Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra could be the camera phone to beat

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra could be the camera phone to beat — here'southward why

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If yous thought the 100x Space Zoom on the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra was slap-up, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is going to accident your mind. In fact, it could have the "best" zoom on a camera phone then far.

That's according to leaker IceUniverse (via SamMobile), who is usually pretty clued in with all things Samsung. The Samsung Galaxy S22 range isn't probable to make it until early on next yr, just by then it will have to compete caput-on with the iPhone xiii and Apple's camera upgrades.

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While we don't know whether the zoom level will increase, the Galaxy S22 will apparently offer significantly amend zoomed images. According to Ice Universe ,it'south all cheers to a collaboration between Samsung'due south electromechanics and semiconductor divisions. The goal is to offer a new continuous zoom organisation.

Apparently, this new zoom system will utilize a periscope lens unit of measurement that tin freely and continuously motility between 3x and 10x optical zoom, which will then reduce the demand for the camera to brand whatsoever digital adjustments after the fact.

For comparison, the Milky way S21 Ultra has a fixed periscope lens which has to rely on digital trickery to brand it look like yous physically zoomed on. And that inevitably leads to lower quality zoomed images. Besides, the bulk of other phones with periscope lenses use the same sort of system.

So it'south not clear how much actress quality nosotros'll get from the S22 Ultra's new free-moving lens, it may exist enough to give Samsung a boost in the camera department, as Android rivals like the OnePlus 9 Pro have really stepped up their game.

This isn't the first big upgrade nosotros've heard might be coming to the Samsung Milky way S22 Ultra. Rumor is that the phone may get a 200MP master lens, and Samsung has gone then far to tease that prospect on social media. A separate leak says that Samsung is partnering Olympus on the Galaxy S22.

While resolution doesn't automatically equal quality, it does suggest Samsung has chiliad plans for the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra'south photography capabilities. So no doubt nosotros'll be hearing more virtually it in the coming months.

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