Samsung is reportedly planning a super telephoto camera upgrade for its next big flagship smartphone. The company is allegedly testing a new super telephoto camera sensor for the Galaxy S27 Ultra, which offers 4x optical zoom.

Galaxy S27 Ultra to get 4x super telephoto camera

Tipster @Phonefuturist claims that Samsung is testing a super telephoto camera. The tipster has also shared the key features of the camera, including a 1/1.9-inch sensor size and 4x optical zoom support.

In smartphone photography, upgrading to a 4x super telephoto module featuring a large 1/1.9-inch sensor yields several significant hardware and practical image-quality benefits:

1. Superior low-light performance
2. Higher native resolution and high pixel count (in-sensor zooming)
3. Natural optical bokeh and depth of field
4. Dynamic range and highlight retention
5. Enhanced telephoto video quality

The alleged 4x super telephoto is being tested for the Galaxy S27 Ultra. However, there’s no certainty the company will bring this sensor to its flagship phone next year.

Galaxy S27 series launches early next year, and the models may have already entered prototype-level testing internally. Samsung may have different prototype models, with one that could have been pairing a 4x telephoto sensor.

Galaxy S27 Ultra drops dual-telephoto approach

What seems certain is the removal of the legacy 3x camera sensor from the device. The sensor would not be replaced by another sensor, but be dumped from the phone itself.

Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra could be the first Ultra flagship in seven years to come with a triple camera setup. The device will have a 200-megapixel primary, 50-megapixel ultrawide, and probably a 50-megapixel telephoto.

Galaxy S27, S27+, and S27 Pro will also be introduced along with the Galaxy S27 Ultra. The Unpacked event is expected to be held in late February 2027, with general sales could begin in the first week of March 2026.

Huawei Mate XT 2, the company’s next tri-fold foldable phone, has adopted the Samsung TriFold design formula for better durability.

Leaked renders (via IceUniverse) suggest the company is moving away from the exposed, outward-folding approach used on the original Mate XT and toward an inward-folding structure that closely resembles the Galaxy Z TriFold.

The biggest change in the Huawei Mate XT 2 design is how the flexible display is stored. Instead of leaving part of the large panel exposed when the phone is closed, both outer sections reportedly fold inward over the central screen.

This creates a more enclosed structure that can shield the flexible panel from scratches, accidental knocks and everyday wear. That approach is notably similar to Samsung’s TriFold, which folds both sides inward to protect its main display.

Samsung also uses reinforced display construction, dual-rail hinges and a titanium hinge housing as part of its durability strategy.

Source – Ice Universe

Huawei’s move is particularly interesting because the Mate XT was one of the first commercially available tri-fold phones, but its outward-facing screen design came with an obvious trade-off, but the Mate XT 2 could address that weakness.

The latest renders show a large, angular rear camera module and a premium textured finish, suggesting Huawei is changing the internal folding architecture without abandoning the Mate series’ distinctive visual identity.

Huawei Mate XT 2 reportedly nearing a September 2026 launch.

Privacy Display could finally be seen on a non-Samsung phone this year as a new leak from alleged Xiaomi software reveals potential options.

Xiaomi 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max could come with hardware-level Privacy Display technology. The company has crafted necessary options inside its firmware, which would let users personalize the functionality of Privacy Display.

Samsung Display was reported to have restricted its Privacy Display OLED supply to Samsung MX until 2028. However, the leaked screenshots show just how the Privacy Display feature will likely work on an upcoming Xiaomi phone.

Xiaomi Privacy Display phone is coming

Xiaomi’s “Smart privacy display” feature has been leaked from Global ROM. The interface suggests users will be able to personalize groups and add different apps to each group, so you can have different privacy display settings for them.

In addition, owners of compatible phones could be allowed to set things so that the phone will automatically switch to the privacy display for sensitive pages like password entry, payments, transfers, and messaging.

That's how "Smart privacy display" options will look on supported #Xiaomi device (likely upcoming flagship).

Video recorded on Global ROM. "Page privacy display" and Xiaomi Hyper XiaoAi groups are, at least for now, available only on China ROM. pic.twitter.com/AigocVrasZ

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— Kacper Skrzypek 🇵🇱 (@kacskrz) August 28, 2026

That’s exactly how the Privacy Display feature works on Galaxy S26 Ultra. Samsung is working on four Galaxy S27 models for an early 2027 debut, with Privacy Display tech reportedly utilized across all variants of the lineup.

When enabled, Privacy Display cuts the visibility from side angles. Only the user can see what’s being displayed on the screen. Samsung Display has adopted Flex Magic Pixel tech to offer this intelligent functionality to the device.

The new Galaxy Z Fold 8 foldable form factor appears to be finding more buyers than Samsung initially expected, and that success is now creating a problem further up the display chip supply chain.

Korean outlet ZDNet reports that the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is reportedly facing a shortage of its Display Driver IC (DDI), the specialized chip responsible for controlling pixels on the phone’s OLED display.

The South Korean tech giant is said to have increased component orders as demand for the passport-style foldable outpaces its original projections, but ramping up DDI production is proving difficult.

Samsung’s System LSI division designs the Galaxy Z Fold 8 display chip, while Taiwan-based United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) manufactures it using a 22nm process.

The problem is that UMC’s capacity on this node is already heavily utilized. Samsung has reportedly asked UMC to prioritize production through its highest-priority manufacturing process, known as a Super Hot Run.

Samsung is reportedly looking to bridge the gap by redirecting some DDI inventory originally reserved for future product development toward current Z Fold 8 production.

If demand continues at the current pace, Samsung may need to carefully manage its existing display chip inventory until additional foundry capacity becomes available.

Samsung’s screen patch appears to have failed in addressing the red tint issue on the Galaxy S26 Ultra, and the second wave of reports highlights an even worse situation, such as the display developing dots.

It seems Samsung’s attempt to fix the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s controversial red tint display problem appears to have created another layer of concern for some owners.

Earlier this week, the company began rolling out an August 2026 software update that includes the long-awaited correction for the red discoloration issue.

Samsung had previously attributed the problem to an error in display color optimization rather than a hardware defect. However, reports from Galaxy S26 Ultra users suggest that the story may not end with the software fix.

Some Galaxy S26 Ultra owners who received color calibration, either through the update or at Samsung service centers, are now claiming that small dot-like marks have appeared near the top portion of the display.

The reports are still based on individual user experiences, and there is no confirmation that these newly reported dots are directly caused by Samsung’s calibration process.

The timing is particularly notable because Samsung’s flagship uses a new display system built around its Privacy Display technology.

Samsung previously offered free display calibration at service centers while preparing the software solution. The August update is now rolling out, beginning in South Korea, with wider availability expected.

If the newly reported dots continue to appear, a service-center inspection may be necessary to determine whether the issue is software-related or requires display replacement.

At this point, Galaxy S26 Ultra owners should treat the reports cautiously. Samsung has not confirmed a connection between the calibration process and the reported dot-like marks.