Samsung’s formula for middle -range smartphones has not really changed to improve in years. Years, we keep watching a bit fresh design, which looks full of hardware and feel familiar, which strengthens the software experience, which feels… very familiar. It is not “familiar” in a good way, but in the form of more stagnation, some of its users can prefer. In fact, many people go to Samsung to commit their software update and the new Galaxy A26 is not disappointed on this front. It also gets design and display upgrade. Although it all looks great, it is still stuck behind the growing competition and why it is here.
Samsung Galaxy A26 Design
The Galaxy A26, which is the cheapest middle range model of its series, looks and feels the premium. Samsung has used Gorlala Glass Victos+ of the corning for both the next and the back panels. Of these two, only the back panel is good at rejecting smoke.
The overall design of the phone has not changed and it appears to be familiar with the Galaxy A25 launched last year. Highlighting the volume and power buttons, the small raised collision on the right of the flat frame is still there, making it easier to find the size of the phone together.
Lifting around the volume and power buttons makes them easier to find
The overall design of the Galaxy A26 gives an impression, which makes sense of quality and premium nasal, but it flip, and the feeling is quickly eliminated.
Despite the size of 6.5 to 6.7 inches, the super -emulated panel maintains thick borders in its prediction, as well as ugly water drop mark and thick lower edge. It certainly feels out of space on the middle -range smartphone in 2025, and it really wonders why they are paying so much for an outdated display device.
Display glass on Galaxy A26 easily becomes smoke
The blurred fanish polycarbonate mid -frame is very slippery to the shining back panel phone. If you are clumsy, it is good to keep a matter (not included in the box). On this note, Samsung also gave A26 IP67 dust and water resistance rating. According to the standard, this phone can withstand immersion in fresh water (up to 1 meter). However, just like all manufacturers, the damage caused by water entry has not been done under the warranty. Therefore, use it only in water if you have to do.
Samsung Galaxy A26 Performance
Despite the size upgrade, it has not changed more than the previous model. Natural screen color mode is also a bit of display colors. Viewing angles are very good, though the surface of the brightness is not excellent in class. Therefore, it is not ideal to see the content of the outside, though it is quite bright at home. Naturally, you do not get the HDR10+ support unlike some smartphones at this price location. But I am glad to see that Widwine L1 streaming quality has been supported.
Here’s just a speaker in a lower back and it doesn’t look good
Seeing that this is a middle -range device, I was a little surprised to see just one bottom firing speaker on the Galaxy A26. When the speaker gets bad enough when the talk is produced and produces heavy audio very much, which looks more disturbing than rich in high volume. Some smartphones offer better audio quality at this price.
The device operates a UI 7 of Samsung out of the box. Based on Android 15, it offers a new shape as well as a considerable customization that provides version 7. The software operation is quite smooth. Putting aside Samsung’s correction, it is also under the 120 Herz panel, which is always on the refresh rate of 120 Herz, when set as fast as it is smooth. When it comes to battery life, it has other implications.
Supermold panel offers deep calls, but can you go through these thick borders and this mark?
There are many AI tools to play with it, but I found the language translation device very useful. The image editing device was ready for job but could not handle a slightly complex object like galaxy models like galaxy models. Now repeated relays make direct notifications from various apps (including system apps) to the lock screen.
Apps are usual as Samsung Sweet, but Microsoft has some third party apps, a VPN app and some pre -installed games. Of these, the VPN app cannot be installed. One of the disturbing things I have seen when using the phone is the lock screen advertising (from Samsung) looks through the lock screen integration. The sequence of disabling this disturbing default has been transferred to the wallpaper and style menu in the settings, where you have to choose ‘no’ instead of dynamic, sight or Samsung global goals.
Samsung offers a UI 7 of AI Tolls
Gaming performance is at a very middle distance. With most sports, you will have access to medium graphics options due to the phone’s chip set and RAM limits. Nevertheless, I can play fast games like call -off duty: Mobile and asphalt legends easily unite in default settings, which default medium -sized settings, with most effects closing. Eliminating the settings did not sweat the galaxy A26. It is just that the heat (despite graphite sheets) eventually increases, when you start to see a slowdown or leaving frame. Touch sampling is satisfactory and there is no noticeable touch input interval when playing games.
