This is according to @UniverseIce<\/a> \u2014 a leaker with a solid track record \u2014 who claims that the 3x telephoto will be absent on the S27 Ultra. While their wording is a bit ambiguous, it sounds like Samsung will be ditching this camera altogether, rather than switching it for a different focal length.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In which case, if the other telephoto stays the same as on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra<\/a>, you\u2019ll be limited to just 5x optical zoom. However, it\u2019s possible that Samsung will change this camera or even allow for multiple zoom levels through a single lens, removing the need for an extra camera.<\/p>\n Article continues below <\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n Early Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra rumors are in: that often mocked 3x telephoto, famous for being tiny and underwhelming, has finally changed. It didn’t get stronger. It didn’t get weaker. It’s simply gone.\ud83d\ude02April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n A camera that won’t be massively missed<\/p>\n Whatever the case, though, Samsung fans don\u2019t seem too bothered by this news, with replies to the post including \u201cgood riddance I say. Hope it’s not just the Ultra that bids farewell to that awful lens\u201d, and \u201cfinally. The 3x was always the ‘meh’ middle child anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n Certainly, it\u2019s not currently the most useful of the Ultra’s cameras, since you can already get a 2x \u2018optical quality\u2019 shot from the 200MP main sensor. That 3x zoom camera is also currently lumbered with a 10MP sensor, while the other rear cameras are all 50MP or more.<\/p>\n While we\u2019d take the claim of its removal with a pinch of salt, it does line up with recent reports that the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra will have a redesigned camera block<\/a> (possibly in the style of the iPhone 17 Pro<\/a>‘s camera block) to facilitate MagSafe-like charging, so this may well be the case.<\/p>\n If it is accurate, though, we certainly hope Samsung is planning some camera improvements elsewhere, because while the 3x telephoto is arguably the least useful of the Galaxy S26 Ultra\u2019s snappers, removing it with no other changes would be a definite downgrade.<\/p>\n We probably won\u2019t find out for sure what Samsung\u2019s planning until early 2027, as that\u2019s when the Samsung Galaxy S27 series will likely launch.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Today’s best Samsung Galaxy deals<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/a><\/p>\n Follow TechRadar on Google News<\/a> and add us as a preferred source<\/a> to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button!<\/p>\n And of course you can also follow TechRadar on TikTok<\/a> for news, reviews, unboxings in video form, and get regular updates from us on WhatsApp<\/a> too.<\/p>\n![\"Google](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/diM9tpwF2Lz85R8q85CT78.jpg\")
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