Galaxy S26 Ultra could bring another practical display upgrade

Samsung is known for producing high-quality OLED displays for phones, tablets, TVs, and monitors. With almost every new flagship phone, the company has introduced at least one display-related upgrade. With the Galaxy S26 Ultra, Samsung could bring two practical improvements.

Several reports have already claimed that the Galaxy S26 Ultra will feature a new capability called Privacy Display. Now, it has also been revealed that the phone’s display could offer improved color reproduction. Tipster @UniverseIce claims that the Galaxy S26 Ultra uses a 10-bit display panel, which would be a notable upgrade over the 8-bit OLED panels used in all previous Galaxy phones and tablets.

A 10-bit display panel can reproduce 1.07 billion colors, or 1,073,741,824 to be exact, compared to the 16.7 million colors supported by 8-bit displays. So how are more colors beneficial to you? The ability to display a wider color range results in more accurate color reproduction, especially in HDR content, and reduces color banding issues that can appear in scenes with large areas of solid color.

The Galaxy S26 Ultra is expected to feature a 6.9-inch OLED panel with M14 materials. This panel is more efficient, can display more colors, and helps address color banding issues that have occasionally appeared on Galaxy phones. Because it can achieve the same brightness levels while consuming less power, the Galaxy S26 Ultra could also deliver longer battery life on a single charge.