{"id":295673,"date":"2025-11-20T15:16:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/295673\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T15:16:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:16:10","slug":"samsungs-2026-smartphone-lineup-just-leaked-heres-what-to-expect-and-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/295673\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung\u2019s 2026 smartphone lineup just leaked \u2013 here\u2019s what to expect and when"},"content":{"rendered":"

Model numbers for six upcoming Samsung phones have leakedThese are believed to belong to Galaxy S and Galaxy Z modelsThanks to previous rumors and past form, we have a good idea of when these phones will launch<\/p>\n

With 2025 almost coming to a close we\u2019re now looking ahead to 2026\u2019s smartphone selection, and while none of that\u2019s confirmed just yet, we have some idea of what to expect. In the case of Samsung<\/a>, we now have an even clearer idea, as model numbers for many of its 2026 handsets have just leaked.<\/p>\n

Android Authority<\/a> has dug up these model numbers, and while it doesn\u2019t specify exactly where it found them, they were likely spotted in code for Samsung\u2019s One UI software, as the company previously found a list of 2025 models in that code.<\/p>\n

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In any case, the model numbers don\u2019t include too many surprises, but there is at least one interesting element to them, which we\u2019ll get to below. And if nothing else they make us more sure of what high-end Samsung phones we\u2019ll see next year. So below, we\u2019ve detailed the models it looks like we\u2019ll be getting, split up by when in the year they\u2019re likely to launch.<\/p>\n

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Early 2026<\/p>\n

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The successor to the Samsung Galaxy S25 could launch soon (Image credit: Philip Berne \/ Future)<\/p>\n

First up, in early 2026 we\u2019re expecting Samsung to launch a trio of Galaxy S phones, and indeed model numbers for exactly that have been found.<\/p>\n

Android Authority claims to have found the model numbers SM-S942, SM-S947, and SM-S948, which are likely to belong to the Samsung Galaxy S26, the Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (or possibly Edge), and the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra respectively.<\/p>\n

For reference, the Samsung Galaxy S25<\/a> has the model number SM-S931, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus<\/a> is SM-S936, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge<\/a> is SM-S937, and the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra<\/a> has the model number SM-S938.<\/p>\n

So with these new model numbers following the same format \u2013 just with a number increase of 10 or 11 \u2013 they\u2019re presumably the successors.<\/p>\n

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These model numbers don\u2019t tell us when these phones will launch, but based on past form we\u2019d expect them in January or February, and the most recent leak backs that up, suggesting that the Samsung Galaxy S26 series could be announced in late January<\/a> and ship in mid-February.<\/p>\n

That said, an earlier leak suggested these phones had been delayed<\/a> due to Samsung reportedly replacing the Galaxy S26 Edge with a Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus. Even this leak though suggests we\u2019ll see the phones by March, so we shouldn\u2019t be waiting too long even if this leak is accurate.<\/p>\n

A third leak meanwhile splits the difference and suggests the Samsung Galaxy S26 series will land on February 25<\/a>. So for now we\u2019re confident that the phones will launch somewhere between January and March, but we\u2019d guess January or February is most likely.<\/p>\n

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July 2026<\/p>\n

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Samsung’s Z Flip 7 successor will probably land in July (Image credit: Philip Berne \/ Future)<\/p>\n

Android Authority has also found three other model numbers, specifically SM-F971, SM-F776, and SM-F976. These are thought to be the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 FE, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8, and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 respectively.<\/p>\n

For reference, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE<\/a> has the model number SM-F761, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7<\/a> is SM-F766, and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7<\/a> is SM-F966, so these new model numbers follow the same format.<\/p>\n

In the case of the Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 there\u2019s also an increase of 10 in the numbering, but oddly the phone believed to be the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 FE is numbered 210 higher than its predecessor.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s possible then that either this is actually a different handset, or that Samsung sees it as a vast improvement on the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE. But it\u2019s equally possible that there\u2019s nothing really meaningful about the much higher number here. So we wouldn\u2019t read too much into it for now.<\/p>\n

In any case, based on past form these upcoming foldable phones will probably all launch in July. That said, there aren\u2019t any release date leaks for these phones yet, so there\u2019s always a chance that Samsung will deviate from this month.<\/p>\n

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