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Samsung may finally fix its zoom bottleneck with the S27 Ultra

Tom Bedford / Digital Trends

Samsung’s zoom game was strong for years, and then, the competition caught up and even surpassed it. But rather than improving on the hardware it offers, the company might get rid of the problem outright.

The latest Galaxy S27 Ultra leak hints that Samsung could simplify this setup by removing one of those telephoto sensors, effectively cutting out what the tipster describes as a weak link in the zoom chain.

Why Samsung is rethinking its zoom lens

Nadeem Sarwar / Digital Trends

Samsung is already considering a new rear camera arrangement to make room for built-in Qi2 magnetic wireless charging . As of right now, Galaxy phones have a vertically stacked camera layout, which has remained largely the same since the Galaxy S21 series. But this takes up space from a circular magnet ring and forces a compromise.…