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I can’t imagine it’s easy to develop innovative features for every flagship device launch. At some point, all you can really do is eke out marginal gains as smartphones near the peak of their efficiency and abilities.
While many people believe the Galaxy Ultra series is close to reaching this theoretical pinnacle, many others understand there are still many, many steps to climb, especially when it comes to certain features.
That said, my colleagues have been impressed by the Galaxy S26 Ultra since it debuted, and none more so than Zac Kew-Denniss. After using Samsung’s flagship for much of the year, he believes the Galaxy S27 Ultra needs to focus on just three areas to be truly great.
In a poll running alongside this article, we asked readers what would be on their Galaxy S27 Ultra upgrade checklist. We offered six distinct options, but one received the overwhelming majority of reader support.
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Our poll fell just short of 2,400 votes, but, as mentioned, one option garnered 58.3% of the vote. That option? Battery capacity.
If there is one segment where Samsung is seemingly reluctant to innovate, it’s the juice pack. While its rivals have introduced new battery chemistries to gain additional capacity, Samsung hasn’t once deviated from that 5,000 mAh capacity since the Ultra line arrived in 2020. It’s been six years! Even the average phone trumps the Samsung Ultra series’ meager power store, highlighting just how far the Ultra line has slipped.
Interestingly, readers concerned about the Galaxy S27 Ultra‘s charging chops accounted for only 5.7% of the vote, which suggest that top ups aren’t nearly as much of a problem as overall charge longevity.
Will Samsung finally upgrade its Ultra series' battery capacity in 2027?
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