{"id":383288,"date":"2026-01-22T01:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T01:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/383288\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T01:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T01:41:12","slug":"samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra-gets-new-release-date-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/383288\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Gets New Release Date Details"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Samsung Galaxy s26 is set to land in late February<\/a> and hit shelves on March 11th, potentially with a new price tag in tow.<\/a> New information from two fresh leaks sheds light on Samsung\u2019s exact launch schedule and reveals when shoppers can pre-order the Galaxy S26.<\/p>\n

Read on for more details and don\u2019t forget to subscribe to my newsletter for the latest tech news and deal updates<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Samsung\u2019s Exact Galaxy S26 Launch Schedule Leaks<\/p>\n

The Galaxy s26 series will be available for pre-order between February 26th and March 4th (a 7-day window), according to reliable Samsung leaker Ice Universe. This will be followed by a \u201cpre-sale\u201d period between March 5th and March 10th, with the phones going on general sale on March 11th\u2014a date that has now been corroborated by multiple sources.<\/p>\n

It is not entirely clear how the pre-order and pre-sale periods differ, but Ice Universe noted that this timeline is specifically for South Korea. This could be a regional marketing quirk, perhaps offering different pre-order benefits between those specific dates.<\/p>\n

Samsung often offers customers the opportunity to reserve a spot in the pre-order queue, which typically includes a $50 store credit for accessories. The pre-sale period in Korea might be tied to those early reservations.<\/p>\n

This timeline tallies with a report from News1 Korea<\/a> (via SamMobile)<\/a>. Samsung reportedly wants to avoid releasing the phones on Friday March 13th (opting for a rare Wednesday release) because it\u2019s considered unlucky in the west, according to News1 Korea. <\/p>\n

Samsung Finally Joins The MagSafe Gang With New Galaxy S26 External Battery\"Samsung's<\/p>\n

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra release date is drawing closer. Photographer: Yuki Iawmura\/Bloomberg<\/p>\n

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Elsewhere, in another leak, Samsung is planning to release a wireless charging powerbank that attaches to the Galaxy s26 series magnetically and powers them up over the Qi2 standard, WinFuture <\/a>reports. The Samsung Magnetic Wireless Powerbank has the model number EB-U2500, sports a 5000mAh capacity and has a 15W wireless charging speed. That is boosted to 20W when connected via the USB-C port. The powerbank itself charges at up to 25W.<\/p>\n

It also sports a kickstand to prop the Galaxy s26 up when connected, five LED lights that presumably show the charge level and a large white circle on the back to show where the charging coil is.<\/p>\n

WinFuture writes that the Galaxy S26 powerbank is priced at \u20ac59.90 in Europe, which is just north of $70 in the U.S.. But that\u2019s not necessarily how much the device will cost in the States because geography and competition also play a role in pricing. With that said, a figure close to $70 would undercut Apple\u2019s iPhone Air MagSafe portable battery, which launched at $99 after the phone’s release in September 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Samsung Galaxy s26 is set to land in late February and hit shelves on March 11th, potentially…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":383289,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[118272,59,145139,1560,19081,93580,118277,145140,143101,145138,105295,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-383288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-galaxy-s26-release-date","tag-gb","tag-s26-ultra","tag-samsung","tag-samsung-galaxy-s25","tag-samsung-galaxy-s26-release-date","tag-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra","tag-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra-features","tag-samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra-leaks","tag-samsung-s26-ultra","tag-samsung-s26-ultra-price","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383288\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}