According to a new report, the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra will look a bit more premium than the Galaxy S25 Ultra . The information comes from Ice Universe, a well-known tipster.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra to look more premium than its predecessor
He went to X to highlight one specific change that Samsung will make to its upcoming flagship. The camera rings will be different, and mirror what the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max delivered.
No, they’ll not have the same layout, or anything like that, but it will include new metal rings around the cameras, much like Apple’s flagship. The tipster claims Samsung will ditch the “cheap-looking ‘vinyl record’ camera ring design.”
We’ve already shown you the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra design, based on CAD renders. So, we do know that the phone will have more rounded corners than the Galaxy S25 Ultra. The S Pen silo will be closer to the bottom-right edge as well.
The five protrusions on the back of the phone will be placed on top of a camera island in the top-left corner. That was not the case with the Galaxy S25 Ultra, as all of them were poking out of the backplate directly.
Samsung is also expected to ditch titanium in favor of aluminum
Samsung is also tipped to ditch a titanium frame in favor of aluminum . That should benefit heat dissipation, actually, as aluminum is a better choice. Apple did the same thing with the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, as it replaced titanium with aluminum.
The fact that titanium is more expensive than aluminum only benefits Samsung, of course. In this case, many would argue it’s the better choice overall. Not only is it cheaper, but it’s better for heat dissipation and a bit lighter.
In fact, the Galaxy S26 Ultra is expected to be slightly lighter than the Galaxy S25 Ultra at 214 grams. The Galaxy S25 Ultra, as many of you know, weighs 218 grams.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra will launch alongside the Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26+. Those phones are expected to become official on February 25 and go on sale in early March. Nothing has been confirmed yet, though.
