Hands on: I’m super impressed with the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s new Privacy Display
TL;DR
The Galaxy S26 Ultra's new Privacy Display, which limits viewing angles to prevent peeping, is impressively effective despite not being brand-new technology. It can be toggled on/off and uses dual pixel sets, offering a cool hardware feature in a slow-innovation era.
Maybe it's a reflection of just how slow hardware innovation has been, but the Galaxy S26 Ultra's new Privacy Display, which limits the screen's viewing angle to keep any would-be peepers away, left me totally impressed.
It's not a brand-new technology - we've seen it before in laptops - and it was leaked thoroughly before Samsung's announcement. But seeing it work on the S26 Ultra for the first time was cooler than I expected, especially given that hardware thrills are hard to get these days.
It's not just one of those special screen protectors; you can turn it on or off. There are two sets of pixels in the display: one that projects the …