April 10, 2025— The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra flagship which is forthcoming will include a traditional hole-punch front-facing camera instead of the under-display camera (UDC) as it has been previously rumored. This move confirms Samsung’s commitment to provide the user with the most reliable and high-quality imaging experiences.
Following the latest Korean-sourced news, it is learned that Samsung had initially thought of the Galaxy S26 Ultra with UDC technology, which would give a continuous all-screen appearance. However, difficulties due to the production costs and the quality of the performance required by the company led them to delay the realization of this plan. The current UDC technology not only has performance issues but also the image quality is questioned, with Galaxy Z Fold as an example of this.
This wise step of Samsung by analysts is understood as placing the priority on the user experience instead of the cosmetic design changes. With a UDC, there is no disruption to the display, but there is a lot that one can predict about the sacrifice in the performance of the camera. The hole-punch camera has been selected among the design aspects to be followed by Samsung to ensure the Galaxy S26 Ultra is still delivering uniform and high-quality selfies and video phone calls.
The Galaxy S26 Ultra is also expected to come along with further features, like the main camera with a variable aperture and an expanded battery. The changes that are in the process may involve the S Pen slot’s possible redesign or relocation, which adds up to the guess of the battery capacity’s increase. Thus, those are the areas of concentration by Samsung to be able to improve the user’s satisfaction significantly.
As the smartphone market progresses, Samsung’s method shows that they are using new technologies and at the same time keeping the quality that consumers desire. The Galaxy S26 Ultra is set to debut in January 2026, while the rest of the details of the device will possibly be made public later.