Samsung Slims Galaxy S26 Ultra to 7.9mm as Softer Design Drops Note-Like Look

8 articles · Updated · Yanko Design · May 11

Samsung pushed the Galaxy S26 Ultra below 8mm for the first time, giving the March 11 flagship a 7.9mm chassis and rounder corners instead of the line’s long-running boxy profile.
That redesign aligns the Ultra with a broader premium-phone shift toward thinner, smoother, more unified hardware, and makes it look much closer to the standard S26 and S26+.
The slimmer body still keeps a built-in S Pen, while Samsung adds an Armor Aluminum frame and an anti-reflective Privacy Display to carry more of the premium appeal through materials and surface treatment.
At 7.9mm, the Ultra is 0.85mm thinner than Apple’s 8.75mm iPhone 17 Pro Max, underscoring Samsung’s effort to combine a stylus-equipped design with a slimmer flagship body.
The change also marks Samsung’s clearest break from the Galaxy Note design language that migrated into Ultra models after the Note line ended in 2021, leaving opinion split between cleaner maturity and lost identity.

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