The Galaxy S26 series has been leaking for months, and every reliable render has pointed toward the same shift: the floating camera rings are gone, replaced with a Fold 7-style camera island. Until now, though, it was all just whispers — nothing truly official. That changed this week when Samsung accidentally did the leaking themselves.

Android Authority spotted crude renders of the Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra hidden inside a One UI 8.5 test firmware. These aren’t polished marketing images, but they’re more than enough to confirm the new look. All three models — M1 (S26), M2 (S26+), and M3 (S26 Ultra) — feature a protruding, pill-shaped camera bump with circular cutouts for each lens. It’s the same design language Samsung has used on the Z Fold lineup since 2021, and a full departure from the separate floating camera lenses seen on the Galaxy S25 series.

These internal model tags line up with earlier leaks too — the whole lineup is part of Samsung’s “Miracle” project. The phones are also expected to be the first to run One UI 8.5 out of the box, Samsung’s take on Android 16. Meanwhile, Galaxy S25 users should get access to the One UI 8.5 beta sometime in the second week of December.

If earlier leaks are accurate, the S26 Ultra will feature noticeably more rounded corners than its predecessor, bringing it closer to the rest of the lineup and further away from the sharp Note-style look of past Ultra models.

The newly surfaced renders may be rough, but their source is what matters. With Samsung’s own firmware now revealing the design, the guessing game is officially over: the Galaxy S26 family is embracing a unified Fold-style aesthetic. Fans will still argue whether it’s bold or just bulky — but either way, the real launch suddenly feels a lot closer.

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