Come see what the best Galaxy S26 model will look like

Wondering what the Galaxy S26 Ultra, the most powerful and feature-packed model of the Galaxy S26 lineup, will look like? Thanks to renders published by the folks over at Android Headlines, we now have an answer.

Fans will instantly recognize the familiar design here: like the Galaxy S25 Ultra, the S26 Ultra features a flat frame and rounded corners. But for the first time since 2021, Samsung is returning to a camera island on the back instead of placing the lenses individually. This design choice gives it a look similar to that of the Galaxy S25 Edge.

The Galaxy S26 Ultra is expected to be 7.9mm thick, while the camera island is said to protrude around 4.5mm from the body, so you can expect the phone to have a bit of wobble when sitting on a desk. Nothing out of the ordinary for Samsung's flagship phones, and something only a centered camera island can solve.

In the video below, we can also see the S Pen sitting at the very edge of the bottom left corner. This change was likely necessitated by the thinner design compared to the S25 Ultra (which is 8.2mm thick). As a result, the S Pen’s back end—or “clicker,” as some call it—has been reshaped. It’s no longer flat, as shown in a previous leak.

The Galaxy S26 Ultra will disappoint those who were hoping for major design changes. The only Galaxy S26 model that will feel new will be the Galaxy S26 Edge. Its camera island is expected to stretch across the top half of the phone, resembling what Apple calls the camera plateau on the iPhone 17 series. Technically, this would qualify as a centered island, even if the camera lenses will still be located on the left corner.

However, while the Galaxy S26 Ultra may not look radically different on the outside, it could shine when in use thanks to Samsung’s most advanced OLED panel yet. This display, already spotted on a competing smartphone, is rumored to deliver significantly higher brightness and even more vivid colors. Samsung is also said to be testing a new privacy mode that limits viewing angles, preventing people nearby from peeking at your screen.