Discussion - Galaxy S26 Ultra: here's how Samsung's flagship design evolved over the years

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stferrari
stferrari
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• 1mo agoedited
↵houseofcortez said:

Not surprised you wrote such a condescending answer. I’m not your gopher go look it up your self. Mr corporate spin

I did. I see accusations but no proof as of yet. You see I believe in the most basic tenant of justice in the US. That is the tenant that one is innocent until PROVEN guilty. So while you may very well be right, it is inappropriate (to say the least) to assume guilt when all the the evidence has not been presented, verified and finalized. I am not in any way trying to belittle you just trying to point out that you are pronouncing guilt based on accusations not on verified evidence. If it turns our these accusations are true, i will be the first to stand by you in your criticism of these companies. We live in an age of increasing deception and need to temper our words lest we slander an inocent.

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euklidis
euklidis
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• 1mo ago
↵stferrari said:

Far from accurate.

Changing the camera island is not a change in design. If only it was the design. Batteries, displays, cameras. all the same. Samsung doesn't listen what people want. They just invest their R&D money to marketing, the Apple Way. BTW Samsung is a copycat of apple these days. Galaxy S25 Edge, Watch Ultra, wider foldable and the list goes on.

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stferrari
stferrari
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• 1mo ago
↵euklidis said:

Changing the camera island is not a change in design. If only it was the design. Batteries, displays, cameras. all the same. Samsung doesn't listen what people want. They just invest their R&D money to marketing, the Apple Way. BTW Samsung is a copycat of apple these days. Galaxy S25 Edge, Watch Ultra, wider foldable and the list goes on.

You are just wrong. Cameras changed, biometrics changed, display quality changed and charging speed changed (just to name a few). You may not like Samsung but at least be honest about it.

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DFranch
DFranch
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• 1mo ago
↵stferrari said:

You are just wrong. Cameras changed, biometrics changed, display quality changed and charging speed changed (just to name a few). You may not like Samsung but at least be honest about it.

You might want to actually look at a specification comparison for each model. Other than a new snapdragon every year, the size of the screen has increased by .1" and they switched to an LTPO display back in 2022. The battery size has increased form 5000 mAh to 5200 mAh. Charging speed went from 25W in the S21 to 45W in the S22 and hasn't changed since. Main camera was 108MP for the S21 - S23 and has been 200MP since the S24. The ultra wide has been a 12MP from S21 - S26 and the 1st telephoto camera has been a 10MP since the S21. the 2nd telephoto camera was a 10MP 10X camera in the S21 - S23 and switched to a 50MP 5X in the S24 - S26. And somewhere they lost the s-pen. Changes happen, but not very fast, and not much has changed since the S23.

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stferrari
stferrari
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• 1mo ago
↵DFranch said:

You might want to actually look at a specification comparison for each model. Other than a new snapdragon every year, the size of the screen has increased by .1" and they switched to an LTPO display back in 2022. The battery size has increased form 5000 mAh to 5200 mAh. Charging speed went from 25W in the S21 to 45W in the S22 and hasn't changed since. Main camera was 108MP for the S21 - S23 and has been 200MP since the S24. The ultra wide has been a 12MP from S21 - S26 and the 1st telephoto camera has been a 10MP since the S21. the 2nd telephoto camera was a 10MP 10X camera in the S21 - S23 and switched to a 50MP 5X in the S24 - S26. And somewhere they lost the s-pen. Changes happen, but not very fast, and not much has changed since the S23.

You just acknowledge my original point was correct. Several small chages from the S20 Ultra to the S26 Utra (although small changes as you define them is simp,y that, your definition) means your comment of "they didn't change at all" was absolutely incorrect. Say what you mean and mean what you say.

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IgnobleNobility
IgnobleNobility
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• 1mo ago

Seven years of Ultras, six of them visually indistinguishable from one another and seemingly with identical camera modules. And batteries.

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DFranch
DFranch
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• 1mo ago
↵stferrari said:

You just acknowledge my original point was correct. Several small chages from the S20 Ultra to the S26 Utra (although small changes as you define them is simp,y that, your definition) means your comment of "they didn't change at all" was absolutely incorrect. Say what you mean and mean what you say.

I actually didn't say "They didn't change at all" I was responding to your claims that it was far from accurate. It is clear that Samesung has made changes at a glacial pace compared to the rest of the industry. It gets even worst if you compare the base and + models over the years. Actually, I shouldn't say glacial pace, that's an insult to glaciers.

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pimpin83z
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• 1mo ago
↵IgnobleNobility said:

Seven years of Ultras, six of them visually indistinguishable from one another and seemingly with identical camera modules. And batteries.

*4. The S22-S23 & S25-S26.

The S20, S21 & S24 all look different from the ones above.

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IgnobleNobility
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• 1mo ago
↵pimpin83z said:

*4. The S22-S23 & S25-S26.

The S20, S21 & S24 all look different from the ones above.

They all seven have the same basic appearance, with only the one on the left having a different appearing camera module. The other six all look the same.

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pimpin83z
pimpin83z
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• 1mo ago
↵IgnobleNobility said:

They all seven have the same basic appearance, with only the one on the left having a different appearing camera module. The other six all look the same.

You only have a valid point about the S22 & S23 Ultra, because they're almost identical. All the others, especially the S24 Ultra & it's truly rectangular shape look different.

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