India, March 30 -- Samsung launches three Galaxy S-series smartphones every year with the Galaxy S Ultra getting the best hardware and features of the lot along with all hype and attention. This year it's Privacy Display and Horizon Lock. Last year, it was the next-gen Galaxy AI along with cross-app intelligence. And the year before that, it was Galaxy AI. The messaging is clear: you get the Ultra if you want the best of everything. In a perfect world, the Galaxy S Ultra would be enough. In a perfect world, other Galaxy S series smartphones won't exist. But we don't live in a perfect world and other Galaxy S series smartphones do exist. Case and point: the Samsung Galaxy S26+, the middle child that leaves you wanting more.

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