{"id":530488,"date":"2026-03-10T06:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T06:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/530488\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T06:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T06:50:08","slug":"the-galaxy-s26-at-70-off-is-real-and-samsungs-official-website-gives-you-until-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/530488\/","title":{"rendered":"The Galaxy S26 at 70% Off Is Real, and Samsung’s Official Website Gives You Until Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

A countdown timer is running on Samsung\u2019s website: It has been there since pre-orders opened and when it expires Wednesday so does the most aggressive trade-in offer Samsung has put on the table in years \u2013 up to $900 in credit toward the Galaxy S26 Ultra, a phone that normally sells for $1,299 (256 GB model)<\/a>. Do the math and you land at $399 out of pocket. For context, that is roughly what Apple charges for a refurbished iPhone 13.<\/p>\n

See at Samsung.com<\/a><\/p>\n

One Thing That Apple Doesn\u2019t Have<\/p>\n

Privacy filters have always been an afterthought in the 15 years that smartphones have been competing with each other, and they are just a plastic film that you order online, put on badly, and never replace. The Galaxy S26 Ultra from Samsung is a different kind of answer, not just a different level: The Privacy Display is built into the screen itself at the pixel level and it works without any input from the user. The edges get darker, the angles of view collapse and the person next to you on the plane can\u2019t see anything. Apple hasn\u2019t sent anything like it. Google hasn\u2019t either.<\/p>\n

The Phone That Thinks Ahead<\/p>\n

What makes the Galaxy S26\u2019s AI different from other phones is not the features, but the chip that powers it. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy is the brain behind all three S26 models (Galaxy S26\/S26+\/S26 Ultra). It has a neural processing unit that is 39% faster than last year\u2019s. Here, speed is important because the features are very demanding. Nudge now keeps track of what\u2019s going on in all of your apps and suggests actions before you even think to do them. For example, a flight mentioned in a text will show up as a calendar reminder, and photos talked about in a conversation will be marked for sharing. If you type \u201cbook me an Uber to the airport,\u201d the phone will take care of everything until you need to confirm your payment.<\/p>\n

Low Light, Fixed<\/p>\n

For years, the talk about flagship phones has been about megapixel count, which stopped being important a long time ago. Samsung has changed the argument. The Galaxy S26 Ultra\u2019s four-camera system now has wider apertures on all of its lenses. You can see the difference: The new 200-megapixel sensor lets in 40% more light than the old one and the telephoto lens with 50 megapixels pulls in 37% more. In practice, this makes it possible to take pictures at night without a tripod or a lot of post-processing.<\/p>\n

That counter has three days left, the Galaxy S26 comes out on March 11. If you pre-order now, you\u2019ll get it on release day at a price that won\u2019t be available after Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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