
If you avidly follow Samsung's phone launches – Galaxy Unpacked being the twice-a-year mainstay event – then you might be looking at your calendar and wondering why the Galaxy S26 Ultra is so much later to show face, compared to last year's product reveal.
When it comes to making the best Android phones, progress doesn't happen overnight. But even with additional time to work with, at first glance you might be wondering just what the Korean giant has been up to with its latest flagship. Was it worth the wait? And is it that much better than its S25 Ultra predecessor?