Two of the three members of Samsung’s 2026 ultra-high-end handset family are tipped to support lower charging speeds than the entire iPhone 17 roster, which sounds bad. and a little sketchy.
Far too focused on making the Galaxy S26 Ultra the absolute best Android phone money can buy in 2026, Samsung might be leaving the other two members of its next super-premium handset family without a key upgrade over this year’s Galaxy S25, S25 Plus, and S25 Edge that the S26 Pro and S26 Edge badly need to keep up with Apple’s almost surprisingly advanced iPhone 17 lineup.
In case you were wondering if the Galaxy S26 Pro would earn its pompous moniker with big improvements over the « regular » Galaxy S25, the inside information revealed by PhoneArt (aka @UniverseIce) on X right after the iPhone 17 roster’s launch event suggests that’s not going to happen, at least as far as charging technology is concerned.
Yes, the S26 Pro and S26 Edge are disappointingly tipped to support up to 25W charging speeds, keeping that mediocre (by 2025 high-end standards) figure unchanged from the S25, S25 Plus, and S25 Edge, as well as the S24 and S24 Plus and a whole bunch of previous entries in the Galaxy S line.
Believe it or not, even the 2020-released Galaxy S20 and S20 Plus were capped at 25 watts, with the S10 and S10 Plus the year before only supporting 15W charging tech. That means that hardcore Samsung fans have been waiting for another upgrade in this department for about half a decade now, and according to the latest word around the street, the wait isn’t going to end in early 2026.
