Kufanele ngidlale ngochungechunge olusha lwe-Galaxy S26, futhi kuzwakala njengesipiliyoni sokugcina se-Pixel ene-AI ehlakaniphile nesibonisi esibanda kunazo zonke engake ngasibona ocingweni.

Uchungechunge olusha lwe-Galaxy S26 selufikile, futhi ngenkathi izingcingo ngokwazo zingase zingabukeki njengokusuka okukhulu kwabandulele, abakwaSamsung bagcwele izinto ezintsha eziwusizo kanye nama-spec bumps amukelekile. I-Galaxy S26 Ultra, ikakhulukazi, iletha izici ezithakazelisa kakhulu, okuhlanganisa amakhamera athuthukisiwe kanye nobuchwepheshe obusha bokubonisa obushaya indiva isidingo somvikeli wesikrini sobumfihlo.
Kodwa okuthakazelisa kakhulu kukho konke ukuthi i-Samsung ibeka kanjani lezi zingcingo. Ukuhlanganiswa okujulile kwe-AI kukhombisa ukuthi uchungechunge lwe-Galaxy S lulandela kanjani ezinyathelweni ze-Pixel ye-Google, luguqula izici lwayo ze-AI lube into esebenzayo futhi egxilile kulwazi ngalunye.
Kulo nyaka, abakwaSamsung banqume ukugcina ukwakheka komndeni we-Galaxy S26 kubumbene kancane. Lokho kusho ukuthi, esikhundleni sokuthi i-Ultra ibukeke njengomzala okude, kodwa ongcono, wonke amafoni abukeka acishe afane. Ngaphandle kwendlu entsha yekhamera eqondile yamakhamera amathathu amakhulu ocingweni ngalunye, angizange ngibone umehluko omkhulu kumafoni esizukulwane sokugcina. Kodwa-ke, kuthe uma ngibheka eduze i-Galaxy S26 Ultra lapho ngabona khona ukuthi amakhona ayo ayindilinga, okuyenza ibukeke ethambile, neqinile kancane.
AbakwaSamsung bathi i-Galaxy S26 Ultra iphinde ibe yifoni yayo encane kakhulu ye-Ultra, futhi uma uthi nhlá, iyabukeka impela. Lapho ngiyibeka eduze kwe-Galaxy S25 Ultra, angikwazanga ukusho umehluko, kodwa umehluko wesisindo ubonakala kakhulu, njengoba i-S26 Ultra ingazizwa njengesitini esiphelele esandleni sakho.
Izinguquko zedizayini nge-Galaxy S26 ne-S26 Plus zibonakala kancane, kodwa manje, zonke izingcingo ziza ngemibala efanayo, okusho ukuthi ngeke kudingeke ukhethe imodeli ye-Ultra yombala owuthandayo. Umbala omusha we-flagship yi-Cobalt Violet, okuwuhlobo oluthile lokumpunga okunsomi. Angikutholi kumangalisa ikakhulukazi, ikakhulukazi uma kuqhathaniswa ne-Navy Blue yangonyaka odlule, kodwa kuhle.
Uma sikhuluma ngemibala, i-S Pen isekhona, futhi amathiphu ahambisana nombala ocingweni, nakuba ngesizathu esithile inketho ye-Sky ayihambisani nomzimba wepeni.
Uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, angizange ngichithe isikhathi esiningi nemodeli yesisekelo noma i-Plus, njengoba izinguquko zabo zincane kakhulu ngaphandle kwe-Snapdragon Elite 8 Gen 5 entsha ye-Galaxy. I-S26 inebhethri elikhudlwana, isibonisi esikhudlwana (uxolo, bathandi bezingcingo ezincane), futhi manje iqala ku-256GB (ekugcineni!). I-Plus inokushaja okungenantambo okusheshayo, okubonakala kuwukuphela koshintsho olubalulekile.
O, futhi ungalindeli ukushaja kazibuthe kulawa mafoni. I-Qi2 iyasekelwa, kodwa uzodinga ukucosha ikesi ukuze uyisebenzise.
I-Ultra, nokho, ibinamaqhinga athokozisayo ukuze iqhubeke ihlukanise nezingane zakubo. Mhlawumbe isici sami sehadiwe esisha engisithandayo Isibonisi Sobumfihlo, esokuqala saso ku-smartphone. Isebenzisa amaqhinga amasha okubonisa, i-Galaxy S26 Ultra ingafihla okuqukethwe esikrinini sakho uma ibukwa nge-engeli. Uma inikwe amandla, inika umphumela ofanayo nomuntu osebenzisa esinye salezo zivikeli zesikrini sobumfihlo, okwenza isikrini sibonakale sifiphele kakhulu emaceleni.
Ngokusho kwabakwaSamsung, lokhu kufinyelelwa ngesakhiwo sephikseli yesibonisi, esihlanganisa izinhlobo ezimbili zamaphikseli: lawo akhiqiza ukukhanya okuya ngaphambili kwesikrini nalawo akhiqiza ukukhanya kuya emaceleni, okwenza ama-engeli angcono wokubuka. Uma isikrini sobumfihlo sinikwe amandla, lawo maphikseli akamuva afiphaziwe, ngakho okuqukethwe kusabonakala kucace kuwe, kodwa noma ubani omunye ozama ukulunguza ngeke abone imilayezo yakho ebabayo.
Ingxenye engcono kakhulu ukuthi ingenziwa ngendlela oyifisayo; ungaba nesibonisi sobumfihlo isikhathi esiningi kodwa unikwe amandla ezinhlelweni zokusebenza ezithile noma ngisho nezaziso, ukuze izibukeli zisakwazi ukubona sonke isikrini, kuyilapho izaziso ngokwazo zifihliwe. Ihlakaniphe impela, futhi umphumela, kahle… uyasebenza. Kuyishwa nje ukuthi lesi sici sikhawulelwe ku-Ultra.
