In abstract
- Samsung Galaxy S26 Extremely and S27 Extremely tipped for identical telephoto
- Would imply 4 years utilizing identical sensor
- Not the primary time Samsung has caught with identical digicam part
The Samsung Galaxy S Extremely smartphone vary gained’t bee seeing main enhancements to its telephoto digicam provision any time quickly, based on contemporary claims.
Prolific leaker Ice Universe has taken to X (previously Twitter) with an attention-grabbing declare concerning the Samsung Galaxy S26 Extremely – and past.
Based on the tipster, Samsung shall be utilizing the identical 1/2.52-inch 0.7μm 50MP telephoto sensor that made its debut within the Galaxy S24 Extremely (pictured beneath) proper as much as and together with the Samsung Galaxy S27 Extremely in 2027.
That represents 4 generations of Extremely gadgets, together with the present Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely, all utilizing the identical zoom provision.

Mattias Inghe
Samsung has kind
This wouldn’t be an uncommon resolution on Samsung’s half, if correct. It’s been utilizing the identical 200MP ISOCELL HP2 predominant digicam sensor for the reason that Samsung Galaxy S23 Extremely, and it additionally made its manner into the latest Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7.
In the meantime, the Sony IMX754 3x telephoto digicam has been in use for the reason that Samsung Galaxy S22 Extremely.
Certainly, the tipster has beforehand claimed that Samsung will downgrade the prevailing 3x telephoto digicam within the Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely for the Galaxy S26 Extremely, all within the title of slimming the telephone down.
We appreciated the digicam providing on the Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely so much, however with sturdy competitors from the likes of the Xiaomi 15 Extremely and the Oppo Discover X8 Extremely – each of which have actually pushed the boat out on digicam tech – it arguably wants to supply one thing new.
Even Apple is taking steps ahead within the telephoto sport, with its iPhone 17 Professional set to supply a massively improved 48MP 4x telephoto digicam, full with 8x “optical-quality” zoom capabilities.
