This $125 "WELCOME S26 ULTRA+" from AliExpress is a TERRIBLE Clone of about 4 different phones...

Timestamps are integrated into the video for each segment.
This phone was painful to look at and if you don't want to experience the pain - feel free to skip through the video. I completely understand!
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Greetings and welcome to another installment in the iWish series, a series in which I purchase various questionable products to see if they are any good...most of the time they are not but I buy this stuff so you don't have to!
I was on a live stream not too long ago and we found this while I was browsing AliExpress and you folks donated towards seeing this so I thank you all so much for that. I hope it was worth it!
The S24 series was released a few months back but WELCOME have already travelled to 2026 and have come back with the latest technology in the S26 Ultra Plus!
Except they just bought back more terrible phones with them.
Do people believe that this is the real deal? Surely not...
Well I want to show you all the advanced technology inside of thing so buckle up folks, sit back and relax and let us investigate this "futuristic" WELCOME clone...
As always, stick with reputable manufacturers and not these generic things off AliExpress!
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Applications:
CPU System Info: bit.ly/3BYfdaZ
Device Info HW: play.google.com/store/apps/de...
Geekbench 5: play.google.com/store/apps/de...
QuickShortcutMaker: bit.ly/3wAC6jm
System files from the WELCOME S26 ULTRA PLUS are here:
archive.org/details/S26ULTRAPLUS
INTERNET ARCHIVE: archive.org/details/@smoorez
TIMESTAMPS:
Intro & Thanking Folks: 0:00
Current Pricing, Disclaimer, Advertised Specs & Reviews: 1:33
What the S25 Ultra looks like & Listing: 3:19
Unboxing: 7:09
Around the Phone, Build Quality & Z Flip Comparison: 8:56
Power On, Display Quality, Icons, UI & Shortcuts: 11:53
Speaker Issues, Horrible Lag, Wallpapers & Networks: 13:52
EPen Setup, System Apps, Battery, Sounds etc: 15:30
Advanced Fingerprint Unlocking & The Phone decides to nope: 17:25
Accounts, EPen Test, Accessibility & System: 20:11
Performance is wonderful & Browser Test: 22:24
The Camera: 24:03
Camera Test - Photos: 26:01
Camera Test - Videos: 27:46
It is even slower, Camera Quality & FM Radio no worky: 30:36
Speaker Test: 33:13
Running out of Patience & KZbin Test: 34:46
Geekbench & Going Insane: 37:19
Gaming Test - DOOM: 39:24
Gaming Test - GTA San Andreas: 40:49
Checking the Specs: 41:50
QuickShortcutMaker Fun & Changing the Specs: 43:02
Conclusion: 45:27
Teardown & Investigation: 46:25
Does it live on, Full Specs & Finishing Reassembly: 50:05
Thanking Folks & Casual Rambling: 51:30
Outro: 52:50
Be good people!
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SOCIAL:
Instagram: s.moorez
Email: [e-mail]
My second channel that forgot Easter is here already:
/ @smoorez2
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Music/Video:
Outro:
Mick Gordon - Cultist Base (Doom Eternal Soundtrack)
Speaker Tests:
Mick Gordon - BFG Division (DOOM 2016 Soundtrack)
SMOOREZ - Event Horizon (Hell Demo)
(Some EP I never made)
iWish Theme/Camera Test:
Andrew & Simon Hale - L.A Noire Main Menu Theme
Video Test:
4K Video In Costa Rica by Jacob + Katie Schwarz
• COSTA RICA IN 4K 60fps...
Clock Ticking:
• The Clock Is Ticking...
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*All images used in the video belong to their rightful owners but are used under fair use/demonstration.
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#S26Ultra #AliExpress #Samsung

[@SMOOREZ]

