Samsung's next top flagship Galaxy S26 Ultra could boast a great camera upgrade. Specifically, it could have a virtual aperture in portrait mode.
Samsung has released a new press release, in which, through an interview with the team responsible for developing mobile cameras highlights the camera innovations of the series Galaxy S25In addition, he attracted one significant improvement, namely the extension of the virtual aperture to portrait mode.
“We plan to analyze the market response to Virtual Aperture and incorporate it into Portrait mode. By continuing to expand the functionality, we will ensure that the photographic quality of the best DSLRs can be fully experienced on mobile devices,” said Pyojae Kim, one of Samsung's developers from the MX Visual Solution Team.
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Although there is no specific mention of Galaxy S26 Ultra, the mentioned camera upgrade refers to a future model Galaxy. Since the virtual aperture feature debuted in the camera Galaxy S25 Ultra, we can expect that its expansion to portrait mode will "bring out" the next Ultra.
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Galaxy S25 Ultra supports the virtual aperture function in Expert RAW, which allows you to create depth of field and aperture effects similar to those found on digital SLR cameras.
Samsung is investing heavily in software and hardware improvements to its mobile cameras, making its flagship models boast the best intelligent photo and video features. And it seems like its ambition is to bring mobile photography closer to DSLRs, at least in some ways.
*Samsung invests heavily in software improvements to mobile cameras, but is reluctant to spend money on hardware, and as a result, they have galaxy phones have had almost the same cameras for several years, and the FE edition even uses a 5-year-old 3x 8mpx telephoto lens.