A trusted source has decided to set the record straight regarding the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra’s camera and battery setups. A lot of misinformation is circulating the web at the moment, so he decided to clear things up.
Here’s what the Galaxy S26 Ultra will offer in the camera department
The information comes from Ice Universe, by the way, one of the most prominent tipsters around. Let’s focus on the camera first, as that’s what he talked about first.
A rumor yesterday claimed that Samsung will use a 12-megapixel telephoto camera on the Galaxy S26 Ultra, different from what the Galaxy S25 Ultra is offering, with a larger sensor. That’s simply not true, says Ice Universe.
He says that Samsung will not only offer a 10-megapixel telephoto camera again, but it will use an even smaller sensor. The 10-megapixel unit in the Galaxy S25 Ultra uses a 1/3.52-inch sensor, which is tiny by today’s standards. Well, the new one will use a 1/3.94-inch sensor, an even smaller one. That camera will have an f/2.4 aperture lens and offer 3x optical zoom.
Three out of our cameras will use the same sensors
The tipster did mention the other three cameras, too, which will mostly remain unchanged. The same sensors will be used, it seems. A 200-megapixel main camera (f/1.4 aperture, 1/1.3-inch sensor size, 0.6um pixel size) will be used. It will have a wider aperture, but the sensor size is unchanged.
A 50-megapixel ultrawide camera (f/1.9 aperture, 1/2.52-inch sensor size, 0.7um pixel size) will sit on the back too. That one is identical to the one on the Galaxy S25 Ultra. The last camera on the back will be a 50-megapixel periscope telephoto unit (f/2.9 aperture, 1/2.52-inch sensor size, 0.7um pixel size, 5x optical zoom). That sensor size is also unchanged, but the aperture is wider than on the Galaxy S25 Ultra.
Two out of four cameras will have wider apertures
So, to recap. Main, ultrawide, and periscope telephoto cameras will remain unchanged in terms of sensors. However, main and periscope telephoto cameras will offer wider aperture lenses, which is a good thing. The telephoto camera sensor will be even smaller this time around. The tipster seems to be 100% sure of his information.
The battery capacity will remain the same
He also mentioned that the battery capacity will be 5,000mAh. The tipster claims that the rumors that mention a 5,400mAh battery pack are false. He says that the 5,000mAh unit was “finalized long ago.”
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is expected to arrive on February 25, if the latest rumor is to be believed. It’s allegedly postponed from its expected January launch date. This is what the Galaxy S26 Ultra will look like, by the way.
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