Aug 12, 2026BF3-0207No outcome yet

Android Authority: Galaxy S27 Ultra aperture project axed

Samsung reportedly developed a variable-aperture system with Samsung Electro-Mechanics and MCNEX before deciding against using it.

Android Authority, citing ETNews, reported that Samsung built a variable aperture system with Samsung Electro-Mechanics and MCNEX for the Galaxy S27 Ultra, then decided against using it.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedSamsung reportedly developed a variable-aperture system with Samsung Electro-Mechanics and MCNEX before deciding against using it.
  2. Who said it, and whenETNews reported it on Aug 12, 2026 in Android Authority.
  3. What happened, and whenSamsung Galaxy S27 Ultra has not been announced yet, so nothing has happened that could settle this.
  4. The verdict, and whyNo outcome yetNothing has happened yet that would prove this right or wrong.No answer yet, so there is nothing to explain.
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Reported by
ETNews
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Android Authority
Product
Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra · reported as “Galaxy S27 Ultra”

Who reported it

ETNews · Publication

27 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 5 we have checked, 3 held up. The other 22 are not part of that number: 1 moving target, 5 never settled, 16 no outcome yet.

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Did this Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra report turn out to be true?
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Who reported it first?
ETNews reported it on Aug 12, 2026 in Android Authority.