It is by no means too early to begin occupied with the following flagship Galaxy Extremely cellphone. After returning my Galaxy S25 Extremely this 12 months for a smaller mannequin, here is what I need to see from the Galaxy S26 Extremely subsequent 12 months.

Sure, you heard me proper. I purchased the Galaxy S25 Extremely, and whereas it is an incredible cellphone, I returned it for the Galaxy S25 Plus. There are a number of explanation why I made a decision towards preserving it, but when Samsung makes a number of refined adjustments, I am going to gladly get the Galaxy S26 Extremely in 2026.

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A Curvy and Rounded New Design

Samsung wants to vary the design much more than it did in comparison with final 12 months. All the pieces that makes the Galaxy S25 Extremely nice, just like the specs and design, was already here last year. Nothing modified for the higher, and issues are too much like even the Galaxy S23 Extremely from two years in the past. Nonetheless, that is pretty widespread as of late, and we’ll seemingly get a much bigger change with the following launch.

The Galaxy S24 Extremely has such sharp corners that users have reported holes in pant pockets. Fortunately, the cellphone’s sides are rounded, so it would not really feel too thick. With the Galaxy S25 Extremely, Samsung lastly rounded off the perimeters a little bit bit, which is nice, however then they made the edges of the cellphone into sharp sq. corners. It is one step ahead and one step backward. Now, it feels thicker, unwieldy, and is uncomfortable to carry for lengthy intervals.

All I need from the Galaxy S26 Extremely is a extra rounded design in any respect 4 corners and a spherical body on the edges. Is that an excessive amount of to ask?

2

The Newest Digital camera Tech Obtainable

Samsung makes among the greatest smartphone cameras in the marketplace, even when they do not use these sensors in all their telephones. For instance, its newest and best ISOCELL HP9 200MP sensor (announced in 2024) is not within the Galaxy S25 Extremely. As a substitute, you will discover it in some telephones from the model Vivo.

Moreover, though Samsung’s telephones have fancy digicam sensors, the default decision remains to be 12MP on most of its lenses. Even a sensor with a better megapixel rely will get binned all the way down to 12. I would like to see Samsung step up its digicam sport on the Galaxy S26 Extremely, change to 24MP because the default decision, and enhance the standard, zoom, and stability of recording movies. That is very true when switching between lenses, which is usually jumpy and never very seamless.

The cameras are nice, however issues can all the time enhance.

3

Simply Ditch the S-Pen Already

For these unaware, the S-Pen stylus on the Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely is not pretty much as good because it was on earlier fashions. Samsung eliminated Bluetooth, and it may now not operate as a digicam shutter button or do any of the “Air Actions” like earlier generations. Persons are mad about it, however many people right here at How-To Geek assume it was the right move.

I am going to take issues additional and counsel that Samsung ditches the S-Pen totally. It is a area of interest function that solely a choose few truly take pleasure in, but it takes up treasured area contained in the cellphone that might home a bigger battery. Actually, it would not shock me if Samsung did away with the S-Pen subsequent 12 months after yanking away options this 12 months, however we’ll have to attend and see.

Samsung may make the S-Pen an elective accent and launch circumstances that retailer it, much like what it did with the Galaxy Z Fold 6. Whereas that is not very best, not less than it would not be gone for good.

4

A Greater, Higher Battery

The battery life on Samsung’s Galaxy S25 sequence is superb. We particularly talked about it in our Galaxy S25 review, and it’s even higher on the Galaxy S25 Ultra. Nonetheless, as I mentioned earlier, simply because it is good does not imply issues cannot (or should not) get higher.

To be extra exact, I would like to see Samsung improve the Galaxy S26 Extremely’s battery to five,500mAh or extra. This may very well be achieved by gaining area after ditching the S-Pen, to not point out all of the developments in silicon-carbon battery know-how. We have truly seen rumors that Samsung is exploring utilizing a silicon-carbon battery for the S26, so we’ll have to attend and see.

With out rambling an excessive amount of, silicon-carbon battery know-how is comparatively new however already showing in telephones just like the new OnePlus 13 and Vivo X200. This know-how has higher power density, permitting for a much bigger battery in the identical area. It will additionally assist with charging speeds and battery security.

5

Qi2 Constructed-in and Sooner Charging Capabilities

The brand new Galaxy S25 sequence is “Qi2-charging ready,” which principally means they’re appropriate with Qi2 chargers and circumstances. Nonetheless, the telephones haven’t got magnets built-in just like the iPhone, which is considerably irritating. This principally means Samsung’s newest cellphone helps the identical sooner 15W wi-fi charging because the Galaxy S24 sequence. Nothing modified; Samsung simply added a “appropriate” label within the hopes customers would purchase a Qi2-compatible case. What a cop-out.

I hope the newest Qi2 charging standard will get constructed into the Galaxy S26 sequence, or not less than the Galaxy S26 Extremely. Then, because of the newest Snapdragon processors and further area contained in the cellphone, Samsung lastly matches a lot of the competitors with sooner wired charging know-how. The present Extremely can do 45w charging, which is sweet, however different manufacturers achieved these speeds a number of years in the past.

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In closing, I need the Samsung Galaxy S26 Extremely to be a noticeable improve from the earlier era. All of us anticipated vital adjustments with the Galaxy S25 Extremely this 12 months, however that clearly did not occur. Samsung must cease being complacent with the design and cameras, particularly with all of the competitors respiration down its neck.

Give us a pleasant design overhaul, new cameras, a much bigger and higher battery, and significant adjustments as an alternative of throwing extra AI all over the place. If that occurs, I am going to gladly commerce in my previous cellphone and improve to the Galaxy S26 Extremely when it arrives subsequent 12 months.