Galaxy S26 Ultra deals
The best Galaxy S26 Ultra offer from every carrier we track, priced the way you’d actually pay for it: the plan for three years, the phone and fees, less every credit (sales tax not included). Ranked on that total, so a big credit on an expensive plan doesn’t win by looking big.
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Carriers
6
Offers priced
25
Lowest 3-year total
$925
Biggest credit
Up to $1,300
At a glance
- We priced 25 offers on the Galaxy S26 Ultra from 6 carriers, each over three years.
- The lowest three-year total is $925 on Spectrum Mobile By-the-Gig, before sales tax.
- The biggest advertised credit is up to $1,300 off, on AT&T Value 2.0.
- Totals assume each offer’s biggest advertised trade-in credit and leave out sales tax on the phone.
- Offers last checked October 18, 2026.
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The best Galaxy S26 Ultra deals
Every Galaxy S26 Ultra offer we track, ranked by what it costs over three years. Each total assumes the biggest trade-in credit the offer advertises and leaves out sales tax on the phone. The number on each card is its place.
Spectrum Mobile By-the-Gig
with a trade-in
3-year total
$925+ tax
$25/mo for 36 months
Cheapest on Verizon
- Phone cost retail
- $1,300
- Trade-in credit
- −$1,115
- Phone monthly × 36
- $5.14
- Plan monthly per line
- $20/mo
- Activation fee
- $20
- Due today activation
- $20
- High-speed data
- 1GB
- Priority
- 1GB
- Hotspot
- Up to 5GB, then 256Kbps
- Video streaming
- 480p
- 36-mo credits
Checked Oct 17, 2026
Spectrum Mobile Unlimited
with a trade-in
3-year total
$1,285+ tax
$35/mo for 36 months
$940 less than Visible, on Verizon
- Phone cost retail
- $1,300
- Trade-in credit
- −$1,115
- Phone monthly × 36
- $5.14
- Plan monthly per line
- $30/mo
- Activation fee
- $20
- Due today activation
- $20
- High-speed data
- 30GB
- Priority
- 30GB
- Hotspot
- 5GB, then 600Kbps
- Video streaming
- 480p
- 36-mo credits
Checked Oct 17, 2026
Spectrum Mobile Unlimited Plus
with a trade-in
3-year total
$1,645+ tax
$45/mo for 36 months
$580 less than Visible, on Verizon
- Phone cost retail
- $1,300
- Trade-in credit
- −$1,115
- Phone monthly × 36
- $5.14
- Plan monthly per line
- $40/mo
- Activation fee
- $20
- Due today activation
- $20
- High-speed data
- 50GB
- Priority
- 50GB
- Hotspot
- 10GB, then 600Kbps
- Video streaming
- 720p
- 36-mo credits
Checked Oct 17, 2026
Spectrum Mobile Unlimited Plus Premium
with a trade-in
3-year total
$2,005+ tax
$55/mo for 36 months
$220 less than Visible, on Verizon
- Phone cost retail
- $1,300
- Trade-in credit
- −$1,115
- Phone monthly × 36
- $5.14
- Plan monthly per line
- $50/mo
- Activation fee
- $20
- Due today activation
- $20
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- Unlimited
- Hotspot
- 50GB, then 600Kbps
- Video streaming
- 4K
- 36-mo credits
Checked Oct 17, 2026
AT&T Value 2.0
with a trade-in
3-year total
$2,151+ tax
$59/mo for 36 months
Cheapest on AT&T
- Phone cost retail
- $1,400
- Trade-in credit
- −$1,300
- Phone monthly × 36
- $2.78
- Plan monthly per line
- $56/mo
- Activation fee
- $35
- Due today activation
- $35
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- 5GB
- Hotspot
- 3GB, then 128Kbps
- Video streaming
- 480p
- 36-mo credits
Checked Oct 17, 2026
AT&T 4GB
with a trade-in
3-year total
$2,152+ tax
$59/mo for 36 months
$58 less than US Mobile, on AT&T
- Phone cost retail
- $1,400
- Trade-in credit
- −$1,300
- Phone monthly × 36
- $2.78
- Plan monthly per line
- $56/mo
- Activation fee
- $35
- Due today activation
- $35
- High-speed data
- 4GB
- Priority
- 4GB
- Hotspot
- Not stated
- Video streaming
- 480p
- 36-mo credits
Checked Oct 17, 2026
US Mobile Unlimited Starter Dark Star
via service credits over 6 months
3-year total
