Samsung Galaxy S26 Series used and refurbished
The Galaxy S26 is the newest generation in the series. At its February 2026 launch, Samsung unveiled three phones, while the slim S25 Edge has so far not been given a successor. They reached the shops in March, so a refurbished S26 usually has a few months of use behind it, not a few years.
In this category you'll find used and refurbished Samsung Galaxy S26 phones: the base S26, the larger S26+, the S26 Ultra with its stylus, and the S26 FE, which arrived at the end of August 2026. Before a phone is listed, SWOPiFY partners check it and, if needed, repair it.
Which Galaxy S26 versions are in this category?
The base S26 has grown compared with the S25: a 6.3-inch screen instead of 6.2 and a 4300 mAh battery instead of 4000, at 167 g. It charges at 25 W. The S26+ offers 6.7 inches in QHD+, a 4900 mAh battery, 45 W wired and 20 W wireless charging. Both have 12 GB of RAM and the same cameras: 50 MP, 12 MP ultra-wide and 10 MP with 3x zoom.
The S26 Ultra is the only one with Privacy Display, a built-in privacy filter. It narrows the viewing angle so the person next to you can't read your messages. You can turn it on for the whole screen, for selected apps or just for parts of it, such as notifications or the PIN field. The Ultra charges at 60 W, its 200 MP main camera gets a brighter f/1.4 aperture, and aluminium has replaced the S25 Ultra's titanium frame.
The S26 FE is the cheaper option, with an Exynos 2500 chip, 8 GB of RAM, a 6.7-inch screen, a 4900 mAh battery and 45 W charging. It was the first in this generation to ship with Android 17 and One UI 9.
Why consider a refurbished Galaxy S26?
A refurbished Galaxy S26 costs less than the same model bought new, even though these are still this year's phones. You can put the difference towards a higher model or more storage – for example, an S26+ instead of the base S26.
A phone that's back on sale a few months after launch keeps working instead of sitting in a drawer or waiting to be recycled. That doesn't make buying one a fully green choice, but it does mean fewer working devices end up as e-waste too soon.
Exynos, Snapdragon and S Pen – what to watch out for with the Galaxy S26?
This generation brings back the chip split. The European S26 and S26+ use the Exynos 2600, while the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 went to the versions for North America, China and Japan. The S26 Ultra has a Snapdragon in every market. When you read reviews from other regions, check which version was tested.
As on the S25 Ultra, the S Pen in the Ultra has no Bluetooth, so you can't use it to take photos remotely or flip through slides. The stylus has a new shape and only goes into the phone one way round. The Ultra supports Qi2.2 charging but has no built-in magnets, so you'll need a suitable case for magnetic mounts.
Support is simple: Samsung promises seven major Android updates and seven years of security patches, counted from launch. An S26 bought today therefore has more than six years of updates ahead. Galaxy AI has gained Now Nudge suggestions and integration with Gemini and Perplexity, and Audio Eraser now also mutes background noise in video apps.
In this category you can filter phones by:
- storage – from 128 GB in the S26 FE to 1 TB in the S26 Ultra;
- RAM – 8 GB in the S26 FE, 12 GB in the S26 and S26+, 12 or 16 GB in the Ultra;
- colour;
- price range;
- condition.
If you often work on your phone on the train or in a café, Privacy Display might win you over to the Ultra more than the camera does. If you just want a handy phone that will last for years, the base S26 with 256 GB is plenty.
Can you trust a refurbished Galaxy S26?
Refurbished Samsung Galaxy S26 phones are used devices, even if some of them look almost new. We don't present them as brand new and never suggest otherwise. SWOPiFY partners check them against a 44-point list, and their condition is described by one of four grades: Premium, Very good, Good or Fair. Each grade sets requirements for appearance, battery and the parts used.
Every purchase comes with a warranty. If something goes wrong, you make a claim rather than being left alone with the problem, as often happens when you buy from a private listing.
Want to hand in your old phone when you buy an S26?
Use the trade-in programme – the amount you get for your current phone reduces the cost of your new purchase. You skip the listings and the haggling, and your device gets a new owner.
Browse the available Galaxy S26 models and decide whether you need the Ultra or whether one of its smaller siblings will do.