Samsung S26 Series

I don't think you understand this screen. Most people set it to come on when you are inputing a pin code. There are various settings but I can't imagine anyone using it on full 24/7 unless you are watching porn 24/7.

I have mine set for when I'm entering a pin. I have it set for when I'm using a banking app etc. Only when I might need privacy. For everyday, regular use it's not activated. The rest of the time it's not in use

I'd be wondering if the Outterbox caused the damage?

Samsung galaxy s25 1tb was a bad trade in on CEX. Samsung offered a better trade in BUT more importantly CEX can & will downgrade your phone from A to B. Samsung trade-in will keep it at A unless it is seriously marked

I was stunned. Mine transferred the physical Sim on my S25u onto the esim on the S26u. I didn't think this was possible without involving the carrier

Of course buying the phone outright (or through 0% interest with Humm) + SIMO/PAYG will always be the best value. But for people who can't avail of Humm or are paying €55 with eir broadband instead of €65 I don't think it's terrible value considering you can just walk into a shop and walk out with a phone, no faffing with trade-ins or discount codes required. 55*24 = €1320 compared to €1499 through Samsung. Obviously not including eir's yearly price increase or Samsung's trade-in/offers.

That's really interesting. I haven't heard of any network in Ireland supporting that yet. What network are you with?

Three prepay. I think it's called Hero. The original Sim no longer works after the transfer..

I was concerned about travelling & needing the esim slot but it seems that the S26u supports several esims

I returned a S23u to Samsung because of a fault on the vivid desplay that many didn't notice. They sent me our a 1tb version to make up for the inconvenience.

Trust me when I tell you this, I know a good screen from a bad screen.

The screen is the exact same as the s23u, s24 u and S25u. It's only darker when you turn on the private screen.

You only need privacy screen if on banking apps etc. There are settings where privacy mode is only used for pin apps or you can set what apps you want to use privacy mode to work on. The rest of the time the screen is exactly the same as older models

If you don't want to use it then you can turn it off and you have the usual amazing Samsung screen.. I only use it on banking apps

It's not like the s23u where a software update was needed to restore the Samsung VIVID screen

I was bill pay for decades but realized that I can get unlimited everything with three Sim only "hero" for €15 every 28 days. This allows me to buy premium phones for cash save a small fortune.

My last phone was S25u 1tb. I just followed the transfer instructions. I was stunned to see my physical Sim transferred to my S26u as an esim without contacting three. Absolutely everything was transferred in less than an hour.

The S26 has many added features. I already have a network voicemail but my new phone let's me you the phone itself as a voicemail. I can interrupt the voice mail and take the call mid message.

There are so many extra things available. AI allows me to see more info about who is calling me,with call screening.

I used voice recording yesterday in the coroners court. Almost 60 minutes in totally. Again I was stunned to see a complete text transcript of the audio. I may never need this feature again but I am stunned by each new feature I discover

Three definitely do, at least on corporate accounts.

I did a pSIM to eSIM last year on Three and an eSIM to eSIM transfer worked for me on Friday when I was moving across from my previous Samsung.

Also, they may list charging for replacements but I've yet to see it actually enforced.

By right it should work with Eir/GoMo - deleting the eSIM profile off one handset frees up the QR code to be re-scanned by a new handset. Whereas if you scan a QR code while the associated eSIM is still active in a handset, it fails. This is fairly similar in terms of what goes on behind the scenes when doing eSIM to eSIM transfer.

Why all the hate?

I sat out in the sun on Sunday with my S25u and S26u and the S26u definitely had the brighter screen OR better software to give better screen view in direct sunlight. I literally had both phones in each hand and the 26u was noticeably better

Obviously you don't have an S26u in your hand. You wouldn't have made this post if you did

I agreed with you before. I do believe that for the average person a trade up every 3 or 4 years is all that's required BUT there are improvements with each new model.

Hands on the S26u is noticeably brighter than the S25u in direct sunlight

Ordered the S26U last night off three. Got the confirmation email around 10pm that the phone would be delivered shortly but I haven't received any text off DPD. This evening the sky blue model I ordered was out of stock but was in stock during the day. I hope it's not going to be delayed.

Maybe so... I usually get two messages off DPD, one when the order is scheduled in the system and then another the morning of delivery with a timeframe. I guess we will see in the morning.

Ah bugger it, pulled the trigger last minute. I don't know what happened with the site, but the price dropped to €1070 for the 512GB ultra and €930 for the 256GB. Figured I don't really need the 512GB, even though I've managed to fill my existing one with crap, plus the 256GB still had Silver Shadow, which made the decision easier.