The Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra is only a few short winter months away now. Samsung has been working on a number of changes for the phone — upgrades and downgrades — according to countless reports from within the supply chain.
While the Galaxy S26 Ultra was a pretty great flagship smartphone, I’d love to see it improved upon further with the Galaxy S27 Ultra. Here are seven upgrades I want to see in Samsung’s upcoming Ultra flagship, some of which are actually happening!
An improved Privacy Display
Privacy Display in action on the Galaxy S26 Ultra. | Image by PhoneArena
First and foremost, I would like to see the Privacy Display improved. This was Samsung’s innovative industry-first feature introduced with the Galaxy S26 Ultra last year.
Turn it on and people around you can’t see what’s happening on your phone’s screen. What makes it even better is that it can be configured to only activate for certain apps or even just incoming notifications.
However, the Privacy Display drastically reduces the quality of the screen’s output. Even worse, the display of the Galaxy S26 Ultra gives headaches, nausea, and eye strain to a significant number of people even with the Privacy Display switched off.
This, understandably, needs to be on top of Samsung’s priority list. Fortunately, it appears that it is and that Samsung is working on a better Privacy Display for the Galaxy S27 Ultra.
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A screen that everyone can use
Not everyone is able to enjoy the beautiful screens on Samsung's flagships. | Image by PhoneArena
Expanding on display issues with Samsung’s phones, the company has been using screens with low-frequency PWM dimming for too long. A lot of people are sensitive to this, which makes Samsung’s phones unusable for them as the screens make them feel ill.
This is a shortcoming that Samsung (and Apple, if we’re being fair) should have addressed a long time ago. Thankfully, it seems that Samsung is finally doing so with the Galaxy S27 Ultra.
A bigger battery, please
The Galaxy S26 Ultra reused the 5,000 mAh battery yet again. | Image by PhoneArena
Samsung’s Ultra phones have been using the same 5,000 mAh battery since the Galaxy S20 Ultra, which was the first Ultra smartphone from the company. While battery life remains decent enough to this day, I can’t help but desire more when I see other flagships shipping with batteries exceeding double this capacity.
Fortunately, it seems that Samsung’s long spell is being broken next year at long last, perhaps because the iPhone 18 Pro Max has such a larger battery capacity than the Galaxy S26 Ultra. I just hope this translates to significantly better battery life on the Galaxy S27 Ultra.
A redesigned Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra
Renders of the Galaxy S27 Ultra based on earlier leaked designs. | Image by 4RMD
This one will be contentious, but hear me out. The Ultra phones have had the same design ever since the Galaxy S22 Ultra, with only minor tweaks differentiating all of them. Even before that, the Galaxy S21 Ultra and the Galaxy S20 Ultra weren’t all that different.
Apple redesigned its flagship phone last year with the iPhone 17 Pro and sales skyrocketed because of it. Samsung should do something similar, and I actually don’t mind the leaked redesigned Galaxy S27 Ultra.
Unfortunately, there’s no confirmation as of yet whether Samsung is using that design or not. Some reports claim it is, and accessory manufacturers have already started making phone cases for it, while other reports allege that Samsung isn’t willing to take the risk.
More natural photography
Samsung's photography could do with further software tweaks, in my opinion. | Image by PhoneArena
Personally, I’ve always liked how Apple does photography on the iPhone. I just find the colors in pictures taken by an iPhone to be a lot more natural-looking, and I’ve always wished that Samsung would follow Apple’s example.
So it pleased me very much when reports came in from a very trusted Samsung insider that the company is doing exactly that with the Galaxy S27 Ultra. Photos will be warmer, softer, and feature colors truer to life than the colors found in photos taken by previous Samsung flagships.
Faster charging
You can never have a phone that charges too quick. | Image by PhoneArena
Now I’m just being greedy. Samsung finally gave us faster charging speeds with the Galaxy S25 Ultra last year, with wired and wireless charging going up from 45W to 60W and 15W to 25W respectively.
However, now that we’re finally getting a larger battery, wouldn’t it be great if we got even faster charging speeds? After all, some phones out there charge at over 100W.
Reports indicate that the Galaxy S27 Ultra will have the same charging speeds as its predecessor but will manage to charge ever so slightly faster despite the larger battery. I suppose that will have to do for the time being.
Though, if Samsung reveals that it has included magnets inside the phone for easier wireless charging, that would be awesome too. I have a feeling that's not happening, however.
A true Face ID rival
Samsung can, and should, take some notes from Apple. | Image by PhoneArena
To this day I’m confused about why Samsung still hasn’t implemented a true 3D face-scanning rival to Apple’s Face ID. Was it to keep costs down? Did the company not want a larger punch-hole cutout on the display?
No matter the reason, the ground reality is that face unlock on Samsung’s phones is much less secure and can be easily fooled. It also takes longer to work if you’re not directly staring at the front camera in good lighting. This probably isn’t happening anytime soon, but I’d love to see a true Face ID rival come to the Galaxy S27 Ultra.
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What wish-list upgrade do you want to see most on the Galaxy S27 Ultra?
Out of all of the aforementioned upgrades, the improved Privacy Display and the larger battery capacity pleased me the most. However, from the list of upgrades that aren’t happening but I wish that they were, I’d probably pick a redesigned Galaxy S27 Ultra.
After all, if Samsung has left behind its boxy design, then it might as well do without the iconic triple camera layout as well.
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