There has been a flood of leaks surrounding the Galaxy S26 lineup in the past week. Renders have revealed their alleged design, including the S26 Edge getting an iPhone 17 Pro-inspired makeover and the S26 Ultra getting bigger and rounder. Now, another leak sheds more light on the camera specs of Samsung’s 2026 flagship.
Previous leaks revealed that Samsung may use a wider f/1.4 aperture on the Galaxy S26 Ultra, which should significantly boost the amount of light hitting the sensor.
Roland Quandt has now shared more information about the S26 Ultra’s alleged camera setup. In addition to its 200MP primary camera, the phone will feature an upgraded 3x telephoto shooter, moving from a 10MP to a 12MP S5K3LD sensor.
There’s no word on whether this camera will use a wider aperture. If not, the resolution bump alone may not bring a noticeable jump in image quality, especially compared to 3x shooters on other Chinese Android flagships. Other image quality improvements will likely come from processing improvements and a faster ISP.
The other two cameras — a 50MP 5x telephoto and a 50MP ultrawide — will seemingly remain unchanged. But leaker @UniverseIce says the 50MP telephoto could get a wider f/2.9 aperture, helping improve low-light pictures by letting in up to 37% more light.
Galaxy S26 Edge and Pro could sport Ultra-inspired cameras
As for the Galaxy S26 Edge and S26 Pro, they will seemingly take inspiration from their Ultra sibling. Like the S25 Edge, the S26 Edge may sport a 200MP primary sensor with an f/1.7 aperture. The ultrawide camera will supposedly get an upgrade to 50MP. And Samsung plans to use the same 50MP shooter on the S26 Pro as well.
As for the other cameras, Quandt’s leak does not mention anything about them. Given the Pro moniker, the S26 Pro should also use the same 200MP primary camera as the S25 Edge.
While not groundbreaking, these camera upgrades combined should help the Galaxy S26 Ultra capture noticeably better photos than its predecessors, especially in less-than-ideal lighting conditions. Still, it may fall short of matching Chinese rivals like Xiaomi, Vivo, and Oppo.
