{"id":234860,"date":"2025-10-30T22:55:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T22:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/234860\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T22:55:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T22:55:19","slug":"the-samsung-galaxy-s26-series-will-have-new-cameras-a-custom-chipset-and-better-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/234860\/","title":{"rendered":"The Samsung Galaxy S26 series will have new cameras, a custom chipset, and better AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Samsung exec teased some aspects of the Galaxy S26 series during an earnings callThey mentioned that these phones will have a custom chipset, new camera sensors, and next-gen AIThey claimed that combined these will revolutionize the user experience<\/p>\n

Samsung<\/a> is already talking up the Galaxy S26 series, as while these phones probably won\u2019t land before January \u2013 and may not launch until March<\/a> \u2013 Daniel Araujo, the VP of Samsung\u2019s Mobile Experience Division, has teased some of what we can expect.<\/p>\n

In Samsung\u2019s Q3 2025 earnings call (via Android Authority<\/a>), Araujo claimed that the Samsung Galaxy S26 series will \u201crevolutionize the user experience with user-centric, next-gen AI, a second-generation custom AP, and stronger performance, including new camera sensors.\u201d<\/p>\n

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So there\u2019s a little to unpack there, but talk of a custom AP likely refers either to Samsung\u2019s in-house Exynos 2600 chipset or a custom \u2018for Galaxy\u2019 version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5<\/a>. In all likelihood it refers to both actually, as Samsung typically uses a mix of Exynos and Snapdragon chipsets depending on model and region.<\/p>\n

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The question of cameras<\/p>\n

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The mention of new camera sensors is more self-explanatory, but a change in sensor could mean big upgrades, including higher megapixel counts, or it could be a much smaller change, leaving the cameras similar to how they are on the current models.<\/p>\n

If nothing else though, this does at least suggest a rumor that pointed to completely unchanged cameras on the base Galaxy S26<\/a> might be wrong \u2013 though it\u2019s possible Araujo is just referring to the Plus or Ultra models here.<\/p>\n

We had previously heard<\/a> that the base Samsung Galaxy S26 might either have a new \u2013 but still 50MP \u2013 main sensor or a new 50MP ultra-wide camera<\/a> though, so it now looks likely that one or both of those leaks could be correct.<\/p>\n

Finally, there\u2019s talk of next-gen AI, which isn\u2019t much of a surprise, but suggests that AI will once again be a big focus on these phones \u2013 though whether any of this will truly \u201crevolutionize the user experience\u201d is more questionable.<\/p>\n

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Hopefully Araujo\u2019s claim here isn\u2019t an exaggeration though, because if it\u2019s not then the Samsung Galaxy S26 series could rank among the most exciting phones of 2026.<\/p>\n

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