Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra’s best feature may come to the rumoured Galaxy S27 Pro – and that’s a big deal
Could the Privacy Display be the standout feature for the rumoured Galaxy S27 Pro?
Samsung could offer the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s exclusive Privacy Display feature – which prevents onlookers peeping at your device from side angles – to more devices in the range when the Galaxy S27 series of smartphones rolls around, according to a new leak.
The company is rumoured to be adding a Galaxy S27 Pro to the range this year and it may arrive packing the sought-after display technology. That’s according to a leak from Digital Chat station on the Chinese social media platform Weibo.
“Do you like hardware-level anti-peeping screens? Samsung S27 Pro opens a new 6.47-inch middle screen, synchronously testing the anti-peep function,” the account wrote in a machine-translated post yesterday (via Android Central).
Now this is obviously a rumour to take with a pinch of salt considering we don’t even know that the phone will exist yet. Recent rumours have suggested Samsung will finally acquiesce to fan demands for an Ultra-style feature set in a more compact device. Should this come to pass, a Privacy Display would certainly fit that billing.
It worked brilliantly and was the standout feature for the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and one of the key reasons to upgrade, so let’s hope the rumours come to pass.
Our reviewer wrote: “This security-minded feature shuts off part of the pixel grid, slashing viewing angles to a tiny window to prevent any over-the-shoulder snooping. You can apply it to the entire screen or just to incoming notifications, and toggle it manually from the Quick Settings menu or have it kick in automatically for certain apps like online banking.
“It’s unique and worked brilliantly in my demo, making the display appear switched off as soon as I angled it away in any direction. You might not working on any secret government projects, but knowing your passwords and private emails aren’t being eyeballed while queueing for coffee or waiting for a bus gets a big thumbs up from me.”
Chris Smith
