Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra: This Is It!

Quick summary: Yesterday I showed a render I thought was the Galaxy S27 Pro. It now looks like that design is actually the Galaxy S27 Ultra, due in early 2027. It’s a completely new back design, and I still like it.

Looks like an iPhone or Honor?

Some people say it looks like an iPhone or an Honor phone. To be fair, there are only so many ways to arrange cameras without looking ridiculous (remember OnePlus’s big circle), so any design will resemble someone’s.

What Ice Universe’s sketch shows

• The laser autofocus may be removed. He crossed it out because there’s nowhere else for it to fit.
• The 5x telephoto takes the old 3x camera’s position, so that module should look noticeably larger.
• The main, ultra-wide and telephoto cameras all remain, with the flash on the right.
• A circle suggesting built-in magnets. CAD renders often show that and it hasn’t always come true, but magnets have been rumored. I’d like them for grips and wireless charging without a case or stick-on magnet. Pixels and iPhones already have them.

The front probably won’t change much, apart from a possibly bigger selfie camera.

Rumored upgrades

• A 5,400mAh battery, 400mAh more than before, which would be one of the biggest reasons to upgrade.
• Slightly better cameras, especially an improved telephoto.
• Maybe increased screen brightness.
• A more powerful processor, though I don’t expect 16GB of RAM.
• Wired charging should stay at 60W, which they just raised. Faster wireless charging is possible.

My take

I’ve seen more hate than love for the design, but every year people call the Ultra a boring upgrade and it still ends up one of the best phones of the year. The phone is already pretty perfect in a lot of ways, so I like that Samsung changed something on the back to make it a little more stylish.

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