Galaxy S27 Pro: Price, Release Date, Cameras vs S27 Ultra

The Galaxy S27 Pro is rumoured to be Samsung’s next flagship smartphone, which would sit somewhere between the Galaxy S27+ and Galaxy S27 Ultra. According to ETNews, the Galaxy S27 Pro will bring most of the Galaxy S27 Ultra’s features to a smaller device, but won’t support the S Pen stylus. Interestingly, the Galaxy S27 Pro name has appeared before, in the GSMA database back in June. The Galaxy S27 Pro was listed alongside the Galaxy S27, Galaxy S27+, and Galaxy S27 Ultra, with model number SM-S957B/DS.

Samsung hasn't announced the Galaxy S27 Pro. Its name is in the GSMA database, which uses data from Samsung, but Samsung hasn't said anything about its features or specs. All the information on this page has come from leaks, database listings, and news reports. We’ve included the source and date next to each item. The information on this page was last checked on November 12, 2026. We’ll update the page as and when new Galaxy S27 Pro rumours and leaks emerge in the run-up to Samsung’s next Unpacked event. Our S27 Ultra release date and price guide goes into more detail on the larger phone. For the whole range, see our Galaxy S27 release date guide.

Is the Galaxy S27 Pro real?

The GSMA database is the most reliable source of information ahead of a launch (if there’s such a thing as reliable ahead of a launch), because it’s information that the phone’s maker feeds into the database (via SamMobile), and that would presumably include the phone’s name. That listing was spotted on June 25.

The phone has also popped up as SM-S9570 in China’s 3C certification database, where it’s listed as supporting 60W charging. Its battery (EB-BS957CBY) has received Safety Korea certification, and it appeared in an EU import database on November 4, where it’s listed as having a 6.5-inch display (via Notebookcheck and Android Authority).

As for how well it might sell, ETNews reported on November 9 that Samsung is planning to produce 18 million S27 Ultras, which is on par with this year’s S26 Ultra, and only 7 or 8 million S27 Pros. The report suggests that the latter model could nudge S27 and S27+ buyers into stepping up. The Pro model could also benefit from the absence of an Edge phone. The S25 Edge sold poorly. Samsung skipped an S26 Edge, and no S27 Edge has appeared in any database so far.

Galaxy S27 Pro release date

Leaks indicate that Samsung will reveal the S27 Pro and S27 Ultra at the same event. According to a tipster who goes by the name Lanzuk (yeux1122 on Naver), the event is currently planned for January 2027 (February at the latest), though the bill of materials isn’t set in stone and delays are possible, especially in the wake of the storage and memory chip shortage (via SamMobile and 9to5Google).

If the reports are accurate and the S27 Pro does debut in January, you can expect it to hit shelves sometime in early February. Typically, Samsung Unpacked devices become available for purchase between one and two and a half weeks after being announced, and the S26 line went on sale on March 11 after being revealed on February 25, 2026.

How much will the Galaxy S27 Pro cost?

The most recent price tip comes from @phonefuturist, who hasn’t leaked much before. On October 7, their list had the S27 Pro at $1,299 in the US, but after another leaker claimed they were outdated, @phonefuturist updated their list a week later with the S27 Pro now at $1,399 and the S27 Ultra at $1,499 (via 9to5Google).

Meanwhile, yeux1122 and Chosun Ilbo have reported in Korea that Samsung could bump up the prices of its upcoming flagships by around ₩100,000 to ₩130,000, but haven’t provided details on what the actual prices will be. As of writing, there are no leaks on the potential price of the Galaxy S27 Pro and Ultra in the UK or elsewhere in Europe.

The Galaxy S26 Ultra started out with a price tag of $1,299.99 in the US, but since Samsung increased its prices on October 1, 2026, it now costs $1,399.99. So if the updated price tip for the Galaxy S27 Pro is correct, it would cost the same as the Galaxy S26 Ultra currently does.

S27 Pro vs S27 Ultra: leaked specs

Put simply, the Pro is a smaller Ultra with a different zoom camera, a slightly slower chip and no S Pen. Apart from the smaller screen and battery, the main camera, ultrawide, selfie camera, Privacy Display and charging speed are the same on both.

Cameras: what the S27 Pro shares with the Ultra

Ice Universe has claimed since January that the S27 Ultra will adopt a new 200MP ISOCELL HP6 main camera sensor, marking the first main sensor change on Samsung's Ultra phone since the HP2 debuted on the S23 Ultra. The sensor will reportedly keep the same 1/1.3-inch size as the current generation, so don't expect major improvements in light gathering capability. According to a sensor list shared by SammyGuru on November 9, the S27 Pro will also feature the same main camera sensor as the S27 Ultra.

Back in September, Ice Universe shared some information about image processing improvements on the S27 Ultra, including warmer colour, improved handling of small highlight areas (think street lights and signs), and less noisy shadows in night shots. Since the Pro reportedly shares the main sensor and uses a closely related chip, we'd expect similar results from its main camera as well, but that's nothing more than speculation on our part.

Other reported cameras include a 50MP ultrawide camera (Samsung JN3 or Sony IMX855) and a 16MP front camera with autofocus, up from 12MP on the S26 Ultra. The extra resolution should help when you crop group selfies.

Based on reports from ETNews back in August, it doesn't look like either phone will feature a variable aperture camera. Samsung apparently gave up on the idea because of increased cost and camera thickness with only a slight bump in image quality (via SamMobile).

