Samsung S26 Series

If outdoors or facing a window, it could even be that big ball of hydrogen in the sky showing it's face more this week.

Googling it says that it's been around for a few years as part of theft protection in security settings. It isn't on by default, so would have to be manually activated.

First impressions.

Display is very good. Dont know what all the talk was about. I think a lot of it was on reddit by people who actually didnt buy the phone. I saw one post and he was talking utter s… about the phone. A few things he said had me concerned that he never had the phone in hand and when another poster pulled him on the exact thing i saw he stopped replying. Same as some Youtube reviewers you need to take will a pinch of salt.

Privacy display works as it is meant too. Of course the screen will be dimmer. Its a nice feature if you commute a lot or are out at clubs pubs etc.

Phone is very snappy. I have the face unlock and it works so fast. Maybe the slightly larger camera hole helps.

I have not tried the cameras too much but they look sharper than my S24U and definately better than the Edge.

Battery will be all day easily. Make sure you have a 5a usb c cable and a 60w plug to avail of 3.0 super fast charging. I have one that i got a few years ago with my Book 2 but the cable in the box will not charge at 60w no matter what plug you have.

I really like the design and feel of it. So much better than the S24U IMO but thats very subjective.

I've noticed the same as you. There seems to be a lot of people online who have strong opinions on this phone in particular and a good few i'll bet have never held it but dissing the screen as if its an old LCD from the 90s ha. The screen is perfect IMO. I'm coming from S23Ultra and the jump is a nice one, would i be as impressed coming from the S25U probably not but the days of upgrading every year are gone for most people i think.

Excuse my ignorance but i see some advertised from shops on donedeal as EU/Irish model priced at significantly less than Samsung website or other large retailer.

I'm seeing one done deal shop with S26 at €775.00. I bought a Samsung S21 FE years ago from same shop and it is still working albeit with not so good battery life now. The shop was based in clondalkin and now looks to be in Kildare.

It is advertised as new with 2 years Samsung warranty.

So what is the catch and what's the risk?

How are they able to sell these for less than retailers like Harvey Norman etc? Are they the exact same as what i would be buying in HN or currys or what is the difference?

The S26 is so new I would assume it's unlikely that theese are refurbished rather than new.

All of these phones are imported. The big difference is you wont get a Vat receipt and also if you need a warranty claim. Also most wont take a trade in. I would presume the EU model Samsung would have to honor the warranty but maybe not the Asian one. Also like with other companies it may not be the 2 year warranty Samsung offers.

They are what is known a grey market goods. Not stolen or illegal but not 100% legit with revenue. They are brand new in the box & with 2 years part's & labour warranty. I can't buy them because mine is a business phone. The grey market phone gets you a shop receipt. I need a VAT receipt & they won't give you one. This is the only catch. I have bought phones for my wife & daughter from them & we were very happy with them. I have traded them in, on the Samsung website Many times without any issue at all. Samsung don't see them any differently as any other Samsung phone because the grey market literally just means they are bypassing the VAT somehow. Apart from the VAT they are 100% legit

You will notice they are taking pre orders for the S26. Infact it will take them a few months to get these in stock. They aren't Irish model phones. They are EU models so takes awhile for them to reach the market here. They come with Samsung's 2 year parts & labour warranty. I would have absolutly no worries buying these phones. If I thought for a second they could be stolen I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. I'm a firm beliver in "if people didn't buy stolen goods then goods wouldn't be stolen"

Hi guys, how are you?

Thanks to yous last year I got my S25U for a great price (1200€ with basically no trade with Galaxy Watch 6 & Buds 3 Pro) and I was wondering what's the best deal / discount at the moment. I saw on the italian community (I'm from Italy living in Ireland) that there is a new 150€ discount in the cart (there) + some other PayPal discount etc

Did they start any new discount / great offer here aswell?

Those that had the S25U, is it worth upgrading to the S26U? I’ve kinda grown out of having to buy every series of Samsung / Apple unless the changes are significant.

Yeah I saw that initial discounts but all together the upgrade for me was around 400€ and I felt it was not worth it.

I hoped to get a better discount or the chance to stack them..

Just got an ad/notification on my Fold that MEMBERS26 gives 5% off the S26 series.

Fairly bad given the 15% off we've had for pre-orders but might be of use to someone!

Why wouldn't it 'stand up'?