The Galaxy S24 Ultra should take over the new 200 MP photo sensor from the S23 Ultra, but entrust its zoom to another technology than a classic telephoto lens.
While the Galaxy S23 series should be officially announced in a few weeks (February 1?) by Samsung, the tipster Ice Universe, long renowned for the reliability of its information on the future smartphones of the South Korean manufacturer, is already starting to share early leaks on the next generation of the lineup.
According to the leaker, Samsung is seriously considering removing the telephoto lens, as it currently exists on the brand’s flagships, from the Galaxy S24 Ultra. He vaguely mentions the adoption of a “new fix” to replace this optical element, but the device should still be able to perform optical zooms, a feature associated with high-end mobiles.
The main photo sensor of the Galaxy S23 Ultra for the S24 Ultra
Unfortunately, Ice Universe leaves us on our hunger and does not show itself more precise for the moment. However, we know that Samsung and Google are very close and like to collaborate on many aspects. It is possible that the world’s number 1 smartphone is inspired by the Pixels, formidable photophones relying above all on software processing to ensure the quality of the shots.
For example, the Pixel 7 Pro offers up to 5x optical zoom, compared to up to 10x for the Galaxy S22 Ultra (and likely Galaxy S23 Ultra), but features what Google calls Super Res Zoom to offer zoom powerful digital up to x30. It’s just a guess, but Samsung could be headed down a similar path.
The Galaxy S24 Ultra is expected to replace the telephoto sensor and adopt a new solution. I think the main camera will remain the same or be slightly changed.
— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) December 28, 2022
Ice Universe also claims that the Galaxy S24 Ultra will not bring major changes to the terminal’s main photo sensor. This seems logical since we are expecting a new 200 MP module for the Galaxy S23 Ultra, and Samsung is not used to modifying such an essential element every year. We should therefore find this same optics of the S23 Ultra on the S24 Ultra, with potentially some improvements.
But we still have a good year ahead of us to get to the bottom of it, and we’ll be able to enjoy the Galaxy S23 Ultra in the meantime.
