Samsung has been moving too slowly in upgrading the camera hardware on its phones. People have been asking Samsung to upgrade its primary and telephoto cameras, and it looks like Samsung is thinking about it. It could be working on a 200MP ISOCELL telephoto camera.

Galaxy S26 Ultra rumored to feature a 200MP zoom camera

According to famous tipster DCS, Samsung has started evaluating a 200MP camera sensor (1/1.5-inch optical format) for a telephoto camera. This is an unannounced sensor, as the company is yet to unveil a 1/1.5-inch 200MP sensor.

Given that most major camera upgrades first come to Galaxy S Ultra series phones, the Galaxy S26 Ultra could be the one to use this new 200MP camera.

The Galaxy S26 Ultra wouldn't be the first to use a 200MP telephoto camera, though. The Vivo X100 Ultra, Vivo X200 Pro, and the Honor Magic 7 Pro have already used 200MP sensors for their telephoto cameras.

Using an ultra-high-resolution sensor is a good idea for telephoto cameras. Besides offering more details, a higher resolution sensor also offers optical quality crops from the central part of the sensor.

The Galaxy S25 Ultra will reportedly feature a 200MP primary camera, a 50MP ultrawide camera, a 10MP telephoto camera, and a 50MP super-telephoto camera.

An ideal camera setup for the Galaxy S26 Ultra would be a 200MP primary camera, a 50MP ultrawide camera, a 50MP telephoto camera, and a 200MP super-telephoto camera.

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