India, March 28 -- Samsung flagship lineup is in its "refinement era" for the last few years. Ever since the peak innovation days of the S23 Ultra, most upgrades have felt iterative rather than revolutionary. That's not a bad thing at all, especially if those refinements actually improve the overall experience without adding unnecessary features.

And that is exactly why I wanted to review the Galaxy S26. I daily drive the Galaxy S23 Ultra and have also been a long-time Samsung flagship user; I also owned the Galaxy S21. I was curious to see how far the base models have evolved. And after spending significant time with the Galaxy S26, I can confidently say that with this phone, "Samsung is not trying to reinvent the wheel, just trying to ...