Samsung Galaxy S26 series reaches India ahead of official launch
Samsung's new Galaxy S26, S26 Plus, and S26 Ultra are already reaching some lucky customers in India ahead of the official launch.
The first handovers happened at Samsung's Bengaluru flagship store, with open sales beginning March 11, 2026, both online and offline.
Regular S26 packs a 6.3-inch display, Exynos 2600 chip
All three models share a sleek ambient island camera design.
The regular S26 packs a 6.3-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display (120-hertz refresh, super-bright 2,600 nits), an Exynos 2600 chip, 12GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage.
You get a triple rear camera (50MP main) and up to 30 hours of video playback, so binge away without battery worries.
S26+ adds support for up to 512GB storage
The S26+ steps up with a bigger 6.7-inch screen, options for 12GB of RAM (a 16GB option is available only on the S26 Ultra), storage up to 512GB (the 1TB option is exclusive to the S26 Ultra), and slightly longer battery life (31 hours of video).
The Ultra is the true powerhouse: massive 6.9-inch Privacy Display, Snapdragon Elite Gen5 processor, plus a quad-camera setup featuring an impressive 200MP main lens.
Prices start at ₹87,999 for base S26 model
Prices start at ₹87,999 for the base S26 to as high as ₹1,89,999 for the top-tier S26 Ultra (the Ultra's base model is ₹1,39,999).
You can pick from colors like Cobalt Violet, White, Black and Sky Blue, with Pink Gold and Silver Shadow offered as online-exclusive shades.
These phones are seriously loaded but come at premium prices: worth it if you want top specs and don't mind paying extra for that flagship feel.