- Information about the launch date of the Samsung Galaxy S26 may have appeared.
- A price freeze is also reported from 2025.
- The three flagships are expected to arrive early next year.
Samsung Leaks about the Galaxy S26 are already starting to appear quite regularlyand the latest unofficial news about this series of phones points to a specific launch date and also provides some certainty regarding the pricing.
According to South Korean press reports (via known tipster @UniverseIce), we can expect the Galaxy S26 phones to launch on Wednesday, February 25, with the launch event set to take place in San Francisco.
The phones will likely go on sale in early March. This coincides with previous rumors this points to a reveal in February and then delivery in March, which makes us more inclined to think that's what will happen.
Samsung Galaxy S25 Of course, the phones were released in January 2025, but it appears that some manufacturing issues, including the decision to scrap the Galaxy S26 Edge, mean Samsung's 2026 schedule will be pushed back.
Same price
[Exclusive] Samsung's bold decision… Galaxy S26 prices to remain unchanged Samsung Electronics has decided to keep the prices of its flagship smartphone lineup, the Galaxy S26 series, unchanged when it launches in March this year. The industry had previously expected prices… pic.twitter.com/D5KrDkbGJdJanuary 1, 2026
Waiting another month or two for the extra Galaxy S26 series is disappointing, but there is some promising pricing news: Mail Business in South Korea (this time through a well-known industry source @jukan05).
The big news is that prices for the Galaxy S26 will remain unchanged to remain competitive. Previous reports proposed raising prices due to pressures related to tariffs, production costs and currency fluctuations.
If prices are indeed frozen, the three new phones will cost you from $799 / £799 / AU$1,399 (Standard), $999 / £999 / AU$1,699 (Plus) and $1,299 / £1,249 / AU$2,149 (Ultra), which is the same as the phones' launch prices. launched in 2025.
What's more, the report suggests that this pricing consistency between 2025 and 2026 could extend to Samsung's foldable devices later this year, with successors to both the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 expected to arrive.
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