Galaxy S27 Plateau Design: How Much Did Samsung Borrow From Apple?

The Samsung Galaxy S27 design is coming into focus thanks to a fresh wave of leaks — and two of the four models appear to borrow directly from Apple’s Pro playbook.

Crude renders of the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra have already surfaced, pointing to a new design that looks suspiciously close to the iPhone 17 Pro.

Now serial Samsung leaker Ice Universe has shared an image that all but confirms the resemblance. It shows cases for the entire Galaxy S27 lineup: the Samsung Galaxy S27, S27+, S27 Pro, and S27 Ultra.

Galaxy S27 series, tired, bored, exhausted, no excitement anymore pic.twitter.com/wbnV5ueRaC

— Ice Universe (@UniverseIce) September 2, 2026

They match up with the renders posted recently on Android Headlines

Is Samsung’s design plateauing?

The width-spanning rectangular camera module closely resembles the “camera plateau” design Apple introduced with the iPhone 17 Pro.

It’s worth acknowledging the Xiaomi 17 Pro here too — including its similar rear screen — since it launched around the same time. But it’s clear which manufacturer Samsung had its eye on.

Will this design shift have any practical impact on the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra and S27 Pro’s camera performance? That remains to be seen — but there’s a chance it’s been implemented to accommodate a beefier new camera system.

Rumours suggest both phones will feature just a single telephoto camera, with the Ultra possibly the only one to reach 5x optical zoom.

A more likely reason for the camera redesign could be Qi2 compatibility. Samsung’s current vertical camera stack makes it awkward — or impossible — to fit certain magnetic accessories, an issue the new plateau design would neatly resolve.

Of course, this would also mean only the Galaxy S27 Ultra and S27 Pro are in line for MagSafe-style wireless charging — a shame for the standard S27 and S27+, though it would still mark Samsung’s first phones to support the feature.

As things stand, Google’s Pixel range remains the only mainstream Android phone line with Qi2 magnetic charging support (though Motorola is rumoured to join soon). It’ll be good news if Samsung finally gets on board, in whatever form that takes.