The Galaxy S26 Ultra will launch early next year, but it has already made headlines several times. According to the latest rumor, the phone will lose one telephoto camera but pack a larger battery. The Galaxy S25 Ultra is basically the same phone as its predecessor with rounded corners, a new chip, and ultrawide. But, according to this latest rumor, the S26 Ultra will stand out from the last few generations of S Ultra flagships in a couple of aspects.
A single 200MP telephoto
As per X tipster @Vhsss_God, the current prototype of the S26 Ultra includes a 200MP 4x telephoto, paired with a 200MP main camera and a 50MP ultrawide. Seems familiar? Well, before switching to the dual-telephoto setup, Samsung included a 48MP 4x telephoto in the Galaxy S20 Ultra.
Now the resolution of the telephoto is higher, which means the phone will be able to crop into the telephoto further compared to the S20 Ultra without losing much detail. Also, AI will likely play a crucial role in improving details, all of which combined, will surely make it stand out from the S20 Ultra. It will be interesting to see how the Galaxy S26 Ultra stacks up against this year’s model which has a 50MP 5X telephoto and AI for upscaling.
Notably, there is no information available about the 200MP telephoto or other sensors apart from the resolution. Given Samsung uses the same 1/1.3″ 200MP sensor on the telephoto, the longer focal length may also increase the camera bump.
The tipster also claims that the current prototype packs a 5,500mAh stacked battery, an improvement over the 5,000mAh capacity of the S25 Ultra. This year’s model already offers noticeably longer battery life than the S24 Ultra despite having the same capacity, so the S26 Ultra is expected to offer an even bigger jump in battery life.
The S-Pen for the current prototype also reportedly supports Bluetooth, which hints at a possible return of the feature with the S26 Ultra. All in all, this leak suggests that the upcoming Ultra flagship will finally stand out from the last few generations.
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