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Samsung just held its [Galaxy Unpacked event](https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-february-2026-next-ai-phone-makes-life-easier/) in San Francisco today, February 25th, and the Galaxy S26 series is officially here. I’ve been following the live coverage on [Tom’s Guide](https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/live/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-2026-live) and [Android Central](https://www.androidcentral.com/news/live/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-live-blog-galaxy-s26) all morning, and honestly, this one feels different from the usual annual spec bump.

The headline move? Samsung is shipping three AI assistants on the same phone. Bixby, Google Gemini, and Perplexity AI all live natively on the S26, with [Galaxy AI acting as an orchestrator](https://news.samsung.com/global/galaxy-ai-expands-multi-agent-ecosystem-to-give-users-more-choice-and-flexibility) that routes your request to the right agent depending on what you need. You can literally say “Hey, Plex” to wake up Perplexity, and it’s not just a search shortcut. As [The Shortcut reported](https://www.theshortcut.com/p/samsung-has-teased-some-new-ai-camera-features-that-could-be-destined-for-the-galaxy-s26), Perplexity is deeply woven into Samsung Notes, Calendar, Gallery, Clock, and even third-party apps. Ask it to plan a trip and it’ll research destinations, create a note, set a reminder for your flight, and drop the event into your calendar in one go. That’s not a gimmick — that’s genuinely useful multi-step automation baked into the OS.

The camera side is equally wild. Samsung is leaning hard into AI-powered photography with day-to-night scene conversion, object restoration (think: fixing a half-eaten cake back to its full glory), and a doodle-to-image feature where your rough sketch gets turned into a polished photo element. All of this lives inside the camera app itself, no jumping between editing tools.

Then there’s the S26 Ultra’s “Zero-Peeking Privacy” display. It uses per-pixel control to selectively hide sensitive content — passwords, message previews, notifications — from anyone looking over your shoulder. You can toggle it manually or let the phone handle it automatically. [Gizmochina got an early demo](https://www.gizmochina.com/2026/02/16/samsung-demos-galaxy-s26-ultras-zero-peeking-privacy-feature-in-action/) and it looked surprisingly practical.

The S26 series runs One UI 8.5 on Android 16, powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Pricing starts at $799 for the base S26, $999 for the S26+, and $1,299 for the Ultra. Pre-orders are open now with devices shipping March 11th. [Engadget is already calling it](https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-2026-the-galaxy-s26-and-other-devices-that-might-launch-on-february-25-130000063.html) one of the biggest phone launches of 2026, and given that this is the first mainstream phone to let three competing AI assistants coexist at the system level, it’s hard to disagree. Whether you’re team Bixby (does that person exist?), team Gemini, or team Perplexity, the S26 says you don’t have to choose. And that alone makes it worth paying attention to.