changed my workflow (and person use), specifically real-time transcription and generative search tools which make researching so much more efficient.
Also, the display's refresh rate and colory accuracy are top-tier compared to anything else out right now. It's rare to find a device that balances high-end specs with software experience that actuanlly enhances daily routine.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The new ultra series for 2026 has overall been a great experience. The shape improvement has helped for a easier daily carry a the build quality seems a bit better. The software is where it really shines where "Galaxy AI" is able to help with thing like samsung pass to help with passwords and the speakers paired with the tools sound better as well. The only downside I found was the privacy screen feature has the screen brightness impacted but the screen is not fully protected so the cons don't seem to be worth it's enablement.