Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra camera leak: 200MP, one telephoto
Samsung’s Galaxy S27 Ultra will reportedly pack a 200MP main camera but lose its dedicated 3x telephoto lens, according to a leak detailing the camera sensors Samsung is evaluating for all four Galaxy S27 phones. The report, published by SammyGuru on November 9, says the S27 Pro and S27 Ultra will share most of their camera hardware, while the base S27 and S27+ will keep largely the same cameras as last year’s models.
Galaxy S27 and S27+: mostly unchanged
The Galaxy S27 and Galaxy S27+ are tipped to keep a 50MP main camera, using either a Sony IMX955 sensor or Samsung’s own S5KGNG sensor — the same sensors used on the Galaxy S26 and S26+. The ultrawide camera would stay on the 12MP Sony IMX564 sensor, which Samsung has used since the Galaxy S23, while the 3x telephoto would use a Samsung S5K3K1 sensor. The front camera is listed as either a Samsung S5K3LU or a Sony IMX874 sensor. In short, little is changing on the two cheaper models apart from a possible move away from Samsung’s own ISOCELL sensors for the main camera.
Pro and Ultra: new 200MP main sensor
The bigger changes are reserved for the new Galaxy S27 Pro and the Galaxy S27 Ultra. Both phones are tipped to share a new 200MP main camera using the Samsung S5KHP6 sensor, built on Samsung’s updated HP6 design, which outputs images at 16,320 x 12,240 pixels. Tipster Ice Universe had earlier confirmed the HP6 architecture for these phones. Both models also get a 50MP ultrawide camera using either the Samsung S5KJN3 or the Sony IMX855 sensor, and a 16MP front camera using the Samsung S5K2P5 sensor.
The Ultra’s telephoto trade-off
The main difference between the Pro and the Ultra is zoom. The Galaxy S27 Pro is tipped to get a single 3x telephoto using the Samsung S5K3LD sensor — the same sensor behind the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s 3x camera. The Galaxy S27 Ultra, meanwhile, would get a single 5x telephoto using either the Sony IMX855 or the Samsung S5KJN3 sensor, the same sensor family as the ultrawide. That means the Ultra would lose the dedicated 3x telephoto lens that Ultra buyers are used to, leaving all four Galaxy S27 phones with three rear cameras each.
What is confirmed — and what is not
Samsung has not announced or confirmed any of these specifications. SammyGuru says the sensors are the ones Samsung is evaluating, so the final hardware could still change before launch. The report has been picked up by Android Authority and TalkAndroid, and its HP6 details match earlier reporting by Ice Universe. The Galaxy S27 series is expected to be unveiled in January or February 2027. A dummy unit of the Galaxy S27 Ultra that surfaced earlier this month already showed a new wide horizontal camera bar and one fewer camera, which you can read about here: https://ntmnews.online/?p=3647 — and Samsung shares fell sharply in the Asian market sell-off last week, covered here: https://ntmnews.online/?p=3852
Source: SammyGuru, Android Authority, TalkAndroid