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Samsung’s Best Galaxy Smartphone Has Never Been Cheaper

The Galaxy S26 Ultra is Samsung’s fastest, best smartphone.

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan

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I was tempted to write a headline with one irritating pun or another, something about this deal on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra being out of this world or good enough to make you see stars, but in deferential honor of the Artemis II astronauts who splash down in the Pacific off the coast of San Diego, I’ll exercise some restraint.

And let’s be honest; it’s a damn good deal at $1,080. That’s $221 off its retail price and the first time I’ve seen it on sale since Samsung introduced it in February 2026. But out of this world? I’ll save that hyperbole for something more befitting four heroic astronauts. Or the next........

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