*Folks who are photosensitive - skip the video test as it does flash a lot* - Also don't mind during the camera test for front camera video it says "POVO" at the top, it's definitely not. Greetings everyone and welcome back to another installment in my iWish series and oh boy this was absolutely painful to review. It is definitely something that is for sure. Thanks to the folks that did donate towards seeing this on the channel, I do appreciate it! Let me know what you thought of this one down below :) Keep being awesome and I'll see you all soon! TIMESTAMPS: Intro & Thanking Folks: 0:00 Current Pricing, Disclaimer, Advertised Specs & Reviews: 1:33 What the S25 Ultra looks like & Listing: 3:19 Unboxing: 7:09 Around the Phone, Build Quality & Z Flip Comparison: 8:56 Power On, Display Quality, Icons, UI & Shortcuts: 11:53 Speaker Issues, Horrible Lag, Wallpapers & Networks: 13:52 EPen Setup, System Apps, Battery, Sounds etc: 15:30 Advanced Fingerprint Unlocking & The Phone decides to nope: 17:25 Accounts, EPen Test, Accessibility & System: 20:11 Performance is wonderful & Browser Test: 22:24 The Camera: 24:03 Camera Test - Photos: 26:01 Camera Test - Videos: 27:46 It is even slower, Camera Quality & FM Radio no worky: 30:36 Speaker Test: 33:13 Running out of Patience & KZbin Test: 34:46 Geekbench & Going Insane: 37:19 Gaming Test - DOOM: 39:24 Gaming Test - GTA San Andreas: 40:49 Checking the Specs: 41:50 QuickShortcutMaker Fun & Changing the Specs: 43:02 Conclusion: 45:27 Teardown & Investigation: 46:25 Does it live on, Full Specs & Finishing Reassembly: 50:05 Thanking Folks & Casual Rambling: 51:30 Outro: 52:50 System files and Apps to test your phone are in the description also Be good people!

[@Yippeee5959]

The welcome phone i bought that i said i had bad experience? It actually saved me from certain situation.

[@Sunscreen723]

Another cool video ,keep making them !

[@tyttuut]

Whoever made that intro sure knows how to make sci-fi beep boops and mechanical doodads.

[@samholdsworth420]

Smasnug.... More like SMASH NUG with one grit 😂

[@supertoadnova]

😂

[@markeckett9740]

I'm sold 😂

[@orokanamame]

Was not expecting a Dank pods reference, but I'm more than pleasantly surprised

[@hyperturbotechnomike]

The australian tech gang. I hope we see a James Channel easter egg at some point. Especially the cat meow at the end has jumpscared me not once, but twice.

[@bridgetsawamura56]

frank says nothing🐍

[@user-dingus-dingus]

17:52 If I had a nickel for every time I watched an Australian dude boop his nose into a fake phone, I would have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but weird that it happened twice.

[@Thex-W.I.T.C.H.-xMaster]

26:02. Super Duper Ultra High Resolution Pictures almost 500kb 😮... look like JPEG images to me. Top-quality from a s26 futuristic camera...

[@Radu_-ro6fp]

SMASNUG?!!?

[@michaljirka131]

SMASNUG

[@arnabshanta]

Oh ya mate

[@user-zf3yb8g32vv]

fake samsung. not a real

[@nekowolf583]

I think that’s the first time we’ve seen a decorative headphone jack.

[@TechBaffle]

SAMSUNG: stop copying our phones SMASNUG: no, WE did it first!

[@jonnyhall3052]

The flash on that phone is about as bright as my future

[@TheHeroWarsAdsCollector]

in my country, s26 is a milk brand lol

[@supertoadnova]

xD

[@kbhasi]

Where I live, S11 is a food court chain.

[@TheRealMythicBS]

In most conturies flip 6 is a speaker😅

[@paranoiia8]

Raw power of that device is so immense that my computer started to heat up just playing video about it...

[@FiatUno2003]

HELL YEAH!!!!!! Finally a phone that can snatch red packets faster!! I was looking for a phone that was capable enough to do that!!! You have absolutely no idea of how happy I am!!!!!

[@aleksazunjic9672]

"Red packet" has something to do with Chinese online monetary transactions . It is not completely random term. Maybe someone from China could elaborate.

[@clark_johannes]

@@aleksazunjic9672 It's the red envelopes with money inside, given by married couples during Lunar New Year to random relatives and friends. People who are into Islam do similar customs too with greener version of their envelopes. The amount of money are usually $1 for children but randomized to adults so if you're lucky, you might get 10x the amount they give!