$2,210+ tax
$10/mo for months 1–6, then $25/mo
$90 less than US Mobile Unlimited Starter Dark Star, on AT&T
- Phone price paid today
- $1,400
- Plan monthly per line
- $25/mo
- Service credits
- −$90
- Due today phone
- $1,400
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- Deprioritized
- Hotspot
- 20GB
- Video streaming
- 4K
- New customers only
- Code FBF10
Checked Oct 18, 2026Ends Oct 20, 2026
Visible Base
via service credits over 6 months
3-year total
$2,225+ tax
$13/mo for months 1–6, then $25/mo
$75 less than Visible Base, on Verizon
- Phone price paid today
- $1,400
- Plan monthly per line
- $25/mo
- Service credits
- −$75
- Due today phone
- $1,400
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- Deprioritized
- Hotspot
- Unlimited 5Mbps
- Video streaming
- 480p
- New customers only
Checked Oct 18, 2026Ends Oct 29, 2026
US Mobile Unlimited Starter Dark Star
just the plan’s everyday price
3-year total
$2,300+ tax
$25/mo for 36 months
$90 more than US Mobile Unlimited Starter Dark Star, on AT&T
- Phone price paid today
- $1,400
- Plan monthly per line
- $25/mo
- Due today phone
- $1,400
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- Deprioritized
- Hotspot
- 20GB
- Video streaming
- 4K
- Unlocked phone · no contract
Not yet verified
Visible Base
just the plan’s everyday price
3-year total
$2,300+ tax
$25/mo for 36 months
$75 more than Visible Base, on Verizon
- Phone price paid today
- $1,400
- Plan monthly per line
- $25/mo
- Due today phone
- $1,400
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- Deprioritized
- Hotspot
- Unlimited 5Mbps
- Video streaming
- 480p
- Unlocked phone · no contract
Not yet verified
Mint Mobile Unlimited Annual
via service credits over 6 months
3-year total
$2,456+ tax
$13/mo for months 1–6, then $33/mo
Cheapest on T-Mobile
- Phone price paid today
- $1,400
- Plan monthly per line
- $33/mo
- Service credits
- −$120
- Due today phone
- $1,400
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- Deprioritized
- Hotspot
- 20GB
- Video streaming
- 480p
- New customers only
Checked Oct 17, 2026Ends Oct 22, 2026
Visible+
via service credits over 36 months
3-year total
$2,480+ tax
$30/mo for 36 months
$255 more than Visible Base, on Verizon
- Phone price paid today
- $1,400
- Plan monthly per line
- $35/mo
- Service credits
- −$180
- Due today phone
- $1,400
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- Unlimited
- Hotspot
- Unlimited 10Mbps
- Video streaming
- 1080p
- New customers only
- Code 5OFF5
Checked Oct 18, 2026Ends Oct 29, 2026
AT&T Age 55+
with a trade-in
3-year total
$2,511+ tax
$69/mo for 36 months
$301 more than US Mobile, on AT&T
- Phone cost retail
- $1,400
- Trade-in credit
- −$1,300
- Phone monthly × 36
- $2.78
- Plan monthly per line
- $66/mo
- Activation fee
- $35
- Due today activation
- $35
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- Deprioritized
- Hotspot
- 10GB
- Video streaming
- 480p
- 36-mo credits
Checked Oct 17, 2026
Visible+ Pro
via service credits over 24 months
3-year total
$2,540+ tax
$25/mo for months 1–24, then $45/mo
$315 more than Visible Base, on Verizon
- Phone price paid today
- $1,400
- Plan monthly per line
- $45/mo
- Service credits
- −$480
- Due today phone
- $1,400
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- Unlimited
- Hotspot
- Unlimited 15Mbps
- Video streaming
- 4K
- Stay on Visible+ Pro for 24 months
Checked Oct 17, 2026
Mint Mobile Unlimited Annual
just the plan’s everyday price
3-year total
$2,576+ tax
$33/mo for 36 months
$120 more than Mint Mobile Unlimited Annual, on T-Mobile
- Phone price paid today
- $1,400
- Plan monthly per line
- $33/mo
- Due today phone
- $1,400
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- Deprioritized
- Hotspot
- 20GB
- Video streaming
- 480p
