Samsung will hold its Galaxy S26 event on February 25

Samsung sent out invitations on Tuesday for its upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event, scheduled to be held on February 25 in San Francisco, where the company is expected to launch its Galaxy 26 series smartphones.

AI features will be at the forefront once again, with the company saying the upcoming phones are “designed to simplify everyday interactions, inspire trust, and make Galaxy AI feel seamlessly integrated from the moment it’s in hand.”

The notable feature teased by the company is View privacy It is expected to debut on the Galaxy S26 Ultra. This feature will allow users to hide certain areas of the phone screen from onlookers to protect sensitive information. For example, users will be able to hide the notification area from prying eyes.

Reports It indicates that the top phone in the lineup will be powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon Elite Gen 5 processor in the US and China. Samsung will likely opt for its Exynos 2600 processor in other areas. The distinction is important, but it is becoming increasingly less important. Snapdragon processors have historically outperformed Samsung’s Exynos chips in terms of benchmarks and thermal efficiency, but the performance gap is narrowing.

According to a report from the technology website SamMobileThe S26 will also have a 5,100 mAh battery (mAh, a standard unit of battery capacity) and will support 60W wired charging and 25W wireless charging.

In addition to the phones, Samsung is likely to release the updated Galaxy Buds 4 wireless earbuds. The company plans to update the design from the previous generation, which led to widespread comparisons with Apple’s AirPods.

The event will start at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 7pm CET and will be streamed live on Samsung website and Her YouTube channel.

Samsung is offering a $30 promotional credit to anyone Pre-registration office And one of its upcoming devices. Pre-registration is merely an expression of interest; Consumers will still receive the credit as a discount on other Samsung products even if they do not end up purchasing new devices. If you pre-register and then pre-order one of the devices, the company will top that up to a $150 credit — without you having to trade it in.