Samsung Galaxy Unpacked August 2026: Live updates from the launch of the next S26

We’re expecting to see the Galaxy S26 FE at today’s Unpacked, but might there be any surprises. Samsung Galaxy Unpacked August 2026: Live updates from the launch of the next S26. The FE series is typically a lower priced version of the company’s premium handsets, usually with some compromises on cameras and processors.

In its announcement for this event, Samsung said the next S26 family member was "purposefully designed to bring many Galaxy S26 experiences from camera to AI, along with the latest One UI, to those who look for what truly matters most to them." We don’t expect there to be many surprises, nor for the presentation to last very long. The show starts at 8AM ET, which gives us some time to hang out with you all in the meantime. Leave us a comment below with your thoughts and questions, we’d love to chat with you here!

3 min ago Cherlynn Low As we get closer to this thing starting (in about 6 minutes!), I am beginning to wonder if this could all be an email. 7:51 AM EDT Mat Smith I’d say this: look at the cameras, look at the processor and look at the battery capacity. So much of a new phone’s utility centers on those.

After six public One UI 9 betas, Samsung may be testing another beta for the Galaxy S26 internally. The Galaxy S26 may receive another One UI 9 beta after all.

It has already released six beta updates, and the last one came out just a couple of days ago. The upcoming release should be the final beta before the stable One UI 9 rollout for the Galaxy S26.

Samsung’s Galaxy Event day has arrived. It will begin at 12 PM UTC, and you can follow it with us by tuning in to the YouTube stream below.

Stable One UI 9 arrived last month with the launch of Samsung’s latest foldables: the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Z Fold 8, and the Z Flip 8. Despite the stable release, older phones still lack the update.

Samsung continues to run a beta and recently released the sixth One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26 series only this week. The fact that the latest One UI beta release consisted mostly of bug fixes and usability-related enhancements — and that a stable version is already available for certain devices — led to hopes that a stable release would come soon.

Samsung hasn’t revealed what this Galaxy Event will cover, but it doesn’t take a genius to figure out it’s going to be about the Galaxy S26 FE. While we’ve seen no official teasers for the Galaxy S26 FE; however, several leaks suggest the smartphone won’t look much different from its predecessor, the Galaxy S25 FE.

[#InlinePriceWidget,14042,1#] Alongside the Galaxy S26 FE, Samsung may unveil the Galaxy Tab S12 series. Watch the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE debut live here.