- Unlocked phone · no contract
Not yet verified
Visible+
just the plan’s everyday price
3-year total
$2,660+ tax
$35/mo for 36 months
$435 more than Visible Base, on Verizon
- Phone price paid today
- $1,400
- Plan monthly per line
- $35/mo
- Due today phone
- $1,400
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- Unlimited
- Hotspot
- Unlimited 10Mbps
- Video streaming
- 1080p
- Unlocked phone · no contract
Not yet verified
Mint Mobile Unlimited
via service credits over 6 months
3-year total
$2,800+ tax
$14/mo for months 1–6, then $44/mo
$344 more than Mint Mobile Unlimited Annual, on T-Mobile
- Phone price paid today
- $1,400
- Plan monthly per line
- $44/mo
- Service credits
- −$180
- Due today phone
- $1,400
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- Deprioritized
- Hotspot
- 20GB
- Video streaming
- 480p
- New customers only
Checked Oct 18, 2026Ends Oct 22, 2026
Visible+ Pro
via service credits over 36 months
3-year total
$2,840+ tax
$40/mo for 36 months
$615 more than Visible Base, on Verizon
- Phone price paid today
- $1,400
- Plan monthly per line
- $45/mo
- Service credits
- −$180
- Due today phone
- $1,400
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- Unlimited
- Hotspot
- Unlimited 15Mbps
- Video streaming
- 4K
- New customers only
- Code 5OFF5
Checked Oct 18, 2026Ends Oct 29, 2026
US Mobile Unlimited Premium Dark Star
via service credits over 6 months
3-year total
$2,840+ tax
$20/mo for months 1–6, then $44/mo
$630 more than US Mobile Unlimited Starter Dark Star, on AT&T
- Phone price paid today
- $1,400
- Plan monthly per line
- $44/mo
- Service credits
- −$144
- Due today phone
- $1,400
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- Unlimited
- Hotspot
- 200GB, then 600Kbps
- Video streaming
- 4K
- New customers only
- Code FBF20
Checked Oct 18, 2026Ends Oct 20, 2026
AT&T Extra 2.0
with a trade-in
3-year total
$2,871+ tax
$79/mo for 36 months
$661 more than US Mobile, on AT&T
- Phone cost retail
- $1,400
- Trade-in credit
- −$1,300
- Phone monthly × 36
- $2.78
- Plan monthly per line
- $76/mo
- Activation fee
- $35
- Due today activation
- $35
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- 100GB
- Hotspot
- 50GB, then 128Kbps
- Video streaming
- 480p
- 36-mo credits
Checked Oct 17, 2026
US Mobile Unlimited Premium Dark Star
just the plan’s everyday price
3-year total
$2,984+ tax
$44/mo for 36 months
$774 more than US Mobile Unlimited Starter Dark Star, on AT&T
- Phone price paid today
- $1,400
- Plan monthly per line
- $44/mo
- Due today phone
- $1,400
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- Unlimited
- Hotspot
- 200GB, then 600Kbps
- Video streaming
- 4K
- Unlocked phone · no contract
Not yet verified
T-Mobile Experience More 2.0
with a trade-in
3-year total
$3,521+ tax
$97/mo for 36 months
$1,065 more than Mint Mobile, on T-Mobile
- Phone cost retail
- $1,400
- Trade-in credit
- −$1,200
- Phone monthly × 36
- $5.56
- Plan monthly per line
- $91/mo
- Activation fee
- $35
- Due today activation
- $35
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- Unlimited
- Hotspot
- 60GB, then 600Kbps
- Video streaming
- 4K
- 36-mo credits
Checked Oct 17, 2026
AT&T Premium 2.0
with a trade-in
3-year total
$3,591+ tax
$99/mo for 36 months
$1,381 more than US Mobile, on AT&T
- Phone cost retail
- $1,400
- Trade-in credit
- −$1,300
- Phone monthly × 36
- $2.78
- Plan monthly per line
- $96/mo
- Activation fee
- $35
- Due today activation
- $35
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- Unlimited
- Hotspot
- 100GB, then 128Kbps
- Video streaming
- 4K
- 36-mo credits
Checked Oct 17, 2026
T-Mobile Experience Beyond 2.0
with a trade-in
3-year total
$4,061+ tax
$112/mo for 36 months
$1,605 more than Mint Mobile, on T-Mobile
- Phone cost retail
- $1,400
- Trade-in credit
