Samsung might finally redesign Galaxy S phones, unless RAMageddon ruins it

Ben Schoon | Apr 28 2026 - 10:55 am PT

According to a leaker, Samsung might be working on a redesign for its Galaxy S smartphones, but there’s a huge asterisk that might put us in the same situation as the Galaxy S26 series was left in.

Leaker Lanzuk on Korean social media site Naver says that Samsung is considering a redesign of the rear camera on the “next” Galaxy S model, which would be the Galaxy S27. In a comment on the post, Lanzuk says that Qi2/magentic accessories are a “part” of why Samsung is considering the change.

Ironically, this comes not long after Samsung called the vertical camera design a “core identity” of Galaxy devices, implying it wouldn’t change.

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The post also implies that camera specs could also be revised in the next generation, something we’ve been hearing for years now.

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This all sounds great. We’ve been saying that Samsung has stuck itself in a corner around Qi2 which, as a growing industry standard, will continue to make third-party accessories harder and harder to use with Galaxy phones over time – unlike what some online discussions may imply, Qi2 magnets aren’t all about charging.

But, sadly, there’s a big “if” in this conversation.

The potential holdup on Samsung introducing this new redesign in Galaxy S27 is apparently dependent on “recent cost issues” which could push the “complete overhaul” into a delay, “on hold” as the post puts it. Samsung already put off a ton of upgrades that were expected to debut in the Galaxy S26 series due to cost concerns and trying to match the iPhone’s price point, and that didn’t even work with prices still going up on certain variants.

With the impacts of the RAM crisis continuing – and likely not getting better anytime soon – I’m personally not exactly hopeful we see this redesign anytime soon.