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Samsung is preparing to launch its next-generation flagship, the Galaxy S27 series. Ahead of this launch, which, in typical Samsung fashion, will take place next year, some leaks about the devices in this series are now making headlines.

One such leak is the change to the rear camera design of the coming Galaxy S27 series. On his official X accountpopular tipster Ice Universe shared an image depicting what might be the new S27 series.

From the post, it is clear that the possible Galaxy S27 design with a horizontal rear camera module might come, but it isn’t confirmed and remains speculation. Regardless, the design change to the Galaxy S27 series depicted in Ice Universe’s post is interesting for certain reasons.

Samsung Might Be Revisiting An Abandoned Horizontal Camera Design

Samsung has come a long way regarding innovating its flagship series and is still working on more innovations. Before 2021, Samsung had two flagship device lines marketed to two different categories of buyers.

The Galaxy Note series was marketed at more productivity-centric users, while the Galaxy S series was for the more regular flagship users. However, things changed in 2021 as Samsung merged the two flagship offerings into one, the Galaxy S series, which inherited the productivity features of the Galaxy Note series.

Before merging the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series, Samsung used a horizontal camera cutout on the Galaxy Note 8 and Note 9 series, as well as the Galaxy S10 series. Following the merger, the horizontal rear camera cutout design simply disappeared from Samsung devices.

Now, Ice Universe on X suggests Samsung may be gearing up to revisit this abandoned rear camera design. The images shared by Ice Universe show the Galaxy S27 series with a horizontal rear camera cutout design housing four rear cameras and an LED flash.

From the Image, three of the four rear cameras sit in a camera bump, while the fourth sensor and the LED flash sit flush with the device’s back panel. The camera cutout from the image is also positioned closer to the left side of the device, giving room for the flash and the fourth rear camera sensor.

A Rear Camera Design Language We Are Now Too Familiar With

Over the years, various smartphone firms have experimented with various camera cutout designs. Flagship devices, however, try to stay close to a set design language to help their devices stand out and be more identifiable in a crowd of competing devices.

Since the Galaxy S21 series, Samsung has stuck to a design preset that it has refined over the years. Regardless of the refinements, the design is reminiscent of Samsung’s flagship lineup.

Next year we might see a complete change to this design language. Well, this horizontal rear camera cutout design isn’t unfamiliar to us.

Since the Pixel 6 series, Google has stuck to and refined its horizontal camera cutout design. The iPhone 17 Pro series also ushered Apple into its horizontal camera cutout era, which may continue with the iPhone 18 Pro series preparing for launch in a few weeks.

Solving An Issue Tech Geeks Rumble About

The horizontal camera cutout design isn’t a gimmick for smartphone manufacturing firms. It solves an issue some tech geeks ramble about: a smartphone wobbling when laid on its back on a flat surface.

While this isn’t an issue that everyone rants about, smartphone manufacturers seem to be turning to the horizontal camera cutout to solve it. Samsung might be next in line with the coming Galaxy S27 series.

For now, we can’t confirm the authenticity of this new camera cutout; however, more leaks in the coming months will shed more light on what to expect from the Galaxy S27 series. Will Samsung switch to a horizontal rear camera cutout, following Google Pixel and Apple iPhone? This question will be answered in the coming months.