Samsung is rumored to be interested in plugging "variable aperture" into the Galaxy S26 Ultra. Rumors about the aperture range remain unknown; however, Xiaomi recently did this, delivering an f/1.63 to f/4.

According to a reliable Samsung tipster, IceUniverse on Weibo, Samsung may bring back the variable aperture in its camera in its upcoming Galaxy S26 Ultra flagship smartphone. This was last seen in the Galaxy S9 and S10 series.

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra could gain a camera hardware feature seen on older Galaxy devices and rival flagships.

R emember the only notable feature of the Galaxy S9? It had the ability to change the aperture of the main camera. This was pretty significant, and it was a talking point for what

Variable aperture is rumored to make an first appearance on a Samsung Galaxy phone later this year, for the first time since 2019.