Here’s what rumors say about the Galaxy S26 lineup’s potential announcement, pre-orders and availability in store.
Samsung’s next flagship trio, which is supposedly going to consist of a Galaxy S26 Pro, a super-slim Galaxy S26 Edge, and the ultimate Galaxy S26 Ultra, is still a couple of months away, but people have been talking. Usually, Samsung unveils its new Galaxy S phones at the beginning of the year.
If Samsung sticks to tradition, we can expect the new phones to be unveiled in January 2026. There have been some interesting rumors about a potential December unveiling, but those are more unlikely than those of Samsung sticking with January.
Usually, Galaxy events are held on a Wednesday. However, Samsung hasn’t been entirely consistent with the exact week that things are happening, and in the last few years, the company has been pulling the event earlier and earlier at the beginning of the year.
Potentially, we have January 14, 2026, and January 21, 2026, which are both Wednesdays in the middle of the month of January. Some rumors indicate that Samsung may attempt a December event, but we’ll address these later.
When the phones get announced, we usually have a couple of weeks of pre-orders and then an official market release.
Here’s how the Galaxy S releases have happened in recent years, which should also give us an idea of when to expect the new Galaxy S26 series to come:
This December rumor came from leaker Digital Chat Station, who speculated earlier in the year that Samsung may move the Galaxy S26 release earlier so that the company can better compete with the iPhone 17 lineup.
