Customer reviews from Samsung US
Samsung - Galaxy S26 Ultra 256GB - Cobalt Violet (Verizon)
Average customer rating
4.8
(13,395 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 13,395 reviews
5 Stars
11,698
4 Stars
1,350
3 Stars
208
2 Stars
55
1 Star
84
65%of customers recommend this product.
(
92 out of
142)
Customer Reviews for Samsung - Galaxy S26 Ultra 256GB - Cobalt Violet (Verizon)
Customer Rating
5
Excellent phone, fast and responsive
on March 22, 2026
Posted by: Cartmanny68
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Easy to set up out of box. Thin design. Unsure on the rounded corners yet as was used to previous models. Phone is very fast and very responsive. Took some getting used to location of various settings. Love that the software was not overloaded with games, that was a much appreciated change from part models. There are some thing that wish were not forced when setting up the phone but can go turn thing off later once you fine then.
Galaxy AI has some cool features but some were forced during setup again which was frustrating. Would prefer things not be forced and be a choice after the setup is done. Otherwise the overall experience has been fantastic. Super fast, very responsive, the finger print reader is lightening fast, battery life has been excellent, and it was straight forward to get the phone up and going and set how I prefer. The privacy features like interesting though not sure have much need for it myself. The Galaxy AI circle and search is very cool and works great. Really very happy with the phone and experience this far.
Galaxy AI has some cool features but some were forced during setup again which was frustrating. Would prefer things not be forced and be a choice after the setup is done. Otherwise the overall experience has been fantastic. Super fast, very responsive, the finger print reader is lightening fast, battery life has been excellent, and it was straight forward to get the phone up and going and set how I prefer. The privacy features like interesting though not sure have much need for it myself. The Galaxy AI circle and search is very cool and works great. Really very happy with the phone and experience this far.
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Wonderfully powerful
on March 22, 2026
Posted by: Cnvtablebug
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love this thing! It works so beautifully. It's always running smoothly and fast. The design of the phone is immaculate.
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
Lighter phone. Issues with aesthetics and software
on March 22, 2026
Posted by: SamsungKat
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Phone is lighter. However the pedestal 3 cameras sit on is not aesthetic at all. Also the new Galazy AI that runs the photo editing sucks! Pleaee bring back the previous editor and remove the automatic editor which ruins photos.
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
The Galaxy S26 ultra
on March 22, 2026
Posted by: Pinball215
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Galaxy AI is truly amazing as with the Galaxy S26. Nothing like it has ever been created prior. Fast internet, storage space, camera all together compliment how amazing this device truly is.
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
1
Features lost!
on March 22, 2026
Posted by: None
I can't even paste out of a text message. This really sucks big time.
Very hard if not impossible to use voice to text and try to add punctuation even as simple as a period very harder to use than my Galaxy s20 Ultra.
What happened to my $30 discount and the other benefits I should have since I wasted 1500+.
Why in hell is the annoying underscore added to perfectly good words like" happened" above.
Not happy at all. Why the lost features?
Very hard if not impossible to use voice to text and try to add punctuation even as simple as a period very harder to use than my Galaxy s20 Ultra.
What happened to my $30 discount and the other benefits I should have since I wasted 1500+.
Why in hell is the annoying underscore added to perfectly good words like" happened" above.
Not happy at all. Why the lost features?
Response from Samsung USBy R&R Team, March 23, 2026
Hey None, we appreciate you sharing your experience of your Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra with us. We know it can be frustrating when your device is not meeting your expectations or operating as expected. We have provided links to the complete manual and the Samsung Support Team to help you best align the settings to your preferences, troubleshoot any frustrations, or answer any questions you may have about your device. We appreciate you being a Samsung customer. -Elizabeth
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Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
That's amazing cellphone, loving edges
on March 22, 2026
Posted by: EdTLM70
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] GALAXY AI on the photos spectacular and exotic, it's like a pro camera.
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Amazing phone.
on March 22, 2026
Posted by: CRMXCIV
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Switched over to the s26 ultra and I absolutely love it, I love the privacy display, the camera, the feel of the phone and especially the Galaxy AI it's honestly incredible, I also bought the Galaxy watch 8 classic and it's very nice!
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Can Samsung Improve The Series S Ultra ?
on March 22, 2026
Posted by: reginator
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The answer is a resounding "Yes!" Not just an advanced intelligent device that assists me globally in countries I'm not linguistically fluent with instant translation. Or the privacy glass allowing me confidence in a world of too many scoops.
As a professional photographer, both pro camera and pro video are acceptable spur of the moment, never to miss a shot. Or doing a site visit instead of bringing all my prime lenses, the S26 Ultra has them all. I've preset the Pro Camera and Pro Video and set a quick open button separate of the camera so I never have to miss an opportunity.
I'm not taking credit but, earlier stages of previous Advanced Intelligence on series 24 placed generic replacement fills if you didn't have the proper background in your gallery to import. This was suggested and again I know it had nothing to do with my input, but Samsung went beyond greatness in this series. I included a small sample here of an Antherium from my front window, a short, < 100 letter prompt and voila the beaches of Hawaii.
Kudos Samsung, the GPU crunches data especially from the high end data sensor like melted chocolate.
The S26 Ultra is more than a mobile device, it's a data center, a smart control center when meshed with your home network allows you home from anywhere in the world, access like never before, share files with your windows computer and all of the Samsung ecosystem appliances and devices seamlessly.
Samsung does it once again!!!
As a professional photographer, both pro camera and pro video are acceptable spur of the moment, never to miss a shot. Or doing a site visit instead of bringing all my prime lenses, the S26 Ultra has them all. I've preset the Pro Camera and Pro Video and set a quick open button separate of the camera so I never have to miss an opportunity.
I'm not taking credit but, earlier stages of previous Advanced Intelligence on series 24 placed generic replacement fills if you didn't have the proper background in your gallery to import. This was suggested and again I know it had nothing to do with my input, but Samsung went beyond greatness in this series. I included a small sample here of an Antherium from my front window, a short, < 100 letter prompt and voila the beaches of Hawaii.
Kudos Samsung, the GPU crunches data especially from the high end data sensor like melted chocolate.
The S26 Ultra is more than a mobile device, it's a data center, a smart control center when meshed with your home network allows you home from anywhere in the world, access like never before, share files with your windows computer and all of the Samsung ecosystem appliances and devices seamlessly.
Samsung does it once again!!!
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US