Samsung just revealed key details about the Galaxy S26's camera — and it could be an AI powerhouse

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The Samsung Galaxy S26 launch is only a week away, but it seems Samsung can't help but announce what seem to be upcoming features ahead of time. While the new phone isn't mentioned by name, Samsung has revealed plans for a new AI-powered Galaxy camera experience designed for "the latest Galaxy smartphone."

The idea is to negate the need to jump between apps for simple tasks by putting photo and video editing into one unified app. Samsung claims this will make "creativity feel faster, simpler, and more natural." No more relying on complex, time-consuming editing software.

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That sounds remarkably similar to Google's Conversational Editing feature that debuted last year on the Pixel 10 series. Since that was restricted to editing, and not actually capturing content, it would seem the Galaxy S26 might have an extra advantage over Google's flagship.

Examples of the new camera apps' capabilities include being able to turn photos from day to night, restore missing parts of objects, improve photo quality in low light and "seamlessly" merge multiple photos into a single picture. But if you were looking for something more extravagant, Samsung has also mentioned the ability to track stars across the sky, capture "richly detailed photos," and create cinematic videos.

We don't have any additional details beyond that, though I suspect Samsung has deliberately held back a lot of information for Unpacked. The event is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT on February 25. The whole show will be live-streamed, and we at Tom's Guide will have full coverage of the event and all the devices that are unveiled.

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