{"id":22909,"date":"2026-04-30T06:37:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T04:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/galaxy-s26-review-samsungs-still-compact-flagship-android\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T06:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T04:37:32","slug":"galaxy-s26-review-samsungs-still-compact-flagship-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/galaxy-s26-review-samsungs-still-compact-flagship-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy S26 review: Samsung\u2019s still-compact flagship Android"},"content":{"rendered":"

Small top-tier Android is great to use, being fast, AI-loaded and with reasonable battery life, but falls short of rivals on camera<\/p>\n

Samsung\u2019s compact flagship phone hasn\u2019t changed much in a year, but the S26 is still one of the best smaller handsets available as rivals grow larger and larger.<\/p>\n

The S26 is the cheapest and smallest of this year\u2019s top Samsungs, dwarfed by the top-of-the-line S26 Ultra in size and price. But like everything with a memory chip at the moment, the S26 has increased in price by \u00a380 or the equivalent to \u00a3879 (\u20ac949\/$899\/A$1,349). At least it has double the starting storage.<\/p>\n

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\nSmall top-tier Android is great to use, being fast, AI-loaded and with reasonable battery life, but falls short of rivals on camera
\nSamsung\u2019s compact flagship phone hasn\u2019t changed much in a year, but the S26 is still one of the best smaller handsets available as rivals grow larger and larger.
\nThe S26 is the cheapest and smallest of this year\u2019s top Samsungs, dwarfed by the top-of-the-line S26 Ultra in size and price. But like everything with a memory chip at the moment, the S26 has increased in price by \u00a380 or the equivalent to \u00a3879 (\u20ac949\/$899\/A$1,349). At least it has double the starting storage. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\u2019s compact flagship phone hasn\u2019t changed much in a year, but the S26 is still one of the best smaller handsets available as rivals grow larger and larger. The S26 is the cheapest …<\/p>\n

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