New leaks reveal the camera specs for Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S27 series which includes three lenses across the lineup, but not the upgrades you want, nor what Ultra owners might expect.
SammyGuru reports that Samsung is “evaluating” camera setups for the Galaxy S27, S27+, S27 Pro, and S27 Ultra, and it looks like a mixed bag across the board.
The base Galaxy S27 and S27+ are looking very familiar, with identical main camera sensors to last year, and the same ultrawide sensor that’s been in use since the Galaxy S23 series. The telephoto and selfie sensors are looking at new hardware, but without any major spec upgrades.
Galaxy S27 Pro and Ultra, meanwhile, have a new 200MP main camera on deck, a 50MP ultrawide shooter, and a mere 12MP telephoto. The Ultra might get 5x compared to the Pro’s 3x optical zoom, but with a secondary telephoto lens going missing, existing users of the lineup are sure to be disappointed.
Notably, SammyGuru’s article mentions the Pro as using “the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s 3x sensor,” but shows the 12MP Samsung S5K3LD in that place instead. We’re assuming that’s a typo seeing as the post mentions the Pro as using the Samsung S5KJN3 or the Sony IMX855 earlier on, but regardless, the Pro only gets 3x optical zoom to the Ultra’s 5x.
Some of these specs have been mentioned by other sources such as GalaxyClub and leaker Ice Universe, but this is the most complete picture of the S27’s camera plans we’ve seen to date.
Personally, I’m very “whelmed” on this one. As RAMageddon rages on and Samsung hunts for new ways to balance specs vs price, cameras are a place that’s obviously going to be cut, but competitors are already running laps around Samsung on the hardware front. Cutting lenses and skimping out on upgrades (again) doesn’t help matters.
Thoughts?
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