Galaxy Z Fold9 Ultra it could arrive in 2027 with the camera under the display finally returning, but otherwise almost nothing will change compared to its predecessor. This is supported by the tipster Lanzuk, who has cross-referenced various sources to trace the photographic sector of the next Samsung foldables, and the picture that emerges is of a company that chooses to freeze the photographic hardware for at least another generation.
According to the reconstruction, it Z Fold9 Ultra will keep a main sensor from 200MPan ultra-wide angle from 50MP and a telephoto lens that “retains 3x optical zoom.” Precise data on the megapixels of the latter module is missing, but the chances of a leap compared to the current 10MP seem slim: even the next Galaxy S27 Pro, the brand’s flagship photographic generation, will stop at a 12MP 3x telephoto lens.
For the basic variant, it Z Fold9 non-Ultra, the “tipster” verdict is even clearer: “exactly the same”, i.e. dual 50MP main camera and 50MP ultra-wide angle. A 200MP sensor on the wide model would have been a nice leap, but the internal space of the folding frame probably still leaves no room for a dedicated telephoto module.
Sensors that have been standing still for four generations
Behind the inaction of the specifications lies a deeper choice regarding sensors. The form gives 200MP 1/1.3″ type ISOCELL HP2already seen on the Z Fold7 and Z Fold8 Ultra, seems destined to remain the same in 2027: Samsung has been using it on every one of its 200MP phones since its debut with the Galaxy S23 Ultra. Similar speech for the 50MP main sensor of 1/1.56″ type ISOCELL GN3mounted on the non-Ultra Z Fold8 variant.
It is not impossible that Samsung will still update these components with more recent revisions, but the recent history of the brand tells of a strategy that focuses more on image processing software than on the physical renewal of the sensors. Lanzuk’s report also comes from a source that has already proven to be reliable: in July he correctly anticipated that the Z Fold8 Ultra would receive the LUT video function already seen on the Galaxy S26 Ultra.
There camera under the displayhowever, could return as a protagonist on the internal panel of the new foldables, after Samsung had abandoned it in the most recent generations. This is undoubtedly a pleasant return, but it remains an aesthetic detail rather than a photographic one: the bulk of the imaging sector, the one that really affects the quality of the shots, seems destined to remain identical to that already seen on the Z Fold8 and the Z Fold8 Ultra.
The lack of photographic renewal is part of a 2027 which for Samsung promises to be in any case crowded on the folding front: Rumors are circulating about a total of five models, including a possible new trifold after the one already marketed at a very high price.
