Lower mid-range · 2025

Samsung Galaxy A26

Name: Samsung Galaxy A26
Brand: Samsung
Price: 435000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦260,000 to ₦515,900 · 31 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A54 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A07 4G's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 120Hz AMOLED

Extras Curved display, IP67 water resistance

6.7″ AMOLED · 120Hz

1380 4 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 25W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 13 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy A26 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.7″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2340 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

777 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs level 5

Performance

Exynos 1380 (5 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G68 MP5

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Exynos 1380 (5 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

579,811

v10

GeekBench

2,768

Graphics test

3DMark 794 (Wild Life Extreme)

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Mali-G68 MP5

Process

5 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

4x2.4GHz ARM Cortex A78 + 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Variant differences

Global: Exynos 1380 (5 nm), Mali-G68 MP5 · LATAM: Exynos 1280 (5 nm), Mali-G68

Software & updates

Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5 · 6-year support

Long support

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5

Software support

6 years of updates

Updates remaining

~5 years

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 13 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

13 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Samsung S5KJN1, 1/2.76", 0.64µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A07 4G , Samsung Galaxy A06

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 25 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab active use

10:44h

Lab endurance

37:05h

EU cycle rating

1,200 cycles

Wired charging

25 W

Removable

Audio

Good (-27.1 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Good (-27.1 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

4 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

4/128GB · 6/128GB · 8/128GB · 6/256GB · 8/256GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.3

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

200 g · 7.7 mm · IP67

Built to last

Height

164.0 mm

Width

77.5 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm

Weight

200 g

IP rating

IP67

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 17

Loses on most 5 losses

Lower-resolution screen

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 1206 × 2622 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

580k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main · 13 MP vs 18 MP selfie

Shorter tested battery life

10h 44m vs 14h 59m active use · 25 W vs 40 W charging

Heavier in hand

200 g vs 177 g

₦590k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S25

Loses on most 5 losses

Weaker display tech

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

580k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 50 MP · f/1.8 main

Shorter tested battery life

10h 44m vs 13h 9m active use

Heavier in hand

200 g vs 162 g

₦490k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

31 sellers·New from ₦309,900 to ₦515,900·Used from ₦260,000

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Jiji Used

₦260,000

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5.8 yrs · 389 feedback · 128GB

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Precious Chukwuemeka

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Hanans ENTERPRISE

4.5 yrs · 2 feedback · 256GB

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₦460,600

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