Samsung Galaxy S26 vs Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold

Samsung Galaxy S26

Identical camera hardware to the S25, S24, and S23: 50MP main, 12MP ultrawide, 10MP 3x telephoto, 12MP selfie. Software processing via One UI 8.5 may yield modest improvements, but the hardware stagnation is the most common criticism.

• Three years of the same camera hardware at an ever-increasing price — Samsung needs to invest in the non-Ultra camera stack
• Despite the stale hardware, Samsung's computational photography via AI ISP may still improve photo quality through software alone

Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold

The camera system is capable but not class-leading. Samsung focused the engineering budget on the folding mechanism and displays, resulting in a camera that's good but not on par with the S25 Ultra.

• 50MP main sensor captures good photos, though it's not the 200MP sensor found in other Samsung flagships
• Using the massive unfolded display as a viewfinder is a unique and compelling experience
• Ultrawide is adequate but the telephoto is limited to 2x optical zoom