Samsung has accidentally confirmed the Galaxy S27 Ultra’s launch color palette — and its most striking one is burgundy, replacing the S26 Ultra’s Cobalt Violet. The evidence isn’t a teaser video or a press invite. It’s five abstract wallpapers buried in a pre-release One UI build, spotted by SammyGuru and reported by Android Police on 14 November 2026.
They’re monochromatic, twisting-strip designs in deep navy blue, light blue, white, light pink, and red/burgundy, all matching four of the five shades IceUniverse previously tipped for the S27 Ultra, with burgundy as the new addition (and the only one not previously leaked). No model numbers, no specs, no pricing, just color.
But color matters. Especially when it signals a design shift: renders circulating alongside the wallpaper leak show the S27 Ultra and S27 Pro adopting a wide rectangular camera island, echoing the iPhone 18 Pro’s layout. The base S27, by contrast, is expected to retain the S26’s vertical camera array, meaning Samsung’s splitting its visual language across tiers.
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