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

Small top-tier Android is great to use, being fast, AI-loaded and with reasonable battery life, but falls short of rivals on camera Samsung’s compact flagship phone hasn’t changed much in a year, but the S26 is still one of the best smaller handsets available...

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What happened: Small top-tier Android is great to use, being fast, AI-loaded and with reasonable battery life, but falls short of rivals on camera Samsung’s compact flagship phone hasn’t changed much in a year, but the S26 is still one of the best smaller handsets available...

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Source attribution: The Guardian Technology via theguardian.com. Original report: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/30/galaxy-s26-review-samsung-android-ai-loaded-battery-camera