Samsung reveals key features of upcoming Galaxy S26 smartphones

Samsung's Galaxy S26 phones probably won't launch for several more months, but the company is already teasing some of their key improvements.

Daniel Araujo, VP of Samsung’s Mobile Experience Division, shared some insights about the Galaxy S26 series during the company's Q3 2025 earnings call (via Android Authority).

The Galaxy S26 phones will “revolutionize the user experience with user-centric, next-gen AI, a second-generation custom AP, and stronger performance, including new camera sensors," he said.

None of this is very precise, but it's still worth going through that list. The Galaxy S25 Ultra's main camera upgrade was the improved ultra-wide camera sensor; perhaps the S26 phones will bring a more significant camera upgrade across the board.

The second-gen custom AP might refer to Samsung's own Exynos chips, the "for Galaxy" Qualcomm Snapdragon chips, or both, as Samsung typically uses both types of chips in its flagship devices, mostly without many differences in performance.

Finally, the "user-centric, next-gen AI" is the least surprising bit, given how important AI features are to smartphone manufacturers these days. There's no word on what, exactly, the improvements might be.

Notably, Araujo didn't mention the battery or the design of the phones. A recent rumor said that the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (the successor to the Galaxy S25 Ultra) will have a similar design as its predecessor, and the exact same battery. There's no official word on these, though, and Samsung may surprise us when the Galaxy S26 phones launch, likely next January.