TechRadar Urges Samsung to Bring 4 Galaxy S26 Ultra Features to $549 A57

1 articles · Updated · TechRadar · Jun 11

$549 Galaxy A57 misses four Galaxy S26 Ultra software tools that TechRadar's Tom Bedford says should reach Samsung's cheaper phones through future updates.
The biggest gaps he highlights are Audio Eraser, phone-wide Search with Finder, Bixby controls that change settings directly, and the AI summary feature Now Brief.
$1,299 Galaxy S26 Ultra gets those additions as part of its software-led upgrade over the S25 Ultra, while the A57 already makes expected hardware compromises such as weaker zoom, chipset performance and no stylus.
Bedford argues the omitted tools may suit mid-range buyers especially well—particularly broader search, simpler assistant controls and quick daily summaries—even though he found some S26 Ultra features still unreliable or unfinished.