Leaked dummies of the Galaxy S27 design show the Ultra and Pro trading the vertical camera column for a wide, raised slab.
Existing owners would feel it first. Android Authority says the new camera arrangement will likely make Galaxy S26 Ultra cases incompatible with the S27 Ultra. Some cases with large camera cutouts might still fit, but most would need replacing.
PhoneArena reports that tipster Sonny Dickson posted the image of dummy units for the S27 Ultra, S27 Pro and S27+ on 10 November. On the Ultra and Pro, the camera enclosure covers almost the full width of the phone and appears slightly raised, sitting on the backplate as a separate module. Samsung hasn’t announced the lineup or confirmed any design.
9to5Google compares the full-width island to Apple’s latest iPhone design language and calls it a departure from the vertical array Samsung called its “core identity” months ago. GSMArena says the S27+ dummy keeps the pill-shaped module of the S26+.
9to5Google says the Pro looks noticeably smaller than both the Ultra and the S27+. Android Authority gives the Ultra dummy as 163.76 x 78.25 x 7.97mm. That compares with 163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9mm for the S26 Ultra, so the change is in the camera area, not the body. It also keeps the S Pen slot at the bottom.
The look isn’t new. Android Police says the dummies “look nearly identical to all the renders that have been popping up over the past few months”. Renders of the redesign have circulated since August, and SammyFans reports a CAD-based Ultra dummy appeared around 2 November. Camera leaks have continued too. Tbreak covered a leak this week that puts the Pro close to the Ultra. September’s third-party case photos hinted at a redesigned island without confirming its layout.
PhoneArena reports that on Reddit “nobody is a fan of this dramatic design departure”, with many users saying it looks like the wide “camera plateaus” on recent iPhones. PhoneArena’s earlier piece on the CAD-based Ultra dummy quotes a Reddit user: it “looks like an Oppo/OnePlus meets iPhone and not in a good way”. PhoneArena’s headline calls the change “enormous”.
Business Today says dummies are non-working models used to show a phone’s physical design. They can suggest dimensions and layout, but they don’t confirm final hardware or appearance.
these aren’t real devices, and probably aren’t reflective of the final design either.
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The site adds that dummies are mainly used to test accessories, and at this early stage there’s plenty of room for inaccuracy. Android Police reports that leaker Ice Universe objected to the image, saying the upper-right camera opening on the Pro and Ultra “does not exist, and this picture is wrong”. 9to5Google says Ice is right that neither phone has a fourth lens, and suggests the dummies may rest on an older design or mistake another sensor for a camera.
SammyGuru makes a similar point: the dummy doesn’t accurately tell the laser autofocus sensor from a camera, and the housing could look more polished in production. PhoneArena’s writer is taking the design “with a pinch of salt” until official details appear.
Android Authority reports that Samsung is expected to unveil the S27 series in early 2027. A tipster has claimed a January launch, though memory costs and chip questions could push it to February. Samsung’s expected early-2027 unveiling should show whether the final camera housing matches these dummies.
