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02-25-2026, 06:55 PM
Samsung Electronics said the artificial-intelligence features on its latest flagship Galaxy smartphones unveiled Wednesday were designed to work effortlessly without the user needing to figure out the technology.
“AI provides exactly what you need, exactly when you need it, without you having to go looking for it,” said Kang Min-seok, a Samsung executive vice president who leads smartphone product planning.
In one example, users of the new phones can press the side button to call up an Uber ride, entering the destination by voice or text. In partnership with Google’s Gemini AI, the phone will take care of opening the Uber app, inputting the address and finding a driver.
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 phones, the company’s flagship lineup, will hit the shelves in the U.S. and other markets on March 11.
Reflecting higher memory-chip prices, the price of the base model will rise $40 from the prior generation to about $900. The larger-screen Galaxy S26 Plus costs about $1,100, an increase of $100. The top-line Galaxy S26 Ultra is priced at $1,300, the same as the prior year’s model.
Samsung says it has the most AI-enabled mobile devices of any company. It said roughly 800 million of its mobile devices—including smartphones, tablets, wearables and laptops—would be AI-enabled by the end of this year.
“AI provides exactly what you need, exactly when you need it, without you having to go looking for it,” said Kang Min-seok, a Samsung executive vice president who leads smartphone product planning.
In one example, users of the new phones can press the side button to call up an Uber ride, entering the destination by voice or text. In partnership with Google’s Gemini AI, the phone will take care of opening the Uber app, inputting the address and finding a driver.
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 phones, the company’s flagship lineup, will hit the shelves in the U.S. and other markets on March 11.
Reflecting higher memory-chip prices, the price of the base model will rise $40 from the prior generation to about $900. The larger-screen Galaxy S26 Plus costs about $1,100, an increase of $100. The top-line Galaxy S26 Ultra is priced at $1,300, the same as the prior year’s model.
Samsung says it has the most AI-enabled mobile devices of any company. It said roughly 800 million of its mobile devices—including smartphones, tablets, wearables and laptops—would be AI-enabled by the end of this year.
