Samsung's next flagship phone remains roughly six months from launch, but the volume and consistency of recent leaks have given a clearer, if still unofficial, picture of what the Galaxy S27 Ultra may look like when it arrives in early 2027. As of this week, multiple industry outlets tracking Samsung's supply chain have converged on several key details, even as some elements of the design and camera system remain genuinely unresolved.

A four-model lineup takes shape

Samsung is expected to expand its Galaxy S27 lineup to four devices for the first time, adding a new "Pro" tier between the Plus and Ultra models. Internal codenames obtained by outlets including GSMArena and SamMobile — NM1 through NM4, reportedly short for "next miracle" — point to the Galaxy S27, S27 , S27 Pro and S27 Ultra as the four devices in development. That's one more codename than Samsung used during development of the Galaxy S26 series, which shipped as a three-model lineup earlier this year.

Camera hardware: a genuine departure for the base models

The most significant confirmed shift involves camera suppliers on the standard models. Multiple outlets report that the Galaxy S27 and S27 are being tested with a 50-megapixel Sony primary sensor featuring optical image stabilization, a break from Samsung's practice of sourcing primary sensors exclusively from its own ISOCELL division since the Galaxy S22. The ultrawide camera on those two models is expected to remain a 12-megapixel sensor, unchanged for what would be the........

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