[@huangzichenjoshuawellingto8364]

Red packets is money that your elders give during Chinese new year

[@hikkamorii]

I've seen plenty of MT6580 phones with 2GB of memory, however, all of them were made from more "reputable" manufacturers like ZTE and Doogee.

[@Murimansprophet]

Thanks for putting in the rupee conversion, I'm from Bangladesh and the rupee is more familiar than the other currencies

[@AdamIsUrqed]

I am still lmao at the Vice Grip Derek cameo. "Factree" indeed. If I survive my current tribulations, I'm adding to your warchest towards the purchase of janky cells. Quality content, mate.

[@Willow1w]

"Keyboard looks slightly different" 🚩Keylogger alert 🚩

[@bryanmartins2559]

Watching this while flying to Amsterdam. Thanks for always keeping me entertained. I will always continue to be a Smoorez Mad Lad (aka supporter of the channel) 😊

[@AguevadoConCaraDeSonso29]

The whole "hissing" sound that plays after every time the speaker plays something reminds me of my mom's old Azumi A35c Lite; like, last year when I was goofing around with this phone I recalled multiple times hearing hissing from the speaker after playing the default ringtones on this out of boredom

[@GCAGATGAGTTAGCAAGA]

40:52 - the feral phone is hissing at you lol

[@f_for_freedom2492]

Always a good day when I come out of a long day of work and notice a new smoorez video. Keep going mate

[@Techforlife280]

I love these kinds of videos.simple and entertaining.also I love watching these horrible devices they are more fun then super expensive devices.

[@marekmaxpabianice]

It is beyond me HOW this is still going on. All the card providers, PayPal, etc should BAN these scams. Unbelievable.

[@hyperturbotechnomike]

But they don't because profit.

[@y-toolsgames8771]

34:05 I found your song on SoundCloud. It actually sounds really good!👍

[@fp-1ballsack339]

Would be fun if Smoorez visits a factory for any of these "phones"

[@amazeyourself_]

the alps factory

[@TweeterMan287]

The best feature is the flashlight

[@theredytper]

12:10: Fun fact, this is the startup sound and screen for almost every single generic android smartphone

[@wikiepeidia]

i think at some moment China Mobile used this as their startup for feature phones

[@SMOOREZ]

The origin was on China Mobile phones. I have a few that make the sound. They even used the sound on Android phones.

[@harolldjenskin1210]

Thank you for reviewing all the weird smartphones on Aliexpress, which I've always been curious about 😂😂

[@Emil215p]

MT6580 devices are just depressing at this point, 3G is all but useless in a lot of places and the chip is a decade old and wasnt even that great back then.

[@hojo9115]

This is almost painful to watch, but it's very funny and thank you for buying this so nobody else ever has to😂

[@hmklegend2791]

17:53That just made me laugh so hard not sure why😅😂😂😂

[@GAMERIN-rn6dj]

Copies of phones are made 1-2 months after release but this copy is literally 2 year into the future 😅

[@CptDuck]

These fake phones ironically have better design than the real phone. It just poorly executed.

[@ryanlevis7532]

At least it's not a Craig

[@redsable6119]

Can't believe after all this time they still haven't bothered to get a native English speaker to do their listings...

[@lordgmlp]

DankPods and Smoorez collab when?

[@OnTheRocks71]

It's a shame they can't like....recycle 10 year old Nexus 6p mainboards in these phones. You'd have the most advanced Welcome phone to date.

[@HyperFleX77]

Everybody gangsta until I pull out the unfoldable foldable

[@thany3]

I like the nose unlock 😀 It's actually something I'm missing from reviews (from others) of genuine devices. They usually show how quick and easy fingerprint or face unlock is, but then they don't show what happens if someone else tries to unlock. I mean, quickly unlocking my phone is great, but not if someone else can do it too. Welcome devices are just in a whole other league of security, aren't they 🤣

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

17:51 U should do this on all cheapo phones ngl lol

[@KOSMOS1701A]

Welcome......Welcome never changes.....

[@PinskiYT]

Damn that CPU spec is worse than the Dell dimension 3000 that I had that was a desktop PC with a single core

[@jacobr7693]

I wonder when they will use something better than the MT6580 as the standard in thease 🤔

[@daviddunmore7076]

I've often wondered what a red packet actually is, and why would you want to snatch one faster?

