TL;DR
- A new rumor says that a future Samsung phone could feature a camera with a variable aperture.
- This development would evidently be aimed at competing with Apple, whose 2026 iPhones may feature similar hardware.
- The Samsung Galaxy S9, released in 2018, featured a variable aperture over its primary camera sensor.
It’s been rumored for months that next year’s iPhone Pro models could incorporate a camera with a variable aperture, a feature Samsung’s Galaxy S9 phones offered way back in 2018. Now, a new rumor says that, to keep up with Apple, the dominant Android manufacturer might revisit the idea in the future.
According to a post by Digital Chat Station on Weibo (spotted by Wccftech), Samsung is currently testing variable aperture designs based on the assumption that next year’s iPhones will feature similar tech.