How to take advantage of Samsung Galaxy S26’s latest features

The latest Samsung Galaxy S26 family of smartphones aren’t just new and improved for 2026. They bring a new ecosystem of powerful tools to your disposal, combining the latest in ultra-fast hardware and AI-integrated software in one complete package. For starters, the new Galaxy S26 operating system is faster and more responsive, thanks to the improved performance of new Snapdragon 8 processors. High-resolution OLED displays and a 200-megapixel camera (on S26 Ultra) allow you to capture vivid photos and edit on the fly. And the latest features such as Live Translate and Privacy Display will make you wonder how you were able to learn, explore, and stay productive without these forward-thinking necessities.*

Core to the newest capabilities of the Galaxy S26 family is Galaxy AI, which encompasses a suite of capabilities designed to make life more seamless.** Ask your Galaxy S26 what you need in natural speech and free-flowing conversations to get immediate feedback that fosters your creativity and productivity. With powerful agentic technology, Galaxy S26 can understand your instructions across different apps — such as asking for directions and reservations for restaurants, or creating the perfect pictures and videos through eliminating distracting elements and audio.

Every Galaxy S26 smartphone comes with a high-resolution screen that leverages Samsung’s mobile Digital Natural Image engine (mDNIe), which boosts visual graphics as they were meant to be seen. The Galaxy S26 cameras range from 50 to 200 megapixels, while coming standard with Nightography: a Night mode advancement that incorporates the camera’s wider apertures (open to F1.4, as opposed to the outgoing Galaxy S25’s F1.7) and noise reduction for clear, detailed videos in any low-light environment. And if you want to get creative with your images, use Photo Assist to turn sketches into images, convert portraits to cartoon avatars, or delete distracting elements with Generative Edit.

No matter what the language you’re corresponding with, you won’t be tongue-tied. Samsung’s latest translation feature works in real time, with 20 languages supported (including regional variations), so you can get essential translations through live voice conversations.* Simply turn on Live Translate during a call and your Galaxy S26 will start translating in real time, allowing you to hear your native tongue throughout the conversation. In addition, you can point the Camera app at any text in the real world (such as signs, menus, or instruction manuals) and the Galaxy S26 will recognise and generate translated text via an overlay, taking the guesswork out of your travel adventures abroad.

The Galaxy S26 Ultra comes with a game-changing feature, integrated directly into a smartphone for the first time: Privacy Display, which leverages both hardware and software to provide a comprehensive screen-hiding solution for your eyes only. Privacy Display darkens the screen when it’s tilted away from your eyes, and shields the screen from sideways or over-the-shoulder glances. It all happens through the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s Flex Magic Pixel (FMP) display, which is versatile enough to block selected apps or specific login screens from being seen by anyone other than you — ensuring that your sensitive information won’t be seen by anyone else. The best part is that there are no more sticky plastic screen protectors to get in the way, so that you can enjoy the Galaxy S26 Ultra the way it was intended.

Great software can’t function at its peak potential without the hardware to back it up. In the Galaxy S26 family, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor is the latest and most powerful processor ever installed in a Samsung smartphone. It’s the powerhouse behind the Galaxy S26’s AI-enhanced features, boosting the neural processing unit (NPU) and its capabilities by up to 39 percent over the previous S25 models. Plus, with a 24 percent increase in graphics processing abilities, its image enhancer handles the most demanding visual needs by sharpening and smoothing visuals in real time.

The upgrades to Samsung’s newest Galaxy line of smartphones are ingrained deep within its sleek construction, giving users a comprehensive experience that keeps their information secure, allows them to take better photos, and navigate mobile games and apps at lightning-fast speeds. Learn more about the Galaxy S26 family.

^{* Requires network connection and Samsung account login. English and Spanish are pre-installed in the Interpreter app. Additional languages require a free download. Translation results may vary. Certain regions and languages may not be supported.}

^{** Samsung account login and network connection required.}