Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is said to get a big camera upgrade
As for the S Pen, Samsung had reportedly tested the phone without a digitiser (the layer that helps with stylus input), but the results were not good. So, the company is expected to stick with the digitiser, which means the writing and drawing experience with the S Pen should remain smooth.On the performance side, the S26 Ultra is likely to run on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Elite chip, which is expected to be built on TSMC's 3nm process. There were talks of Samsung using its own 2nm chip, but that plan has reportedly been dropped. Samsung may again get a special 'For Galaxy' version of the chip, which usually comes with some extra power.To manage heat, the phone could include a larger vapor chamber cooling system—possibly up to 1.2 times bigger than what the S25 Ultra had. This would help the phone stay cooler during gaming or heavy use and could also help improve battery life.Samsung is also said to be offering more RAM this time. All variants—whether it's 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB—are expected to ship with 16GB of RAM, which would make multitasking and overall performance smoother. If Samsung sticks to its usual schedule, the Galaxy S26 Ultra should launch in January next year. As none of this is official yet, people are advised to take the details with a pinch of salt.- Ends
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