Samsung Electronics' newly unveiled Galaxy S26 series is receiving worldwide acclaim.
According to industry sources on the 4th, the "Privacy Display" technology applied for the first time in the industry to the Galaxy S26 Ultra features a dual-pixel structure consisting of "front pixels" that emit light straight ahead and "wide pixels" that diffuse light broadly.
When privacy mode is activated, the wide pixels turn off and only the front pixels operate, making screen content unreadable from any angle other than directly in front.
"This is technology designed for privacy protection from the pixel level," Moon Sung-hoon, Vice President of Samsung Electronics, said at a Korean media briefing in San Francisco on the 26th of last month. "We developed it over several years and hold numerous related patents, making it difficult for competitors to easily replicate."
The differences from conventional privacy screen protectors are clear. While films only block side views and reduce screen brightness, the Privacy Display blocks viewing from all angles—top, bottom, left, and right—without any brightness degradation or additional battery consumption. Integration with software also allows users to selectively mask specific areas such as certain apps, notification windows, or password entry screens.
International media reaction has been positive. The Wall Street Journal评价said "Apple needs to adopt this feature as quickly as possible," calling it "an innovation in the OLED panel itself, not a software trick." The publication added that it is "technology that should be applied to all devices."
CNBC focused on the device's capabilities as an agentic artificial intelligence phone. The Galaxy S26 Ultra integrates three AI engines in a single device: Google Gemini, Samsung Bixby, and Perplexity. CNBC noted "the overwhelming scale of AI systems packed into one device stands out."