The real difference: a 3x telephoto vs a 5x periscope

Zoom cameras are where the two phones diverge. Earlier rumours gave the Pro a 50MP zoom camera too, but according to ETNews, the Ultra will drop the 3x camera and keep only the 50MP 5x periscope, while the Pro gets a 3x camera (not a periscope). The newest sensor list says the Pro's 3x uses the S5K3LD, the same sensor the S26 Ultra uses for its 3x camera, which Samsung markets as 10MP. ETNews put the Pro's telephoto at 12MP, so expect 10MP or 12MP.

While 3x is a great focal length for portraits, food and small details, the Ultra shouldn’t suffer too much for not having one since it can digitally crop in to get 3x zoom using its 200MP primary camera (potentially with better image quality thanks to a brighter primary camera lens and computational photography). To give you an idea, a 3x crop from a 1/1.3-inch sensor would utilise a ninth of the sensor, or around 8 square millimetres, while a 1/3.94-inch sensor (the size of the S26 Ultra’s 3x camera sensor) is coincidentally about the same size. Of course image processing will play a big part and we won’t know which approach results in the best 3x zoom photos until review units become available.

Beyond 3x zoom though, the Ultra should have the edge thanks to its dedicated 50MP, f/2.9 5x periscope camera (which can also be cropped to provide reasonably high-res, ~12MP, 10x zoom photos). The Pro on the other hand will have to rely on crop zoom from either its tiny 3x camera sensor or primary camera sensor beyond 3x (the latter providing only ~8MP photos at 5x zoom using a fraction of the sensor). This could result in noticeably better photos from the Ultra when shooting concerts, sports, wildlife, skylines, etc. Our S26 Ultra zoom guide explains how lenses and crops combine on the current phone, and 12MP vs 50MP vs 200MP covers when the extra pixels help.

Size, battery and the missing S Pen

According to CAD renders shared by OnLeaks in August, the Pro is expected to measure almost 10mm shorter and about 4.5mm narrower than the Ultra, while keeping the Ultra's new horizontal camera bar on the back. There's no S Pen and no slot for one. It’s expected to be just under 8mm thick, similar to the Ultra, and we don’t yet know its weight.

Despite being smaller, the Pro could still pack a big battery. According to its China 3C certification filing, the Pro’s battery is rated at 5,087mAh, which Samsung will likely advertise as 5,200mAh. That would make it larger than the 5,000mAh batteries that have powered every Ultra model from the S20 Ultra through the S26 Ultra. It’s expected to support 60W wired charging, just like the Ultra, and SamMobile is predicting 25W wireless charging, but leakers are divided on whether either phone will get built-in Qi2 magnets.

Like the Ultra, the Pro reportedly gets Samsung’s second-gen Privacy Display, which leakers claim will retain more brightness in Privacy Mode than the first-gen version on the S26 Ultra. On that phone, Notebookcheck found Privacy Mode caused brightness to plummet from 1,000 nits to 636 nits, which can make it more difficult to determine whether a photo or video is over- or underexposed in bright conditions.

Chip and video: why the Ultra might shoot 8K60

An EU import listing from November 4 shows the Pro with the standard Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the Ultra with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. A Korean leak two days later says Korea gets Snapdragon too, which would mean Snapdragon everywhere for both phones (via SammyGuru).

While the difference between the two chips will likely be minimal in normal use, video recording could be one area where that isn’t the case. According to Qualcomm, 8K60 video recording is only possible with Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6-powered devices, with 8K30 the limit for Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6-powered phones.

It’s not clear if Samsung will offer 8K60 video recording on the S27 Ultra, although tipster WalleGalaxy suggests the Galaxy S27 Ultra will once again be limited to 8K30 and 4K120 video recording. We’d expect the Galaxy S27 Pro to also support 8K30 and 4K120 video recording, just like the Galaxy S26 Ultra.

S27 Pro or S27 Ultra: which should you wait for?

From what we know from the leaks so far, here's how we'd choose:

• The S27 Pro should be of particular interest to you if you prefer one-handed use and a more compact size than the Ultra but still want the flagship cameras, mostly shoot people, food and everyday scenes between 0.6x and 3x, and never use the S Pen.
• On the other hand, the S27 Ultra will appeal more to those who regularly zoom in beyond 3x magnification (concerts, sports, animals, buildings) and/or make use of the S Pen. The S27 Ultra is also expected to retain the biggest battery and display of the bunch, which should make it the best option for photo editing on the phone.
• Rumours suggest that the S27 and S27+ will feature very similar cameras to the S26, consisting of a 50MP main camera (rumoured to possibly get a new image sensor), 12MP ultrawide and 10MP 3x telephoto. That means the S27 Pro will be the most affordable way to get hold of Samsung’s new 200MP main camera and 50MP ultrawide.
• If you’re interested in keeping hold of both 3x and 5x telephoto cameras, the S26 Ultra is likely to be your best bet. It’s expected to be the last Ultra model with four rear cameras. It’s currently priced at $1,399.99 in the US (the same as what the S27 Pro is rumoured to cost), but we’d expect it to be discounted at some point after the S27 series has been unveiled. Our S27 Ultra vs S26 Ultra comparison covers that choice in more detail.

Keep in mind that the price and the telephoto resolution rest on a few leaks. The price comes from one tipster who has already changed it once. Our advice: don't sell your current phone until Samsung announces the S27 range.

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