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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Galaxy s26 review samsung s still compact flagship android - You Need To See This

Hand holding Samsung Galaxy S26 showing home screen with app icons.
The S26 is the last truly compact flagship Android left, which makes it easy to hold and pocket. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian

Samsung’s compact flagship phone hasn’t changed much in a year, but the S26 is still one of the best smaller handsets available as rivals grow larger and larger.

The S26 is the cheapest and smallest of this year’s top Samsungs, dwarfed by the top-of-the-line S26 Ultra in size and price. But like everything with a memory chip at the moment, the S26 has increased in price by £80 or the equivalent to £879 (€949/$899/A$1,349). At least it has double the starting storage.

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