[@Thex-W.I.T.C.H.-xMaster]

🤔😮. It's not even 2026 and Samsung already dropped It's s26 line up. This guy might also be a Time Traveler ⏲️ 😳.

[@rockyjs42]

Even the starter budget phone like A05 or A05s still perform MUCH much better than this "Welcome" phone. And for A05s, the price is around 120 to 150 (depend on the region) if I'm not mistaken. Cuz I use A05s as a spare phone alongside with S22+.

[@ryanlevis7532]

9:50 Oh boy! A headphone jack!! Modern flagship smartphones could never do that!

[@maxl96systems]

I need to know if the Samsung test mode also has the doggy image on this phone 😂 That would probably mean they just used the original app which I want to know aswell 😅

[@detroit897]

The camera's on there looks like a straight out of a horror film.

[@seanet1310]

My daily driver 2023 flagship probably has a similar size chin. The joys of Sony. Welcome is everyehere, from multi geneeations ahead "flagships" to baby monitors and watchss. What a group

[@atifnadeem7905]

I'm pretty sure its Infinix phone (which is sold in Asia, mostly Pakistan India) they're allot cheaper so they just bought them and added Launcher in it. That's why in listing it was saying tested at Infinix center These phones cost arround $60-70 here

[@nothingbutvr57]

I would've never thought that I would see a reference to vice grip garage in a smoorez video

[@candidosilva7755]

God damn s26+ they went crazy with the numbers and the description.😂 but it was a funy vídeo.

[@razvanschuster5058]

A:"What job do you work for?" B:"Welcome" A:"What stuff do you make?" B:"Phones" A:"What phone?" B:"The QUAD CAMERA" A:"Lovely!" This happened in my dream. ( 12:10 also hi bootaudio3)

[@lullabymat828]

Thx for including INR currency ❤

[@hi-tech-guy-1823]

I would of done one more test - This one come up With the Clone Android TV Set Top boxes (malware) But is also showing up with the Clone Phones Also + Mini PC's

[@Random_4400]

Yes! Finally another clone vid!

[@h3n7r1kotakuboy4]

Why does the phone BREATHE when it makes tap sounds

[@samo-rezar]

hey..can i ask u 4 a favour?? can u pleasa write me, wich of `knockoff` phone from any sites could u say that is good, almost as original? as size of ram, hdd. for any hardware hungry games. (cod M, cod W, etc.( tnx

[@Nancy-hy5so]

Do a video on those printable tattoo machine please seems very interesting and I'm wondering if they even work

[@Archpope]

I think at 10:25 it means don't trim a full-size SIM card down to a nano-SIM card by hand or it might get jammed inside.

[@sodafountain8313]

3:47 Smoorez says rawr All i have to say in response is: x3 nuzzles pounces on u

[@caralynx]

10:21 It's referring to SIM cards

[@btlim4316]

I am using a real samsung 2017 note 8. I want to know if this imitation s26 will blow the 2017 note 8? I am not a heavy gamer obviously since i am using such an old phone. My main reason for wanting to switch is i have too many big apps and not enough space on my note 8. My note 8 has 64 gb and i constantly have to either move apps to the SD card but the annoying thing is when the app updates, it is installed back internal memory and i have to move it back to SD card. Will this imitation be an upgrade?

[@SMOOREZ]

Please do not purchase this phone. It's false specifications and super dodgy. Stick with Samsung or any other reputable company rather than these.

[@GAMERIN-rn6dj]

We are 2 year into future with this 😅

[@SneakySN]

AP as our lovely friend, the most familiar 😂 wish it could be replaced with a helio p22 or something in the future at least

[@thedarkknight1971]

00:59 - IF... Samsung go with a rear screen, well, in my opinion, THAT... Would be F@CKING STUPID... Who the F puts their phone down face first? You simply just INCREASE the chances of a scratched screen! And even IF you do put screen protectors on, you'll only find you'll go through the hassle of replacing said screen protectors MORE OFTEN! PLUS... With the sheer cost of replacing backs/fronts/repairing these expensive phones, people buy 'Tough cases', so, HOW with the rear screen thing work then??? Jeez! it's just INSANITY! 😒😒😒 😎🇬🇧

[@-validites-]

SASMNUG!!

