Samsung is giving away FREE laptops when you upgrade to the Galaxy S26, but only until midnight tonight

How to claim a Galaxy Chromebook for free

After you've purchased your new Galaxy S26 handset from any of the qualifying stores, you'll need to submit a claim.

This can be done by following these instructions:

1. Submit your claim within 30 days of your purchase
2. Samsung will confirm your claim within five days of submission
3. Once your claim has been approved, Samsung will ship the new laptop to your home

Samsung has stuck with a similar industrial design in comparison with the Galaxy S25 series, with only subtle tweaks to distinguish between its latest-and-greatest Android handsets and last year's models. If you look closely, you'll notice the Galaxy S26 lineup has softer, more rounded corners that should make it more comfortable to hold these devices for extended periods.

Every handset in the Galaxy S26 lineup will ship in a choice of Cobalt Violet, White, Black, and Sky Blue.

But it's the software where Samsung has made the biggest changes.

For instance, Audio Eraser, a feature introduced with the Galaxy S25 lineup, has been expanded into third-party apps for the first time. When watching on YouTube, Netflix, and Instagram, the AI will boost vocals in real-time to make it easier to hear dialogue. Most soundbars offer similar functionality, but this lets you enjoy the same features with in-ear buds.

Artificial Intelligence will automatically sort your screenshots into several categories in the Gallery app, including Boarding Passes, Barcodes and QR Codes, Coupons, and Social Media, to name just a few. If you have a slew of screenshots to scroll through, this should help you quickly find what you're looking for.

The Document Scanner functionality, which has been baked into One UI – Samsung's twist on the Android operating system – for some time, leverages AI to automatically remove crumples, smudges, and tears from documents, receipts, or other print-outs when you snap a picture for your records.

The Galaxy S26 Ultra also shares more DNA with its smaller siblings than ever before.

This flagship phone – a spiritual successor to the standalone Galaxy Note lineup that was discontinued back in 2022 – is still the only model with an S Pen stylus stored (and charged) inside the chassis, a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 system-on-a-chip, the largest 6.9" touchscreen, and Super Fast Charging 3.0 to refill the battery to 75% in 30-minutes. Despite this long list of exclusive features, Samsung has managed to keep the case design (almost) indistinguishable from the rest of the lineup.

But if you're looking for improvements to the camera, Galaxy S26 Ultra is the obvious choice. With wider camera apertures than its predecessor, Samsung lets more light reach the sensor, offering clearer photos with richer details in low-light conditions, even when zoomed in.

This improved hardware enables Enhanced Nightography Video, which keeps footage clearer and more vibrant even in dim scenes, whether capturing concerts indoors or recording moments around a campfire after sunset. Like a GoPro, Samsung added horizon-lock to its upgraded Super Steady capabilities, which should make consistent framing easier to achieve – even when shooting content on bumpy trails or adrenaline-fuelled activities.