Samsung’s Extremely flagships may very well be caught with the identical telephoto digicam till 2027

Samsung’s Extremely flagships are identified for pushing smartphone specs, however a brand new leak suggests the corporate could also be hitting the snooze button on sensor upgrades.

Effectively-known Samsung leaker Ice Universe claims the Galaxy S25 Extremely’s 50MP telephoto sensor, a 1/2.52-inch unit with 0.7μm pixels, received’t get replaced anytime quickly. In line with him, the very same sensor, which additionally appeared on the Galaxy S24 Extremely, will characteristic within the Galaxy S26 Extremely, and even the Galaxy S27 Extremely, marking 4 consecutive years with out an improve.

If true, this could echo Samsung’s resolution to stay with its 200MP ISOCELL HP2 fundamental sensor and Sony’s IMX754 3x telephoto sensor throughout a number of generations. Ice Universe has been very vocal about his frustration with Samsung’s digicam stagnation of late. The leaker has even began a Change.org petition to demand new management for the corporate’s digicam division, which truthfully is perhaps a bit a lot.

The tipster additionally beforehand revealed that the Galaxy S26 Extremely may very well downgrade the 3x shooter to a smaller sensor. Whereas the 3x digicam is believed to be a 12MP sensor, the leaker says it’ll shoot at 10MP.

If this newest declare is true, it means the Galaxy S27 Extremely, a telephone that will likely be launched in 2027, will nonetheless depend on a telephoto sensor first launched in 2024. For a model that prides itself on Extremely images, that’s a very long time to maintain issues unchanged. That mentioned, that is nonetheless very a lot a rumor at this level. Samsung may definitely find yourself switching issues round, at the least for the Galaxy S27 Extremely, if not the upcoming Galaxy S26 collection.