As the launch of Samsung's next flagship phone looms larger, further camera-related leaks are emerging. This time it's not about the S26 Ultra's camera hardware, but rather its expected image quality. A post on X by serial tipster Ice Universe claims that images shot on the S26 Ultra will exhibit less banding in areas of subtle gradients than have been visible in similar shots taken on the S25 Ultra. This issue was first observed shortly after the S25 Ultra's launch, and it seems Samsung has never quite eliminated it. Despite the S26 Ultra reportedly using the same image sensor for its primary camera, it seems Samsung may now have tweaked the new phone's image processing to reduce banding visibility.
The default camera of the Galaxy S26 Ultra has significantly improved the abnormal stripes and noise in the sky, which is considered good news. Next, do you want to hear good news or bad news? pic.twitter.com/g1AIdH0alhJanuary 24, 2026
