Samsung Galaxy S27 Pro: A Genuinely New Fourth Tier Joins the Lineup, and the Ultra's Camera Bar Might Change Shape

Samsung's Galaxy S Ultra design has stayed visually consistent for several generations, and its lineup structure has been just as predictable — base, Plus, Ultra, no fourth option. Two separate threads of recent reporting suggest both of those things could change with the Galaxy S27 series, covered from a different angle elsewhere on this site.

A Genuinely New Fourth Model: The Galaxy S27 Pro

A South Korean supply-chain report, picked up widely across tech coverage, points to Samsung inserting a new Galaxy S27 Pro between the S27+ and the S27 Ultra — smaller than the Ultra, without an S Pen, but built on Ultra-grade internals underneath. This isn't a single, isolated leak: Tech Advisor independently described "mounting evidence" of the same fourth model, while GSMArena and Geeky Gadgets both corroborate the same four-tier S27 / S27+ / S27 Pro / S27 Ultra structure. GSMArena adds a specific, technical detail that strengthens the case — internal Samsung codenames NM1 through NM4 for the four models, with "NM" reportedly standing for "new miracle" internally. A consistent codename scheme spanning four distinct products is a stronger signal than a single sourced leak on its own.

What the S27 Pro and Ultra Would Share, and What They Wouldn't

GSMArena's reporting suggests the S27 Pro and S27 Ultra will share one zoom camera, with the Ultra alone getting a second telephoto — positioning the second zoom lens as one of the clearest hardware differences between the two models, alongside the S Pen's absence on the Pro. Both are separately reported to use a 16MP selfie camera with autofocus, and the Pro's front camera could even gain OIS, a detail not typically found on non-Ultra Samsung phones.

A Possible First Real Camera Bar Redesign in Years

Separately, supply-chain leaks reported by Geeky Gadgets suggest Samsung is considering replacing the Ultra's long-standing vertical camera ring layout with a horizontal camera bar — a design language shift that would echo the Galaxy S10 more than any recent Ultra model. Sammyguru's reporting adds a specific, checkable data point: evidence of the potential redesign has reportedly surfaced in the WIPO international design database, a patent-adjacent filing system that's historically been a more reliable leak source than social-media renders alone, though it's still not an official Samsung confirmation.

Other Reported Specs

Beyond the lineup and design questions, converging reports point to a 6.9-inch display, a 5,700mAh silicon-carbon battery — which Tom's Guide notes would be the first capacity upgrade to the Ultra model since the Galaxy S20 Ultra if accurate — and a possible Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro chipset built on a 2nm process, though a separate report suggests rising component costs could push Samsung toward the standard Gen 6 chip instead of the higher-end Pro variant. A Korean-market price increase of roughly 8.3% over the Galaxy S26 Ultra has also been reported, consistent with broader 2026 pricing trends across the industry.

None of this has been confirmed by Samsung. The Galaxy S27 series is expected to launch in early 2027, and every detail above — the new S27 Pro tier, the camera-bar redesign, chip and battery specifics, and pricing — should be treated as current leak and supply-chain-report consensus rather than settled fact.