What you need to know
- Rumors from the social media platform Naver suggest Samsung could “freeze” upgrades that would raise the base Galaxy S27’s price.
- Such upgrades would be its display, as well as the phone’s cameras next year.
- Recent rumors suggest the company could rework its cameras to fit Qi2 magnets in the Galaxy S27 series, as well as a potential UFS 5.0 storage upgrade.
Rumors have started on an overseas social media platform, claiming Samsung’s next base-level flagship could be a little underwhelming.
On Naver, tipster Lanzuk claims Samsung has turned away from certain changes/upgrades for the Galaxy S27 (via WccfTech). There’s still some uncertainty behind these rumors, but judging by the smartphone market’s current climate, perhaps there’s merit. The tipster claims Samsung “will not change” the base Galaxy S27’s camera in any meaningful way. Speculation pushes us to believe the device could look vastly similar to what we received with the Galaxy S26.
Android Central’s Take
These rumors might be disappointing to users who like the smaller, entry-level flagship Galaxy. I’d imagine this would be the result of the company trying to manage interesting next-gen phones, while also giving users something a little more “affordable.” It’s still fairly early, so we’ll have to wait a while to know how accurate these rumors are, and the Galaxy S27 will take a bad hit or not.
On the other hand, the tipster suggests Samsung won’t be able to upgrade the “display materials” for the S27. This is where the market’s current climate comes into play. Lanzuk claims that the OEM is “freezing cost increase factors,” potentially hinting that any S27 display upgrades would drive up its price.
There’s enough of that going on already with tech due to RAM, thanks to AI. The Naver post adds that there’s allegedly been no “supply chain activity” from Samsung and that it could seek BOE for its display hardware.
Where to go from here
There hasn’t been much about the base Galaxy S27, and maybe that’s for a reason. However, there was one rumor that could impact future consumers of this model. Reports claim Samsung could give the next series a UFS 5.0 storage upgrade, but it might not arrive for every phone. Rumors only said that “some” models would see this, which, if we’re thinking realistically here, would likely involve the Ultra.
Nothing is set in stone about this (other than this being a rumor). Apparently, Samsung is considering how phone prices would rise with this upgrade, as well as “mass production costs.” What’s more exciting is a rumor that claims Samsung is working on proper Qi2 integration and a camera redesign to make this happen. It’s unclear how drastic this “redesign” could be. What’s been said is that the cameras would have to move in order for Samsung to fit the Qi2 magnets into the phones.