Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra is $200 off for the primary time

My colleague Allison Johnson liked the Privacy Display in her assessment of the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. The show characteristic, which blocks onlookers from getting a peep at what’s on the display screen when seen from the facet, is value getting the S26 Ultra for in case you are critical about privateness throughout your commute or elsewhere. And fortunately, it’s not as costly to purchase the one machine in Samsung’s newest smartphone lineup that has the distinctive mode. The price of an unlocked S26 Ultra with 256GB of storage has dropped to $1,099.99 at Amazon, Samsung, and Best Buy, which is $200 off its unique worth — and now simply $100 greater than the S26 Plus that has fewer options.

In addition to Privacy Display, the S26 Ultra is Samsung’s greatest, most succesful telephone but. It has a 6.9-inch 3120 x 1440 OLED display screen that may go as much as a 120Hz refresh price, and its twin telephoto lenses provide varied optical zoom ranges that will help you discover the suitable crop with out digital noise being added. Also of word, that is Samsung’s solely S26 telephone that helps (and contains) an S Pen stylus.

It’s a flagship Android 16 telephone that isn’t lacking many options, until magnet-based recharging issues to you. Unlike Google’s newest Pixel 10 telephones, Samsung remains to be skipping on magnets despite the fact that they’ve grow to be a well-liked technique to recharge. Despite missing magnets, the S26 Ultra isn’t any slouch in terms of boasting the most recent wi-fi charging customary, with Qi2 speeds peaking at 25W with the suitable charger, which is quicker than different telephones within the sequence. You can all the time get a magnet-equipped case for the telephone, and also you gained’t miss out on a lot.

If you aren’t swayed by the Privacy Display, the opposite S26 fashions acquired cheaper, too. The smaller S26 debuted at $899.99, and is now $799.99 for the 256GB mannequin at Amazon and Best Buy. The S26 Plus, which presents an even bigger, larger decision display screen and an even bigger battery (plus barely quicker wi-fi charging at 20W versus 15W within the S26), is $999.99 at Amazon and Best Buy, down from its unique worth of $1,099.99 the place the S26 Ultra presently sits.