Leakers just can’t agree if the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s cameras are an upgrade o

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TL;DR

• A noted leaker has contradicted a recent rumor about the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s camera.
• According to Ice Universe, the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s 3x telephoto will be downgraded — and not upgraded, as was recently suggested.
• They say these changes are made to accommodate the slimmer profile of the upcoming Samsung flagship.

There are two cadres of Android flagships. In the first category, brands such as OnePlus work tirelessly to make each new phone appear radically different from its predecessor. In the other category, brands such as Samsung reiterate a proven formula and introduce a new phone with some internal changes and minimal cosmetic variations. In the case of the Galaxy S26, too, we’re witnessing the same pattern repeated, where only minor optimization-oriented tweaks are, once again, expected to take priority over anything radical.

That also holds for the camera we see on the Galaxy S26 Ultra, which is expected to undergo only minimal variations — or so we thought until yesterday, when a leak hinted at one of the four cameras being upgraded. That may turn out to be untrue, as reputed leaker Ice Universe has strongly opposed these leaks.




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