[@ThatDroid]

If you want i have a one ui launcher compatible for android 9 and up

[@rockpie.squashfs]

when wil someone make a custom rom for a welcome phone

[@tigersusyt]

How can these have google, while huawei can't???

[@Ha_Eun_uni]

Thanks for add INR currency info

[@user-md5qv9gb8d]

The very worst phone I ever bought was the Pova 6 pro from AliExpress. When it arrived it looked like an Infinix GT 10. Sort of. It was Soo bad when I complained they gave me money back no problem. The most impressive thing about this transaction was the speed with that they reimbursed me. Well done them for admitting rubbish and giving my money back. A weird way of being honest!!!

[@Chuckyplaysgames]

It amazes me that welcome still has a market given how many videos like yours showing how shite these phones are I'd sooner buy the og razor phone hell even a pixel 1 would be a better option.

[@wlchek]

Cool nose unlock!

[@thedarkknight1971]

It needs to be sent to Zack... For Durability testing... 😉🤣🤣🤣 😎🇬🇧

[@Kiwi_As]

I think it is worth the money for the wife, fm radio and 3.5mm headphone jack. Everything else is just a bonus if it works

[@GekkoCircleHead]

13:57 Maybe The S26 Ultra+ Have A Similar Sound System As The GBA, A.K.A 8-bit Sound System?

[@fredrickbambino]

They should ban the mt6580 or any other similar powered processors on mobile phones And the processors will have to meet specific requirements such as being able TO PLAY A KZbin VIDEO AT LEAST

[@RealEpikCartfrenYT]

MT6580 in 2024 is brutal

[@KleytonPool-nq9tr]

I wander if the guys from let's say mediatec know that their flagship precessor is being advertised as part of ridiculous low end devices

[@antonioZaRasFiNaLbOsS]

*SMASNUG* MY FAVORITE BRAND!!!!

[@Sakuraluna_]

the fact its using one ui 3 or maybe 4 icons and saying its android 13 but s26 will be android 15 or android 16

[@devenm4601]

the phone sounds like an empty spray paint can when you try to spray it

[@Nuk3nation767]

Samsung should take inspiration from Welcome S series 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@shamsuddinhassan2216]

Now we are waiting s27 ultra to came out

[@markenetube]

That sure is a janky bit of cheap tech. Looks good though. 😁

[@JeffCD77]

Not sure how you are seeing blue, lol! It absolutely, 100%, looks green to me.

[@BlueEyedVibeChecker]

Calling it the "Snapdragon 8" like they do is like calling it the Microsoft 360 lmao The listings are always wild, they claim to have the best of the best at a lower price than it would cost to even make blueprints for, which leaves you either guessing what it could be, or stuck with a 50th MT6580.

[@h3n7r1kotakuboy4]

Jesus it's like you time traveled to 2009

[@ILoveWomen]

It only just clicked after I saw the wallpapers - this is trying to rip off the new moto razr! The cheaper one, not the ultra. But with fake oneUI. What an odd one Edit: the fake moto actions at 45:00 prove my theory!

[@xetes]

I figured that too 😂

[@ponyta903rapidash3]

We snatching red packets again lesgoooooo

[@PinkAgaricus]

Sounds like they pinched the Moto app thing from Motorola. Also, yes I think on motorola it does the same thing, but I think it's more fleshed out than this thing.

[@fredrickbambino]

I don’t know how you live with yourself after making a device like this

[@LastBastion]

Can you try to review itel phone?

[@hmklegend2791]

19:33 If u get into this situation just force stop that app and relaunch it

[@백묘]

38:18 well that was cute for a grown man

[@user-uy6xi9bs2v]

dankpods smasnug moment

[@anhhuynh7343]

I'm really puzzled why people need a really clear camera. Most people are ugly as they just want to capture people's ugliness in ultra hd i guess, but thanks for the vid😂😂😂

[@arifhossainshikder8555]

It's a Z unflip 4 look like bye bye moto razr 40e😂 18:14

[@RichHutchinson]

Ah yes ,the words every cat owner utters.....stop wrecking the house.....

[@Mizu14.]

that display literally matches what my Tecno Spark 10 Pro has lmfaoooo