[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I upgraded from my 25 ultra to the s26 ultra and at first I didn't think it would be much different. But let me tell you I was WRONG!! I love the new upgraded features with the Galaxy AI and the camera island with the rounded corners really was a nice touch it feels better while holding the phone. The privacy display feature has to be the coolest thing and of course Samsung had it first! I will forever be a Galaxy owner and will never switch. The new UI 8.5 is so great and just makes things simple rather than the complicated you know who competition. It's just a great phone the new camera features are amazing as well like I said I didn't expect much of a difference from my s25 Ultra because the reviews made it seem like it was basically the same phone with minor changes. But personally I feel like it was just made even more perfect than it was which is hard to believe if you're a huge Galaxy lover like I am. If you haven't tried the s26 Ultra or any S series Galaxy I highly recommend you do because you just might fall in love and leave those over rated junk competitors behind! My entire home is all Samsung and will forever be that way. Can't wait to get my Galaxy Buds 4 Pro next!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love the picture quality and the new edit functions. The texting app let's you download keyboards in different languages and you can toggle between the two with a swipe.
I used my phone at work and home. I video chat with my grandkids all the time.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] So let's start off saying that I have been a loyal samsung customer for the last 10 years. Each flagship phone that they launch I've held in my hand and each has had their own feel to them but I must say that this one, the s26 ultra, is on a whole different level as far as features go. Not only that, the design has changed as well, although minimal, it remains comfortable and familiar at hand. The feeling isn't just "a phone in hand" you hold (Essentially) a mini computer that you can multitask with. One of my favorite features is the privacy display. I no longer have to go look around for a separate cover to achieve this and I can enable and disable this feature at any time I wish. The UI is very comfortable to work with. Over all the phone doesnt feel like just an upgrade from the 25 ultra, but a whole different device. Good job on this one.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The on demand privacy screen is the first thing I'll mention, because wow. I thought that it had to be toggled on and off. But Samsung went even further and made it so that the Galaxy Ai actually can toggle the privacy screen on when you're inputting passwords and other times where privacy would be desired. That's actually really useful since the privacy screen makes the images on screen appear slightly Grey when its toggle on, and constantly switching between would be slightly inconvenient for those who forget the function exists.
Now for the Ai itself. I haven't gotten into it too deeply with most Ai functions, but I do use it for image editing, and for that, it does more than I could ask for. You can edit out parts of an image, with the Ai filling it in with something from the background, creating a seamless image.
The cameras themselves are amazing, and theres actually an add-on that was offered via a notification that actually allows even further customization of the settings, which I found very useful.
Overall, I'm very happy I decided not to wait on upgrading.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I feel bad because I spent all this money I did on this upgrade I was more excited in the galaxy bud 4 pro more than the phone it felt almost the same no real difference at all everyone harpeted so much on the privacy screen but honestly it's just ok nothing too exciting about it.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] great phone strong and sturdy. I feel like I have a phone and battery last a long time. I use the galaxy ai almost daily and boy does it make life easy