Just like people: Samsung's upcoming flagship Galaxy S26 Ultra will lose weight in one place, but get fat in another
An avalanche of leaks about Samsung's future flagships continues on the web.
We have already seen the Samsung has no secrets left: specs and renders of the flagship Galaxy S26 Pro and S26 Ultra smartphones have been published and were able to assess their design, and now the thickness of the top 2026 smartphone from the Korean manufacturer has become known.
Here's What We Know
Authoritative insider Ice Universe reported that the Galaxy S26 Ultra will get a noticeably increased camera protrusion - 4.5 mm, compared to 2.4 mm in the previous model S25 Ultra, which will make it visually similar to the foldable Z Fold 7. The reason for this is the installation of a large aperture main camera and a new telephoto lens. The improvements in shooting quality are expected to justify the increase in size.
That said, despite the increased space, Samsung is still using a 1/2.52" telephoto sensor at 50 MP, making it the smallest among all global flagships in 2026. This raises questions: why wasn't a larger sensor installed at this thickness?
The thickness of the main body of the smartphone will be 7.9 mm - compared to 8.2 mm in the S25 Ultra, but in place of the camera module, the novelty will have a thickness of 12.4 mm, while in the S25 Ultra this figure is 10.6 mm.
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's camera bump reaches 4.5mm (compared to 2.4mm on the S25 Ultra), driven by the large-aperture main camera and telephoto lens. Hopefully, the improvement will justify this increased thickness. Samsung could easily accommodate a larger telephoto sensor... pic.twitter.com/hyKT8KuHNn
- PhoneArt (@UniverseIce) September 9, 2025
Source: @UniverseIce