Ukwengeza, i-Ultra nayo ithola izithombe ezikhanyayo, ngenxa ye-Samsung enikeza ikhamera eyinhloko engu-200MP kanye nezikhala ezibanzi zekhamera ye-telephoto engu-50MP. Lokhu kuvumela ukukhanya okwengeziwe kuzigcawu ezimnyama nakakhulu, okuhlala kukuhle uze ubone ukuthi kungaba nomsindo kangakanani. Kodwa-ke, abakwaSamsung bacabange ngalokho, futhi… i-ISP entsha esekwe ku-AI iyakhahlela ukuze inciphise kakhulu umsindo futhi ithuthukise imininingwane, futhi izithombe namavidiyo engiwabone ngesikhathi ngisebenza egumbini elimnyama kanye nethangi lezinhlanzi kubukeka kumangalisa kakhulu.
Kodwa-ke, angikwazi ukukhuluma ngalezi zingcingo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nge-AI, futhi umfana, ingabe kuningi. Amademo amaningana abonise ukuthi i-Samsung ithatha kanjani izici eziningi esizibone ochungechungeni lwePixel 10 futhi ibanikeze ukuguqulwa kwe-Galaxy.
I-Now Nudge, isibonelo, ithatha i-Magic Cue ngokuveza ulwazi olufanele neziphakamiso zomongo. Ngiboniswe isibonelo somuntu ocela izithombe ohambweni lwase-Australia, futhi i-Now Nudge iveze inkinobho “Yabelana ngezithombe.” Umphumela waba igalari yezithombe ezithathwe e-Australia ongazikhetha ngokushesha futhi uzithumele.
AbakwaSamsung baphinde bethula ukuhlolwa kwezingcingo zezinombolo ezingaziwa, isisula somsindo esithuthukisiwe esisebenza nezinhlelo zokusebenza zezinkampani zangaphandle ezifana ne-Netflix ne-YouTube, kanye nesigaba esisha sezithombe-skrini kugalari ehlela ngokuzenzakalelayo izithombe-skrini zakho ukuze ukwazi ukuzithola kalula.
I-Photo Assist iphinda ibolekwe kokuthi Izithombe ze-Google, okuvumela abasebenzisi ukuthi ngokwemvelo batshele ifoni ukuthi yenze izinguquko ezithile ngaphandle kokuthi baseshe izinketho. Ngithathe isithombe ozishuthe sona ngekhamera yesithombe ozishuthe sona ethuthukisiwe, ngabe sengithatha isithombe sesigqoko, ngase ngicela i-Photo Assist ukuthi ingeze isigqoko esithombeni sami. Yayikwazi engangikusho futhi yafaka isigqoko ekhanda lami ngendlela eyayibukeka iyimvelo. Nami ngenza okufanayo ngekhekhe elalinocezu olungekho, ngicela ukuthi “lilungise ikhekhe.” Voilà! Kwaphinde kwaphelela.
Leli khono lokusebenzisa ulimi lwemvelo nge-AI kwakuyitimu enkulu ngochungechunge lwe-Galaxy S26. I-Bixby ethuthukisiwe ikuqonda kangcono okufunayo ngokusekelwe kulokho okushoyo futhi ingaveza izilungiselelo zefoni ezihlukahlukene ngokushesha, ngakho-ke akudingeki uzimbe.
Mhlawumbe okuhlaba umxhwele kakhulu isenzo sohlelo lokusebenza oluzenzakalelayo, olusebenzisa i-Gemini ukukwenzela imisebenzi, njengokushayela i-Uber. Ungatshela uGemini ukuthi abhukhe i-Uber ukusuka ephuzwini A iye ephuzwini elingu-B, futhi izodlula ezinyathelweni njengoba ubujwayele ukwenza, kodwa ngemuva (noma ungayibuka, uma ufuna). Izoma ekugcineni, ukuze ukwazi ukuyiqinisekisa, noma ungayimisa noma kunini phakathi nenqubo uma kwenzeka ufuna ukwenza izinguquko.
Akukhona okokuqala ngibona lesi sibonelo, kodwa kuhle ukubona ukuthi i-Samsung ne-Google bathumela lokhu kusebenza kubantu abaningi nokuthi kubonakala kusebenza kahle kakhulu.
Ngokweqiniso, ngijabule kakhulu ukuchitha isikhathi esiningi nochungechunge lwe-Galaxy S26 ukubeka i-AI entsha ngokuhamba kwayo. Ngempela kuzwakala sengathi i-Samsung ithathe ezinye zezici ezinhle kakhulu ze-Pixel futhi yashaya i-UI eyodwa kuyo, akuyona into embi.
Yiqiniso, lokhu ngeke kufike kushibhile. Isisekelo se-Galaxy S26 ne-S26 Plus sisanda kuthola ukwenyuka kwentengo kuya ku- $899 naku- $1,099, ngokulandelana, womabili ama- $100 ngaphezu kwabandulelayo, kuyilapho i-Galaxy S26 Ultra isalokhu iyi- $1,299 efanayo.
Angiyena umlandeli omkhulu wokwenyuka kwentengo, kodwa kubonakala sengathi kungumphumela wokushoda kwenkumbulo okukhungethe imboni. Yenza futhi i-Ultra ukuthi ihehe kakhulu, njengoba umehluko wentengo manje mncane. Kodwa-ke, kuzodingeka silinde futhi sibone ukuthi i-AI entsha, amakhamera athuthukisiwe, nesikrini esisha esipholile sobumfihlo kwanele yini ukudonsa abathengi.










































