Ice Universe just poured cold water on people hoping for a sensor upgrade on the 200MP main camera on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. However, there is still a fairly important upgrade coming, says the leakster.
The S26 Ultra will use the same ISOCELL HP2 1/1.3” sensor that Samsung has been using since the S23 Ultra. So, no 1.1” 200MP Sony sensor.
However, Ice reports that Samsung will improve the lens with a wider f/1.4 aperture. This would let 47% more light reach the sensor, compared to the f/1.7 lens on the S25 Ultra.
The Galaxy S10 series was the last from Samsung to feature a dual aperture
An f/1.4 aperture may not be the best for daylight shots, however a solution for that already exists – remember when certain Galaxy S models had a dual aperture? The Galaxy S10e, S10 and S10+ were the last to have this feature and could switch between f/1.5 and f/2.4.
Indeed, The Cat mentioned that Samsung is considering resurrecting this feature. And now we know why bringing back this feature would be necessary. However, it’s not clear whether this means a dual aperture (i.e. two settings and nothing in between) or a variable aperture like we’ve seen from other brands.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is expected to ship with the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 and One UI 8.5, a bigger screen and (possibly) bigger battery, with faster charging to boot, plus a number of camera upgrades, including a new telephoto module.