Ice Universe says the Galaxy S26 Ultra isn't getting a new sensor for the main camera
Ice Universe just poured cold water on people hoping for a sensor upgrade on the 200MP main camera on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. However, there is still a fairly important upgrade coming, says the leakster.
The S26 Ultra will use the same ISOCELL HP2 1/1.3” sensor that Samsung has been using since the S23 Ultra. So, no 1.1” 200MP Sony sensor.
However, Ice reports that Samsung will improve the lens with a wider f/1.4 aperture. This would let 47% more light reach the sensor, compared to the f/1.7 lens on the S25 Ultra.
The Galaxy S10 series was the last from Samsung to feature a dual aperture
An f/1.4 aperture may not be the best for daylight shots, however a solution for that already exists – remember when certain Galaxy S models had a dual aperture? The Galaxy S10e, S10 and S10+ were the last to have this feature and could switch between f/1.5 and f/2.4.
Indeed, The Cat mentioned that Samsung is considering resurrecting this feature. And now we know why bringing back this feature would be necessary. However, it’s not clear whether this means a dual aperture (i.e. two settings and nothing in between) or a variable aperture like we’ve seen from other brands.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is expected to ship with the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 and One UI 8.5, a bigger screen and (possibly) bigger battery, with faster charging to boot, plus a number of camera upgrades, including a new telephoto module.
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- emmanuelin13
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while thats true, somehow the s2x ultra is the cheapest flagship in some markets here in mexico it was usual to see the s24 ultra 256 gb in 15000 mxn (arround 800 usd) if you looked in the right places and same thing goes for the s25 ultra 256 gb, ...
