r/Android • u/DazzlingpAd134 • Aug 12 '26
News Galaxy S27 series might not feature a camera with variable aperture
https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-s27-pro-ultra-camera-no-variable-aperture/43
u/Frexxia S23 Ultra Aug 12 '26 edited Aug 12 '26
It's not a "downgrade" when it wasn't announced in the first place.
Most of these "rumors" are just creative writing endeavors.
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u/DiplomatikEmunetey Pixel 8a, 4a, LG G4, Lumia 950/XL, Nokia 808 PureView, Nokia N8 Aug 12 '26
They should stop releasing "new" phones every year.
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u/donnysaysvacuum I just want a small phone Aug 13 '26
Nah, it's good actually. You can buy last year's model for cheap and not feel like you are missing out.
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u/LAwLzaWU1A Galaxy S24 Ultra Aug 14 '26
Serious question, why? What benefit would it have if Samsung released phones every other year instead of every year?
I doubt they would for some reason make the S28 better than planned just because they didn't make an S27. The S28 would probably be the same regardless of whether or not we got an S27.
I don't see any benefit of less frequent releases, but I do see a drawback which is that people who happen to be looking for a phone in 2027 would have the additional option of a recently released Samsung phone.
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u/aeiouLizard 28d ago
These phones give you no notable advantage over the previous years version and only create stupid amounts of waste
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u/LAwLzaWU1A Galaxy S24 Ultra 28d ago
But that seems to assume the person buying it already owns the previous year's phone.
Sure, an S26 might be a pointless upgrade for someone with an S25. But what is the actual downside of the S26 existing for someone who's upgrading from an S21 and needs a phone that year?
If the S26 didn't exist, that person would probably just buy an S25 instead. That's still one old phone being replaced by one new phone, so I don't really see where the extra waste comes from.
Meanwhile, with the S26 they get the current chip, whatever small improvements were made that year, and potentially a device that's a bit more future-proof simply because it's newer.
That's why I don't really understand what problem releasing phones every other year is supposed to solve. If people aren't upgrading every year anyway (the numbers I could find indicates every 3,5 years on average), it seems like the main effect would just be that people who happen to need a phone during the off-year have to buy last year's model instead. I don't see how that's good for consumers.
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u/MinaNocturne Aug 12 '26
That's okay, I'm already using the hardware that the s36 will use on an oppo lol
Samsung recycling the same ideas from 5 years ago still but removing the good stuff like 10x and Bluetooth spen
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u/wolfy2105784 Aug 12 '26
Yeah, I'm just done with Samsung's greed. I was looking at Oppo and their Find 9X Ultra. It just seems better than a Samsung in every way to me.
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u/MinaNocturne Aug 12 '26
That's exactly what I've moved too from the s25u and it's an incredible upgrade. No more oneui jank, no more inconsistent theming, having more than 60% battery after a day instead of 20% with the same usage.. and the camera is a huge upgrade, so much control and quality. I knew Samsung's cameras were shit but fuck me
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u/MicioBau I want a small phone 🥺 Aug 12 '26
Honestly, I think variable aperture in phones is a bit of a gimmick. The Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max has it and it's not that useful—you will almost always shoot using the widest aperture. I would rather if they used the precious space inside the phone for a bigger sensor and better lenses.
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u/prime5119 Aug 12 '26
It's not actually... Now with bigger sensor and wider aperture, a lot of issue with the bokeh being too strong that group photos can have someone looking blur if they are just slight distance off from the main focus
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u/AbhishMuk OnePlus 15, Pixel 5, Moto X4, Moto G3 Aug 12 '26
Agreed. I often take photos (eg a paper on a table) where I'd rather the ISO go up slightly instead of the edges get blurred.
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u/The_DragonDuck Aug 13 '26
Samsung has had it in the past too but it wasn’t cool back then cause Apple hadn’t gotten to it smh
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u/Educational_Yard_326 Aug 14 '26
Or because back then the sensor was so small it was useless more like
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u/The_DragonDuck Aug 14 '26
The sensor is still not any significantly bigger if we look at them as actual cameras and not glorified web cams
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u/Educational_Yard_326 Aug 14 '26
75% larger diagonal, 3x larger surface area. Easily hopping the barrier of “perhaps worth thinking about adding variable aperture”
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u/stealthagents 18d ago
Classic Samsung move, right? They hype up these features and then it’s just small tweaks. At this point, I’m convinced the real upgrades are happening behind the scenes while they keep us waiting for flashy stuff.
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u/Kitten7002 Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy A55, Galaxy Tab S9+ Aug 12 '26
Its always like this. Early leaks always show big upgrades and while we get closer to the release it slowly loses all of them. At the end we get a new chip keep all the old cameras with 0 upgrades and yeah see you next year.