According to a report that cites people who are familiar with the plans of the company, Samsung will host its Galaxy Unpacked event at the end of February, which is slightly later than what was initially anticipated. The South Korean smartphone maker’s “AI-focused” event could will reportedly take place in San Francisco. The purported Samsung Galaxy S26 series, which is expected to comprise the Samsung Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra, is expected to be unveiled during the company’s next hardware launch event. This comes days after the key specifications of the entire upcoming handset lineup were leaked, giving us a peek at what it might offer.
Samsung’s Next Galaxy Unpacked Event Could be Held in February 2026
According to sources familiar with the situation, the tech giant will hold its Galaxy Unpacked event on February 25, 2026, in San Francisco, as reported by the South Korean publication Monday Today (translated from Korean). During the event, the company is expected to launch the Samsung Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra. The report added that the company has already begun preparing for the launch event, which is still months away.
According to the publication, a representative of Samsung stated that the California city of San Francisco would be the “perfect location” for Samsung due to the fact that “San Francisco has emerged as the center of AI.” This could mean that the tech giant could be planning to launch new AI-powered features. If this is true, it would be Samsung’s first San Francisco event in three years, with the last one in 2023.
Interestingly, Samsung usually hosts its Galaxy Unpacked events at either the end of January or the start of February. “Product lineup adjustment” is said to be the cause of the reported shift in the launch schedule. Earlier reports had highlighted that the South Korean company was initially planning to launch the Galaxy S26 Pro instead of the standard Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26 Edge in place of the Galaxy S26+. However, Samsung reportedly canceled plans to rebrand the Galaxy S25 Edge due to its poor sales performance.
In some markets, Samsung’s own Exynos 2600 chip, which is said to be made on a 2nm process, is expected to power all three Galaxy S26 series phones. It might come with Qualcomm’s 3nm octa-core Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC in other places. In addition, the primary specifications of the Galaxy S26 series have recently been made public online.
The Galaxy S26 Ultra might sport a 6.9-inch Quad HD M14 OLED display, while offering a new AI-enabled privacy-screen feature. It could come with a 5,400 mAh battery. The purported flagship phone could feature a quad rear camera setup, with an improved 200-megapixel primary shooter, an updated ultrawide camera, a 50-megapixel telephoto sensor with 5X optical zoom capabilities, and lastly, either a 12-megapixel 1/2.55-inch 3x camera or a 50-megapixel 3x camera.
On the other hand, the standard Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26+ will reportedly feature 6.3-inch and 6.7-inch Quad HD M14 OLED displays, respectively. Both phones might offer triple rear camera units, headlined by a 50-megapixel main sensor, a 50-megapixel ultrawide camera, and a 12-megapixel 3X telephoto camera. They might carry 4,300mAh and 4,900mAh batteries, respectively.