SAN FRANCISCO, KOMPAS.com - Samsung has officially launched its\nflagship Galaxy S26 series globally at the Galaxy Unpacked event held at\nthe Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, United States on Wednesday\n(February 25, 2026) morning or Thursday (February 26, 2026) early\nmorning in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
KOMPAS.com journalist, Lely Maulida, had the opportunity to cover the\nGalaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco to see firsthand the improvements\nthat the Samsung S26 Ultra brings.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe present the Samsung Galaxy S26 Series, our Agentic AI phone,\u201d\nsaid CEO & Head of Device Experience Samsung, TM Roh, on the launch\nstage.<\/p>\n
Like the Galaxy S25 series, the Samsung S26 series comes in three\nmodels, including the Galaxy S26 \u201cregular,\u201d Galaxy S26 Plus, and Galaxy\nS26 Ultra. The Galaxy S26 Ultra is designed as the highest-end model in\nthe series.<\/p>\n
As the highest-end model, the Galaxy S26 Ultra is equipped with a\nnumber of more advanced features. This includes design, camera, battery,\nand artificial intelligence (AI) features.<\/p>\n
One of the new features is the anti-peep display, or Privacy Display.\nThis feature will prevent others next to the user from peeking at the\nscreen.<\/p>\n
When the Privacy Display is active, the phone\u2019s display will become\ndark from certain angles, but will remain bright and clear when viewed\nfrom the user\u2019s viewing angle.<\/p>\n
The concept of this feature is the same as the anti-peep screen\nprotectors that have been sold separately.<\/p>\n
According to Ilham Indrawan, MX Product Marketing Senior Manager at\nSamsung Electronics Indonesia, the Privacy Display feature is supported\nby two screen pixel structures, namely narrow and wide pixels.<\/p>\n
When the Privacy Display feature is active, the phone\u2019s screen only\nruns the narrow pixels, while the wide pixels are turned off.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a result, the display can only be seen from one side, or the\nfront of the screen. (The) right, left, top, and bottom sides cannot be\nseen,\u201d said Ilham in an interview session with the media held online,\nTuesday (February 24, 2026).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, when the Privacy Display feature is off, the Samsung S26\nUltra screen runs both pixel structures at the same time. Therefore,\nusers can see the display from various angles.<\/p>\n
According to Ilham, this structure is only supported by the Galaxy\nS26 Ultra screen, not including its two other models. Therefore, the\nanti-peep screen feature is only supported by the Galaxy S26 Ultra.<\/p>\n
In addition to blocking the screen completely from the view of\nothers, this feature can also provide a privacy curtain to the\nnotification display only.<\/p>\n
That way, others will not see or read the notifications that appear\nwhile using the phone.<\/p>\n
Samsung also allows users to set which applications they want to\n\u201chide\u201d from others. For example, only certain applications such as\ninstant messaging applications, social media, or other applications.<\/p>\n
The Privacy Display feature is available in the Settings menu. This\nfeature can also be accessed from the Quick Panel, next to the media\noutput and phone brightness settings.<\/p>\n
Even though it is equipped with a new structure, the Samsung S26\nUltra still uses the same screen panel as its predecessor, namely\nDynamic AMOLED 2X. The screen supports QHD Plus resolution and a 120 Hz\nadaptive refresh rate.<\/p>\n
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra now also comes with a more rounded\ncorner design than before.<\/p>\n
The Samsung S25 Ultra, which was released in January 2025, also\nfeatured curved body corners, no longer angular like the Galaxy S24\nUltra or Galaxy S23 Ultra, which inherited the DNA of the Galaxy Note\nseries.<\/p>\n
However, its successor is now made even more rounded, making its\nappearance similar to other Galaxy S series models, including the\nregular and Plus models, and no longer has the sharp corners of the\nGalaxy Note series.<\/p>\n
Even so, this phone is still equipped with S Pen digital stylus\nsupport, which was inherited from the Note series.<\/p>\n
Samsung also uses an aluminum frame on the Galaxy S26 Ultra again, no\nlonger titanium like the Galaxy S24 Ultra and S25 Ultra.<\/p>\n
According to Verry Octavianus, MX Product Marketing Senior Manager,\nSamsung Electronics Indonesia, aluminum material is considered more heat\nresistant. In addition, this material also makes the phone lighter.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/samsung-galaxy-s26-ultra-officially-launched-features-anti-peep-display-and-brighter-camera-1772062574", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }