{"id":252380,"date":"2026-01-26T11:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T11:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/252380\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T11:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T11:39:09","slug":"new-galaxy-s26-leak-reveals-overdue-storage-upgrade-for-cheapest-s26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/252380\/","title":{"rendered":"New Galaxy S26 leak reveals overdue storage upgrade for cheapest S26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_Ug\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Samsung Galaxy S25 series home screens\"  alt=\"Samsung Galaxy S25 series home screens\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Samsung-Galaxy-S25-series-home-screens.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>C. Scott Brown \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>A Finnish retail leak has apparently revealed colors and storage models for the Samsung Galaxy S26 series.<br \/>\nThe listing corroborates a previous claim that the cheapest Galaxy S26 will now offer 256GB of storage instead of 128GB.<br \/>\nThis would be a long-overdue move as most of Samsung\u2019s rivals have offered 256GB of base storage for years now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/the-best-samsung-phones-3607380\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Samsung<\/a> is one of the few manufacturers still offering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/best-android-phone-3563254\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">flagship Android phones<\/a> with 128GB of storage, as seen on the base Galaxy S25. However, a new retail leak has revealed some good news for the Galaxy S26.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_Ug\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766572210_733_google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Ug\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766572211_278_google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is just a Finnish retail leak, so it\u2019s entirely possible that a 128GB model could be sold in other parts of the world. However, tipster Ice Universe previously claimed that the base Galaxy S26 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-galaxy-s26-vs-s25-spec-sheet-leaked-3620822\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">would start at 256GB of storage<\/a>. So it certainly sounds like we should say goodbye to the 128GB option.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, the website reports that the Galaxy S26 Plus will be available in 256GB and 512GB options, while the Galaxy S26 Ultra will apparently be sold in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB variants.<\/p>\n<p>All three phones are apparently available in Black, White, Cobalt Violet, and Sky Blue color options in Finland. By contrast, leaker Evan Blass previously claimed that the Ultra model will also be available in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra-color-leak-3634083\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Silver Shadow and Pink Gold<\/a>. We\u2019re guessing these latter two colors are exclusive to Samsung.com.<\/p>\n<p>In any event, we\u2019re hopeful that Samsung will finally catch up to Chinese rivals and Apple by ditching 128GB of storage in the Galaxy S26 series. This would be especially important as Samsung will apparently offer higher-quality video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/galaxy-s26-camera-leak-pro-video-3599767\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via the APV codec<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. Read our\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-authority-comment-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-authority-comment-policy\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Comment Policy<\/a> before posting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"C. 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