Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra is not the upgrade its price tag demands. MKBHD's review leads with the core problem: the phone costs 'ultra' money but delivers incremental gains that don't justify the ask for existing S25 Ultra or S24 Ultra owners.
The catch isn't one flaw. It's the combination of minor spec bumps, recycled design language, and AI features that don't yet deliver on their promise. The review digs into where Samsung's hardware roadmap is stalling and why the gap between 'Ultra' branding and 'Ultra' experience keeps widening.
What makes this worth reading in full is MKBHD's breakdown of who this phone actually makes sense for, a narrower group than Samsung's marketing assumes. If you are on a 2-year upgrade cycle or coming from an S23 Ultra, the calculus changes. Everyone else should wait.
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