Samsung and NatGeo use a Galaxy S21 Ultra to record 8K underwater video of tiger sharks

01 July 2021
The stills and video were captured near the Maldives island of Fuvahmulah, one of the most famous diving destinations.

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  • Anonymous
  • jm{
  • 04 Feb 2022

Still no answer to what housing was used to shoot underwater with S21Ultra?

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    • Avalanchediver
    • 4bR
    • 01 Jan 2022

    What kind of case was used with the S21U?

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      • PixelGirl
      • I01
      • 24 Oct 2021

      AnnyOn, 04 Jul 2021What case is this?Following cause I wanna know too

        Anonymous, 01 Jul 2021but isn't the 64mp on those also tetracell/qudbayer?S20/21 got standard bayer. Comparing stills, raw from this 64mp camera would be sharper than the best 64mp like what vivo nex 3 / x30pro does, it should look better than what is shown here on gsma in photo compare tool.
        With mp number going up we will need the processing alternative though, its color information thats missing, not monochrome detail. Detail is destroyed however with bad processing, as if there was no 108mp but 18mp, would it be monochrome 108mp sensor and 8K, it would be ''2x'' sharper than from S20.

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          • AnnyOn
          • cUG
          • 04 Jul 2021

          What case is this?

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            • Anonymous
            • r3a
            • 03 Jul 2021

            Anonymous, 02 Jul 2021Are you okay? All Android flagships released this year can ... moreWhat makes z

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              • Anony
              • PIL
              • 03 Jul 2021

              Anonymous, 02 Jul 2021Surprised to not see any other commentors asking whether th... moreIt's underwater, the perfect environment to mask any overheating. It will be well cooled in this nontraditional environment .

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                • Anonymous
                • YTy
                • 03 Jul 2021

                Anonymous, 02 Jul 20218k on Samsung is one of the worst 8k video recordings aroun... moreI don't understand why they're pushing 8K so hard. You're better off with 4K 60fps which looks way better than the gimmicky 8K on the S21

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                  • Anonymous
                  • xZI
                  • 03 Jul 2021

                  Anonymous, 02 Jul 2021So did the S21 Ultra still overheat underwater? Overheating is fixed already via software update.

                  Now go ask Xiaomi the same question.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • xZI
                    • 03 Jul 2021

                    Anonymous, 02 Jul 20218k on Samsung is one of the worst 8k video recordings aroun... more8K with poor audio bitrate perhaps?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • p1X
                      • 02 Jul 2021

                      8k@24fps- samsung
                      8k@30fps - Asus

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                        • Anonymous
                        • xCD
                        • 02 Jul 2021

                        So did the S21 Ultra still overheat underwater?

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                          • MzBan
                          • MxZ
                          • 02 Jul 2021

                          Anonymous, 02 Jul 2021With Xioamis ads aooearing in the file manager or everytime... moreErrr ads, why you don't go to your settings and set them off like we other does, like we do with other things we don't like 🤓🥸

                          Personally I'm done with Samsung after my S21u, they remind me more and more of Apple in so many ways, in and on the phone and in irl with their behavior... Samsung Free, Bixby etc etc, minor updates when they release new phones.
                          Always slow and laggy software updates, even when we buy a new released phone, it often take at least a year before the software is stable.

                          But again we all have different needs and way to think and that's okay.

                          Nice weekend to you 🌞

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                            • Anonymous
                            • asP
                            • 02 Jul 2021

                            TheAlienNextDoor, 01 Jul 20218k footage is useless 4k 30 is where it's at for qual... more8k on Samsung is one of the worst 8k video recordings around.
                            Mi 11 Ultra does a much better job.
                            8k on all lenses

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                              • B52
                              • gLC
                              • 02 Jul 2021

                              Video looks like it is stuttering sometimes, or is it just me seeing this?

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                                • Anonymous
                                • mHe
                                • 02 Jul 2021

                                Surprised to not see any other commentors asking whether the phone overheated after 5mins of use. Or question whether the handset they were using was a Snapdragon chip instead of Exynos. Lol.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • ame
                                  • 02 Jul 2021

                                  MzBan, 02 Jul 2021Agree, I have both the MI 11 Ultra and the S21 ultra and I ... moreWith Xioamis ads aooearing in the file manager or everytime i get notificatons my damn whole screen lights up. Nah i take the s21 ultra any day and i can get it for the same price as a Mi Ultra now. remind me who did GLOMO award best phone of 2021

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • xZI
                                    • 02 Jul 2021

                                    thunder6230, 02 Jul 2021Let me ask if the s21ultra is not overhyped? :DNope. Not really. Just like iPhone 12 not being so overhyped.

                                    What’s the 1 inch sensor on main camera for, if it still cannot compete with the S21 Ultra? Gimmicky rear display? And UI that feels like $100 Xiaomi just ad free and faster thanks to chipset.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 3m1
                                      • 02 Jul 2021

                                      JamoaSoe, 01 Jul 2021Some will say that the shark stuff was CGI 😉And the CGI file came from the sharknado

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                                        • MzBan
                                        • MxZ
                                        • 02 Jul 2021

                                        thunder6230, 02 Jul 2021Let me ask if the s21ultra is not overhyped? :DAgree, I have both the MI 11 Ultra and the S21 ultra and I take mi 11 ultra any day 👍🏻