As the year comes to a close, most of us start gearing up for the holidays. That means spending time with family and friends, while also trying to grab a good discount on popular Black Friday deals.
But as far as any new tech releases, nothing is expected to drop, and new products from big brands are set to arrive in 2027. That said, Samsung is going to be the first one out of the gate if the past is any indication. The brand has usually dropped its new S-series phones in January.
We’ve seen and heard a lot of things over the past few months, but we’re now getting something more tangible in the form of dummy units that have leaked showing of the Galaxy S27 Ultra, Galaxy S27 Pro, and Galaxy S27+ in full.
This looks familiar
The information comes from Sonny Dickson, who first gained fame by showing off unreleased Apple products early (via Android Authority). He still continues to do the same today, but has also branched out to revealing information about other brands.
Today, Dickson showed off three dummy models for what are reportedly the upcoming Galaxy S27 series phones. For the most part, they look nearly identical to all the renders that have been popping up over the past few months.
Furthermore, the top-end S27 Ultra and S27+ look quite familiar, sharing a similar design to that of Apple’s Pro models from last year and this year. Judging from the responses on the tweet, many do not like the look of these phones.
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That said, it’s always important to get something in the hand before making a judgment. One interesting thing to note which was caught by the folks at Android Authority is that there appears to be some discrepancies with the dummy models.
Ice Universe provided some input about the dummy models, stating that “the camera in the upper right corner of the S27 Pro and S27 Ultra does not exist, and this picture is wrong.” There wasn’t any elaboration beyond that comment, but we assume it will be explained later.
It could be another big year for Samsung
Despite Samsung’s boring track record of making iterative changes to its phones, it still manages to stay on top as one of the largest Android handset manufacturers in the world. And when it comes to affordable options and foldables, it has a stranglehold on the market, especially in the United States, where there isn’t much competition.
Naturally, with so much changing, Samsung is set to change its strategy for the coming year, and we think that its more premium devices will become more of the focus, especially their foldables which saw impressive results this year. Not even Apple’s iPhone Duo could deliver a better experience.
Let’s wait and see what Samsung delivers. While the Galaxy S series is still important, it no longer represents what the company can do when it pushes the limits. The Galaxy Z Fold series has taken on that mantle. And this year, there’s a good chance we’ll get another trifold.
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