- Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra may catch 47% more light than the S25 Ultra with its main camera
- This could massively improve photos with low light
- It can also support 60W charging
Two new leaks could spell good news for the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra as they point to improvements to both the main camera and the phone’s charging speed.
First up, Leaker @universeice claims that the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s primary camera will be able to capture 47% more light than the Samsung Galaxy S25 ultras, leading to “the greatest improvement in image quality in recent years”.
This is despite the fact that the phone allegedly has the same 200mp isocell HP2 sensor as last year; Instead, it is the tip of having a wider f/1.4 aperture (presumably thanks to a new lens).
A simple calculation shows that the amount of light entering the camera increases by 47% compared to the S25 Ultra. https://t.co/ytx7xz8bWRAugust 4, 2025
A wider aperture allows for more light, and the more light that can hit the sensor, the more detailed it can catch-ice in photos with low light. This should also help reduce noise in low light shots.
This is not a whole new requirement from @universeice, but here they have gone into detail than before and say the exact aperture and increase in lighting. Of course we would take this with a pinch of salt until we hear the same from several sources, but this delicious one has a good track record.
Faster charging but the same battery capacity
@Universeice also has more to say about the Galaxy S26 Ultra. In a recent post about Weibo (via Android Authority), they claim that the S26 Ultra has a 5,000 mAh battery with 60W charging.
That would mean the same battery capacity as the Galaxy S25 Ultra, but the charging effect would be strengthened from 45W. This is also not a new claim, but they have once again gone into detail than before, adding that the phone will be able to charge 75% or 80% in half an hour.
It doesn’t sound bad, but it doesn’t sound much if anyone, better than the Galaxy S25 Ultra. However, they have added an answer that this is official data that can be “relatively conservative” and that actual charging speeds can be closer to 90% in half an hour, which would be a little faster than last year’s best Samsung phone.
However, we would also take all this with a pinch of salt, and we probably don’t know the official numbers for a while yet, as the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra probably won’t land until the beginning of 2026.
