Most of us like islands, okay? Some people immediately start painting long, white sand beaches with beautiful dunes and palm trees, while others find this inner resonance of living on a small piece of water surrounded by water.
Personally, I like islands whose maps have a good, big X. With a closed line on the X, where the treasure is.
I also like camera island.
Yes, this is the spread of the back panel of the phone, living around it and the camera. As a thumb rule, the larger the island, the more likely it is to find a real treasure.
For example, the Galaxy S26 ultra, according to the latest leak, can increase the camera island on the back. Very hush things. Although it seems very logical, once someone thinks about it.
Large island, or just thin chassis?
Galaxy S25 ultra for reference. | Photo by Fonina
It is important to note that the camera presented by the Fuvenirt (alias Ice Universe, as some of you know them), as seen here:
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… A thin Galaxy S26 can increase due to ultra -chassis. So far, no one knows how thin the phone will be, but it will probably be 7.x mm thick. Naturally, a slim body sets the camera setup even out of the back panel. One day, phone manufacturers can fit all this in the sleek, flat body, but for now, we have to solve for the lifted camera islands.
And this is not a problem for me. I am obsessed with what a phone can do, the way it is not out. Yes, of course, I like some models (such as Boxy, excessive aggressive Galaxy S24 ultra), but if I had to choose between a small battery and a compassionate camera and a compassionate camera and an ugly phone with an ugly phone (but with a great battery and a camera).
On the phone, that massive camera island looks like they are about to start in orbit – but they are really real. Large sensors need more rooms, and more lenses mean sharp shots, better zooms, and night images that have not look like security cam footage since 2002. It’s less about styling and more about rotating the DSLR in your thin jeans. Certainly, walking to the table – but you won’t have pictures. I can stay with it.
Now, where have I seen this first?
Galaxy S25 Edge and its camera collide. | Photo by Fonina
Galaxy S26 UltraThe alleged design of the camera Island reminds me that these are both new semi -phones.
The common theme is that both of them (despite being a foldable) are extremely thin and have a slightly spreading around the camera:
Galaxy Z Fold 7 and its camera bump. | Photo by Fonina
It is just logical that (allegedly thin) Galaxy S26 Ultra Will follow in the suit. , 000 64,000 questions is:
Does this mean that the Galaxy S26 Ultra will bring back 10 x zoom camera?
So far, nothing is pointing to such a direction. As Sammy’s fans know very well, Galaxy S 24 Ultra The 5x lens dropped 10x zoom of your predecessor. Most people did not spy on the tops of the mountains anyway, and the 5x collided with a sweet place for a daily zoom. In addition, with a high raising sensor heavy lifting, you find crisp detail without a phone that feels like a telescope.
Do not be careful right now, do not exceed
Vivo X200 has a camera with Utah’s size in Ultra. | Photo by Fonina
Camera Islands can reach a disturbing point where they are slightly non -practical. Like my fellow Wick got the first hand:
This (otherwise best) phone feels strange to keep it because of its high heavy design, which throws the balance and makes it easy to wander. Although it is just a bit heavier than the Vivo X200 Pro (compared to other major phones) (compared to other major phones), this is an uneven distribution of weights that stand more than the overall altitude.
I suspect that Samsung will be slapped on a desperate camera island Galaxy S26 UltraBut the big camera has to highlight the opportunities of the islands. As much as you know.
Camera Island won’t make a photo admiral from you
Galaxy S25 Ultra. | Photo by Fonina
I have appreciated the camera islands so much that someone thinks that nothing else is needed to capture the powerful shots. There can be nothing else. You may have the ultimate machine in your weapon, the bigger the camera in the back of your phone and still fails.
Why? Because the part of the hardware here is just one part of the equation. Knowing what makes the picture great (the right light, angle, the best moment to press the shutter for your needs). If you keep ignoring the basic principles – or even worse, if you follow them all the time, without trying to break them – you will end so deep that even the most expensive gear will not draw you out.
Like this friend’s post, I saw the next day in a popular forum for dedicated cameras: he was wondering why his new gear (which costs several thousand dollars) why “Lucy” shots. I know why: because shots were taken in the worst of light conditions, without any structure or thought of “story”, no justification, no tone, no mood: some random pictures of flowers, people, buildings, etc.
I often advise people who handle the iPhone Photography Awards (IPPARD) to check the good Enough a camera, 2018. If you keep telling yourself that your 2025 or 2024 phone is “not good enough” then check what some iPhone 6 and the iPhone 7 are able to do with the series. Great things.
I really hope that Samsung has not read the last part I just wrote. They may decide not to upgrade Galaxy S26 Ultra Camera setup exactly. So far, there have been some positive rumors about the camera around the future flagship. Let’s not genetics it.
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