Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series is still months away, but new leaks are steadily tightening the picture of what the company’s next flagships will look like. The latest clues come from two separate accessories: screen protectors and a protective case. Together, they quietly confirm some of the biggest external design changes Samsung is planning for 2026.
The first leak comes from PhoneArt, who shared what appear to be tempered-glass protectors for the Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra. All three pieces show the same thing: rounded display corners across the lineup. That’s a subtle but notable shift, especially for the Ultra model. On the current Galaxy S25 Ultra, the corners are sharper, giving it a boxier look. With the S26 series, Samsung seems to be pulling everything into a more consistent aesthetic.
The protectors also suggest uniform, extremely thin bezels. Exact measurements aren’t available, so it’s unclear whether these will undercut the S25 series, but the near-symmetrical borders indicate Samsung is at least tightening the visual alignment between the three phones. Any meaningful reduction will only become obvious once real-world comparisons surface.
A second leak offers a closer look at the back of the Ultra model — and this one carries a bigger design twist. A newly surfaced protective case shows the return of a camera island, something Samsung phased out in favor of separate floating lenses on recent models. The case confirms a raised bump housing the three vertically arranged sensors, now ringed with metal accents. Interestingly, the LED flash sits outside the main island, in the same position as the S25 Ultra. Notably, this camera redesign leak isn’t entirely new, but its recurrence certainly adds credibility to it.
Rumors currently point to a late February Unpacked event in San Francisco, expected to center heavily on Samsung’s next wave of Galaxy AI features. With more leaks dropping almost weekly, the S26 series is already shaping up to be one of Samsung’s most visually aligned lineups in years.
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