Report: Samsung Galaxy S26 to reuse Galaxy S25’s cameras | Infinium-tech

Samsung has had a consistent approach to cameras on its baseline Galaxy S-series models for a few years now. The Galaxy S25 arrived in January with the same triple camera setup as the Galaxy S24, which was rocking the same camera hardware as the Galaxy S23. A new report from South Korea election Turns out that the upcoming Galaxy S26 is expected to reuse the same camera module as it was used in its Galaxy S25.

That means a 50MP main (1/1.56″), 10MP telephoto (1/3.94″) with 3x optical zoom, and 12MP ultrawide (1/2.55″). But that wasn’t the initial plan. The same report claims Samsung had planned to upgrade the Galaxy S26’s sensor with a higher starting price, but the launch of the iPhone 17 changed those plans.

Apple’s decision to upgrade the vanilla iPhone 17 to a 120Hz ProMotion LTPO OLED screen and 256GB of base storage influenced Samsung’s decision-making while maintaining its $799 starting price. This reportedly led to Samsung opting at the last minute to eliminate the Galaxy S26’s camera upgrades so the device could match its $799 entry point.

Now this impact is also expected to delay the production timeline of the vanilla Galaxy S26 as Samsung will have to redesign its internal components. For context, the Galaxy S26 Ultra is expected to enter mass production this month, while the Galaxy S26 and S26+ will begin their manufacturing journey in early 2026.

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