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New leaked renders from Android Headlines and OnLeaks reveal Samsung's Galaxy S27 Ultra sporting a camera layout that departs from the three-ring design used across recent Ultra models. An Android Authority writer who has used Samsung's flagship phones for years says this marks the first real design shift he's noticed in a while, though he remains uncertain about the final look.
Samsung has launched the Galaxy S26 FE with nearly identical specs to last year's S25 FE, including the same 6.7-inch OLED display, 4,900mAh battery, and triple rear camera. The main changes are an upgraded Exynos 2500 chipset, a slightly wider selfie camera, new color options, and a redesigned camera island, but the phone now starts at $699.99, a $50 increase over its predecessor.
New real-world images shared on Weibo reveal the unreleased Xiaomi 18 Fold in a dark red color, showing its triple-rear-camera module for the first time after earlier leaks kept the cameras hidden. The design closely resembles Huawei's Pura X Max, and the device is expected to debut with Xiaomi's new in-house XRing O3 chipset sometime in September.
At Gamescom, Samsung revealed its 2027 Odyssey gaming monitor lineup, headlined by the 27-inch Odyssey G6 G60H now hitting a 1,100Hz refresh rate, up from the 1,040Hz figure teased at CES. The dual-mode IPS panel still caps at 600Hz in native 1440p, reserving the extreme speed for 1080p. Samsung also unveiled updated OLED G9, G8, and G7 models, including a 49-inch G9 that reaches 360Hz at DQHD resolution or 720Hz in a dual-HD mode.
Ahead of Apple's expected September 9 unveiling of its first foldable iPhone, research firm IDC forecasts the device will ship more than 10 million units within its debut year despite a rumored price around $2,500. The estimate aligns with a separate Counterpoint Research forecast projecting Apple will capture 25% of foldable smartphone shipments in 2026, as Samsung's share slips from 40% to 32%.
Counterpoint Research says Apple placed five models in the world's top 10 best-selling smartphones for Q2 2026, with the base iPhone 17 taking the top spot at 6% of global unit sales. The iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17e, and iPhone 16 also made the list, while Samsung was the only other brand represented with five models including the Galaxy S26 Ultra.
Apple has scheduled its annual product launch for Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. PT in Cupertino, streamed live from the Steve Jobs Theater. The event is expected to introduce a new foldable iPhone alongside updated Pro and Pro Max models, new Apple Watches, and AirPods, with cheaper iPhone variants reportedly pushed to a spring release.
Samsung unveiled a 16GB LPDDR5X memory package that runs computation directly inside the chip, achieving 614 GB/s of internal bandwidth between its DRAM banks and compute units. That figure is eight times higher than the 76.8 GB/s the same package can push through its external pins, according to a Tom's Hardware report from the conference.
A Korean leaker claims Samsung built several Galaxy S27 Ultra prototypes, including one with a 7,000mAh battery and versions that dropped the S Pen to fit it. Samsung is said to have abandoned that extreme option, instead settling on a 5,700mAh to 6,000mAh target, possibly using silicon-carbon battery technology.
Samsung's 32-inch ViewFinity S7, a 4K UHD IPS monitor with HDR10 support, has received its first-ever price cut on Amazon, falling from $289.99 to $219.99. The $70 reduction amounts to a 24% discount off its list price.
Samsung has started pushing a software update that resolves the red discoloration issue affecting some Galaxy S26 Ultra displays, according to a notice posted on the Samsung Members app. The fix appears bundled with the August 2026 security update rolling out first in South Korea, and unlike the initial workaround, users won't need to visit a service center to get it.
New CAD renders from OnLeaks and Android Headlines reveal the standard Galaxy S27 in a light purple finish, closely resembling one of the Galaxy Z Fold 8's colors. Unlike the redesigned Galaxy S27 Ultra leaked a day earlier, the base model appears to retain nearly identical dimensions and a 6.3-inch display similar to the Galaxy S26, with only a slight increase in thickness.