The Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus is either someone’s goldilocks phone or the forgotten middle child

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus is here because it has to be. It’s got all the bells and whistles of its predecessor with some extra performance. But it’s more expensive, and we didn’t even get new cameras out of it. That doesn’t stop it from being a great smartphone, but we should have had more.

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  Sleek design

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  Gorgeous display

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  Price hike

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  Cameras aren't as up to date as competitors'

Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus: Two-minute review

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus is exactly what I expected it to be: a solid mid-tier Android smartphone that does enough to be great but doesn’t quite make it to excellence.

Powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset for Galaxy, the S26 Plus topped even the most premium competitors on performance. Jumping into games like Destiny Rising on ...