Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra to have fewer cameras than its predecessor

Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S27 series has recently been rumored to arrive with a big design overhaul - moving the camera island. In fact, the Galaxy S27 Ultra could look something like this:

This is not a leaked image, it's just a speculative render based on the aforementioned rumor. From the same source, the prolific Ice Universe, comes another revelation: Samsung is going to be changing the S27 Ultra in the actual camera department too, not just the location of the camera island.

Apparently, the 3x telephoto camera from the S26 Ultra (and its predecessors) will be gone in the S27 Ultra. Now, it's unclear if this means the phone will ship with just three cameras on the rear instead of four, or if Samsung will replace the 3x telephoto with something else.

The render Ice Universe released does however seem to strongly imply that the Galaxy S27 Ultra will come with a triple rear camera system, not a quad one. That sounds like a downgrade, but if the vivo X300 Ultra can be among the best camera phones on the market with just three cameras, why not, right?

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G

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