Samsung has still done a good job in handling heat, so I didn’t see any popups or notifications when using a camera or playing a game. As far as the benchmark is concerned, the phone’s performance is the same as the other phones received at this price, save the device with the Snapdragon 8s General 3 sack, which performed better.
| Benchmark | Samsung Galaxy A26 | Nothing phone 3a | Poko F6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chip set | Acinos 1380 (5nm) | Snapdragon 7s General 3 (4NM) | Snapdragon 8s General 3 (4NM) |
| Display resolution | FHD+ | FHD+ | 1.5k |
| Antoto v10 | 6,08,318 | 8,04,179 | 14,57,491 |
| PC Mark’s work 3.0 | 14,250 | 13,554 | 15,743 |
| Gack Bench 6 Single | 1,013 | 1,158 | 1,835 |
| Gack Bench 6 Multi | 2,932 | 3,255 | 4,693 |
| Gfxb t-rx | 98 | 60 | 120 |
| GFXB Manhattan 3.1 | 47 | 55 | 112 |
| GFXB car chase | 26 | 28 | 71 |
| 3DM Sling Shot Extreme Open GL | 4,688 | 5,485 | 5,481 |
| 3DM sling shot | 5,820 | 6,954 | 4,655 |
| 3DM Wildlife | 2,805 | 3,988 | Maximum |
| 3DM Wildlife Limits | 2,733 | 4,175 | 11,734 |
Like the previous model, the Samsung Galaxy A26 offers three -back cameras. The 50 -megapixel primary (OIS), 8 megapixel ultra wide and 2 megapixel macro setup remain the same as before. The selfie camera also maintains the old 13 megapixel sensor.
Samsung Galaxy A26 Primary Camera Samples (Tap Images Pictures of Extensions)
The primary camera produces good images in the best. The quality of the image is also sub -crossed in daylight (with a slight cloudy conditions). The photo is slightly growing, the dynamic range is a bit away, but my biggest problem with this camera is that it is unable to find details from a scene. Solved detail often reduces images. In many cases, I also saw that randomly faded patch where the camera had withdrawn from taking better samples. Plants appear like oil painting. The colors look natural, but for all of them there is a slight blue accent. It was really unexpected that this camera has optical image stabilization (OIS).
Despite changing auto -night mode, the low light has a very effective effect of water color, which means that texture paintings appear. (Tap on the image for extension)
Selfies show well color details and vice versa. However, there is a prominent halo around the theme, which is indicated in the average edge detection. (Tap on the image for extension)
The portrait from the primary camera is fine. Skin heads are correct, but textures are less than resolved detail, the edge detection is slightly aggressive. (Tap on the image for extension)
The macro camera produces very bad images with very little resolution, which makes it useless. I arranged better photos than the primary camera because it allowed me to go close to the subject. (Tap on the image for extension)
Samsung Galaxy A26 Ultra Wide Camera Sample (Tap on Image to Spread)
The images of the ultra -wide camera are slightly deep, and it has less detail and limited dynamic limit, meaning that even in the daylight, it is difficult to find any details in shadows and deep color items. Bright spots and lens barrel distortion also has a lot of prominent purple furring. Low light images are bad enough with a camera that is barely able to handle noise.
4K video recording arranged the best details but during the panning there was a tendency to leave Focus. 4k 30 FPS footage also lacks stability and when panning or walking around. The 60 FPS occupied 1080p video contains a stable frame rate, but when pancing also shows some rotation. 1080p 30 FPS recording arranged excellent stability with slightly water quality. When shooting in low light, 1080p video recorded in 30 FPS arranged highly stable footage but with little detail. 4k 30 FPS video recording looked surprised and there was a lot of noise.
Despite packing 5,000 mAh battery, Galaxy A26’s screen time data are not impressive
Galaxy A25 has not changed charging speed and battery capacity. Therefore, we have a standard 5,000 MAh battery that receives 30 % in 30 minutes and when the third party is plugged in the 100W PD charger, completes the charge at a very comfortable speed in 1 hour and 57 minutes.
Battery life is not good. Our PC Mark Battery Life Test, which runs a series of daily tasks in the loop, returned 8 hours and 53 minutes of less. Nothing manages the phone 3A with a similar battery for 17 hours and 40 minutes with the same test. As far as our HD video loop battery tests, Galaxy A26 arranges so poorly 17 hours and 11 minutes, which is less than several hours less than this price management. In direct words, our test indicates that the phone will continue with heavy and permanent use day (9am to 6pm). Casual users should get a day’s battery life provided the phone is not kept within its limits.
Samsung Galaxy A26 decision
Samsung Galaxy A26’s stand out features are currently limited to its software commitment and IP67-rating design. Everything else is short or is one step behind the competitive smartphones at this price. And so, it is really difficult to recommend unless you have everything from the smartphone to AI features and great software support.
There is also a sea of ​​contesting smartphones to choose. For some different or special finders at this price location, the phone 3A is capable and fast smartphone. Can see Poco F6 and recently launched IQoo Neo 10R, which is priced at and above the Galaxy A26. If you want a mega battery life, its large -scale 7,400mAh battery with Vivo T4 is an ideal choice. And if you are thinking about spending up above Rs. 26,000, then Nord of One Plus is a solid all -rounder.