- −$1,200
- Phone monthly × 36
- $5.56
- Plan monthly per line
- $106/mo
- Activation fee
- $35
- Due today activation
- $35
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- Unlimited
- Hotspot
- 250GB, then 600Kbps
- Video streaming
- 4K
- 36-mo credits
Checked Oct 17, 2026
AT&T Elite 2.0
with a trade-in
3-year total
$4,311+ tax
$119/mo for 36 months
$2,101 more than US Mobile, on AT&T
- Phone cost retail
- $1,400
- Trade-in credit
- −$1,300
- Phone monthly × 36
- $2.78
- Plan monthly per line
- $116/mo
- Activation fee
- $35
- Due today activation
- $35
- High-speed data
- Unlimited
- Priority
- Unlimited
- Hotspot
- 250GB
- Video streaming
- 4K
- 36-mo credits
Checked Oct 17, 2026
Carrier deals vs. buying the Galaxy S26 Ultra outright
Two ways to pay for a new phone, with different trade-offs: a big carrier’s credit, spread over two or three years, or the phone bought once and a cheaper plan you can leave any month.
For the Galaxy S26 Ultra, the cheapest carrier deal is $1,285 cheaper over three years than buying it outright — the credit more than covers the pricier plan.
Carrier deal, paid off over time
The carrier charges the full price, spreads it over monthly payments, and takes the credit off your bill a little each month, over 36 months. Leave, pay it off early or move to a plan the offer doesn’t allow, and the remaining credits usually stop.
Good for
- A big credit with little to pay up front
- Staying with one carrier for the whole term
Watch out for
- You’re tied to the carrier and plan until the credits finish
- The plans these offers need usually cost more each month
- Who offers it here
- Spectrum Mobile, AT&T, T-Mobile
- Cheapest for the Galaxy S26 Ultra
- $925 on Spectrum Mobile By-the-Gig
Buy it outright, choose any plan
You pay for the Galaxy S26 Ultra up front and put it on a cheaper prepaid or bring-your-own-phone plan. The phone is yours and usually unlocked: no credits to keep, no contract to wait out.
Good for
- The lowest monthly bill
- Freedom to switch plans or carriers any month
Watch out for
- A big payment on day one
- Few or no credits on the phone itself
- Who offers it here
- US Mobile, Visible, Mint Mobile
- Cheapest for the Galaxy S26 Ultra
- $2,210 on US Mobile Unlimited Starter Dark Star
More phone deals
Questions people ask
- What’s the best Galaxy S26 Ultra deal right now?
- The first card on this page: the offer with the lowest three-year total for the example situation above. Your answer may differ — price it for your situation to rank every offer for your phone, carrier, lines and ZIP.
- Do I need to trade in a phone?
- Many of the biggest credits need one, and some only for certain models or conditions. Each card says what its credit needs; offers with no trade-in are ranked alongside.
- What’s in the 3-year total?
- The plan for 36 months, the phone, activation and other fees, less every credit and whatever the old phone is worth — traded to the carrier, to the maker, or sold yourself, whichever the offer allows and costs least. Sales tax is not included.
- Why is a smaller credit ranked above a bigger one?
- Because the ranking is on what you pay over three years, not on the size of the credit. A big credit that needs an expensive plan can cost more overall than a smaller one on a cheaper plan.
Every total assumes the biggest trade-in credit the offer advertises for this phone — your phone may earn less. Offers that don’t take a trade-in don’t count selling your old phone.
Sales tax on the phone isn’t included: it depends on your ZIP. Plan prices include their taxes and fees where the carrier says so.
Each phone is priced at its smallest storage.
Plan prices assume you sign up for AutoPay where the carrier gives a discount for it; without it, those plans cost more each month.