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Galaxy S26 review: Samsung’s still-compact flagship Android

Apr 30, 2026
Galaxy S26 review: Samsung’s still-compact flagship Android

<p>Small top-tier Android is great to use, being fast, AI-loaded and with reasonable battery life, but falls short of rivals on camera</p><p>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.</p><p>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...