At the end of February, Samsung unveiled a slew of new products at its annual Unpacked event. With it, we saw a refresh to the audio lineup with the Galaxy Buds 4 and Galaxy Buds 4 Pro, as well as the much anticipated 2026 releases for the company\u2019s flagship smartphones. The Samsung Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra are all now available for pre-order at most major retailers. Though you may be incentivized to order your unit directly as Samsung is also promoting some exclusive deals available only at its own website.<\/p>\n
Right now, you pre-order your new unit S26 smartphone from Samsung, you\u2019ll be able to save up to $900 with an eligible trade-in<\/a>. What were you planning on doing with your old phone anyway? Depending on the model, you can knock off the majority of the price of upgrading.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t have a working old phone to trade-in? Not to worry. Even without a trade-in, Samsung is offering a $150 Samsung credit. This doesn\u2019t reduce the price of the S26, S26+, or S26 Ultra directly, but you can choose to add any number of Samsung Galaxy products to your cart to wipe away the price of those. The new Galaxy Buds 4 are selling at Samsung for just $162 right now after its own discount, so you can affectively get a pair with your new S26 Ultra for just $12.<\/p>\n See Galaxy S26\/S26+ at Samsung.com<\/a><\/p>\n See Galaxy S26 Ultra at Samsung.com<\/a><\/p>\n What\u2019s New With the S26 Lineup?<\/p>\n In terms of hardware, this year\u2019s lineup of Galaxy phones are not too different from what Samsung released last year. The have the same size battery, the same options for storage, and same processor. Most models of the S26 Ultra have the same 12GB of memory as the previous models, though if you go for the full 1TB of storage, you will boost your RAM to 16GB\u2014that wasn\u2019t an available option on the S25 Ultra.<\/p>\n The real star of the show is Samsung\u2019s new Privacy Display feature. Exclusive to the Galaxy S26 Ultra, the screen now supports an intuitive privacy filter which can shield what\u2019s on your screen from prying eyes. This is similar to what you can find in standard privacy screen protectors, but this is all happening now in the display at the pixel level.<\/p>\n Because it\u2019s happen within the system side of things, that means it can be toggled on or off. You can even set it to switch automatically on an app-by-app basis.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking to upgrade, you can get the most bang for your buck when purchasing through Samsung. You get up to $900 in trade-in credit depending on the model of your old phone you hand over, or even just $150 in credit without the trade-in. Samsung also has a couple exclusive colorways including silver shadow and pink gold.<\/p>\n This offer is only through the phone\u2019s actual release date which is March 11 so get your pre-orders in before it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n