Samsung's latest Galaxy S26 Ultra already hit the hands of reviewers and early customers, and we handed the smartphone a 4/5 review score ourselves. We've learned a lot about the new flagship already, but one long-term question we still have is how the hardware will hold up over time (and how easy it'll be to fix if it breaks). The brand's excellent seven-year Android OS upgrade promise is sure to hold strong, and the hardware needs to be both durable and repairable enough to keep up.
iFixit shed some light on the Galaxy S26 Ultra's repairability with their official teardown video, published on YouTube today. The teardown, which ends in a repairability score, was a mixed bag. There were some notable wins for Samsung, and Galaxy S26 Ultra buyers, plus a few perplexing decisions. In all, the Galaxy S26 Ultra still lags behind Apple and Google flagships in terms of repairability.
