Galaxy S27 Ultra Leaks: Heavier Body, New Chip, Redesigned Camera Module

Samsung has not confirmed any specifications for the Galaxy S27 Ultra, which industry leaks place at an early-2027 launch. But a cluster of reports published between April and early October 2026 — citing supply-chain tipsters rather than Samsung itself — sketch a device that is heavier than its predecessor, carries a bigger battery, and gets a reworked camera housing, while its front panel stays nearly identical to the Galaxy S26 Ultra.

A heavier body, same thickness

According to GSMArena, which cited tipster Ice Universe, the Galaxy S27 Ultra is expected to weigh 218 grams, up from the Galaxy S26 Ultra's 214 grams. The outlet said thickness would stay at 7.9mm, matching the current model, and linked the added weight to a larger battery rather than a bulkier frame. GSMArena noted that earlier leaked CAD renders had pointed to a thickness of 7.97mm before the 7.9mm figure was corroborated.

SamMobile, also citing Ice Universe, reported on October 1, 2026 that the S27 Ultra's front — display shape, bezel size and edge curvature — would be almost identical to the S26 Ultra's, to the point that screen protectors for the two phones are reportedly interchangeable.

Chipset: Exynos 2700 and a Snapdragon option

TelecomTalk reported that Samsung is testing its in-house Exynos 2700 chip, built on a 2nm process and due to launch in December 2026, positioning it against Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Apple's A20. Separately, gizchina and a Yahoo Tech report citing tipster Anthony said the Ultra variant specifically is expected to run a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro chip with 12GB or 16GB of RAM. Yahoo Tech noted that a separate, more recent rumor suggested the phone might miss out on an LPDDR6 memory upgrade, a point on which the leaks do not agree. The chipset reports also suggest Samsung may again split chipsets by region or by model tier as it has in past generations.

TelecomTalk also said Samsung plans to use a new M16 OLED display material across the S27 lineup for higher peak brightness and lower power consumption, and that the US price could rise to $1,399 — about $100 more than the Galaxy S26 Ultra's $1,299 launch price. An official launch date has not been set, but TelecomTalk pointed to February 2027.

Camera redesign and bigger battery

Multiple leaks describe Samsung moving away from the long-running floating camera ring design. TelecomTalk described a pill-shaped camera paired with a dual-vertical camera module on the left side, both set inside a rectangular frame. Yahoo Tech's report on the same Anthony leak described a wider horizontal module and a four-camera rear setup: a 200MP main sensor, a 50MP ultrawide, a 50MP 5x telephoto and a second 50MP telephoto, plus a 16MP front camera with optical image stabilization.

Gizchina, citing earlier leaks from Ice Universe (January 2026) and Digital Chat Station, described a different camera emphasis: a 200MP ISOCELL HP6 main sensor using LOFIC (Lateral Overflow Integration Capacitor) technology for single-exposure HDR, with upgrades to the main, ultrawide and front cameras — the front camera rising to 24MP from 12MP — while the telephoto lens stays unchanged at f/2.9. GSMArena's reporting similarly said, citing Ice Universe, that the telephoto camera would be unchanged from the S26 Ultra despite other camera processing improvements. The front-camera resolution (16MP versus 24MP) and the number of telephoto lenses differ between the Anthony-sourced leaks and the Ice Universe/Digital Chat Station leaks, and none of these details have been confirmed by Samsung.

On battery size, figures also vary by source: GSMArena cited a 5,700mAh cell, attributed to Ice Universe, as the likely explanation for the phone's extra weight, without specifying the cell's chemistry. Gizchina separately reported a 5,500mAh battery — about 10% larger than the Galaxy S26 Ultra's 5,000mAh — also attributed to Ice Universe-linked reporting, and said it would use silicon-carbon cell technology, which increases energy density without significantly increasing the size of the battery.

What is still unknown

Gizchina reported that Samsung has put internal restrictions on employee communications about the S27 series in an attempt to limit leaks, though it said this was unlikely to stop disclosures originating from suppliers. None of the outlets cited an official Samsung statement, and all the figures above come from industry tipsters and supply-chain sources rather than Samsung's own announcements. Samsung typically confirms Galaxy S-series specifications only at its Unpacked launch event.