Samsung launched the Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus on 4 Mar 2026. Its price in Kuwait is د.ك 266, or $1,099 in the US.
It has a 6.7-inch Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X display, the Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, 12GB RAM and a 4900 mAh battery.
Connectivity & Networking
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus supports GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G on these bands:
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked
- 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus connectivity options
- Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth: 6.0, A2DP, LE
- GPS: GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
- NFC: Yes
- USB: USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus Design
The phone measures 158.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm (6.24 x 2.98 x 0.29 in) and weighs 190 g (6.70 oz). Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame. SIM: · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT
· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Armor aluminum 2 frame. Colours: Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold. Sensors: Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer.
Display and Processor
The display measures 6.7 inches, 108.9 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio) with a resolution of 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density). Panel type: Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak).
It runs Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5. The chipset is the Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - US/CN
Exynos 2600 (2 nm) - ROW with an octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) - US/CN
10-core (1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro & 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro) - ROW CPU.
Memory
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus comes with 12GB RAM and 256GB/512GB storage.
Camera
The main camera has 3 lenses:
- 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
- 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
- 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Camera features: Best Face, Horizon Lock, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama.
Selfie camera: 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF.
Battery
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus has a Li-Ion 4900 mAh battery with 45W wired charging. Loudspeaker: Yes.
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