Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra rumored to ditch 10x periscope module

19 September 2023
Samsung will instead offer a new 50MP telephoto module with 5x optical zoom.

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  • Anonymous
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  • 20 Sep 2023

vrvly, 19 Sep 2023My point was 1 with best processing and 2 when comparing zo... moreReview does not have samples using digital zoom out of 200mp.
Obviously because they look bad and we are not supposed to know

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    • ARZ
    • 20 Sep 2023

    Bad decision from Samsung. S23 Ultra has sharp, usable photos even at 30 zoom. Photos will be blurry mess with 5x zoom sensor even if it is bigger. It will be on PIxel 7 pro level.

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      • Anonymous
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      • 20 Sep 2023

      First I don’t need a photographic lesson about lenses..
      However if your rivals such as mi 13 ultra going with 2 different zoom lenses and you are ditching your one only distinct point from others you really need to come up with something special..some of us will not care about pixel binning..

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        • Blur
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        • 20 Sep 2023

        Samsung have been downgrading stuff sneakily for years now. Not surprised.

          Anonymous, 19 Sep 2023Just checked realme 11 series. 100 and 200mp. Both ultra... moreMy point was 1 with best processing and 2 when comparing zoom.
          Not to mention they made sharp pics at 12mp or 50mp, not sure what you want, are you trying to tell me cheap phones without zoom do not perform like iphone at 5x... I know that.
          Also do not expect s23u 200mp out of cheaper phone, processing, lens,... matters.
          If you are deciding between cheap digital vs optical, it doesn't matter if the processing is bad - it will be bad either way, maybe better with optical since digital needs more processing.
          hope it helps.

            walkman8, 19 Sep 2023What they need to improve is that 10 mp 3x abomination. Ma... moreSamsung probably needs 3 x 50MP sensors. But, it will take a while to move to that.

              I'm not impressed. Maybe samsung saw that other company could get away charging premium prices with only 5x telephoto lens and decided to follow suit.
              Complacency at its finest?

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                • mu4
                • 19 Sep 2023

                50MP sensor can do lossless 2x zoom with the recent s23 update on 24mm lens. so,it will do a lossless hybrid 10x zoom with a 5x optics. s23 ultra uses low quality zoom between 4x and 9x. lossless hybrid zoom can fix that. they can also use a wider aperture like f3.0 with the zoom camera to let more light on its sensor.

                  Anonymous, 19 Sep 2023Z Ultra did not have 10cm width. Impossible to hold withou... moreWe must surpass our ancestor and move toward a future were there are different phones for different customers

                  Also I have small hands, no phone is really one handable for me, so might as well go big

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 19 Sep 2023

                    WhatSAComputer, 19 Sep 2023Idk what others want, but that really sounds like a dream t... moreZ Ultra did not have 10cm width. Impossible to hold without using 2 hands.
                    Imagine 12cm width.

                      Anonymous, 19 Sep 2023Phone with 20cm height, over 10cm width and 20mm thick. I... moreIdk what others want, but that really sounds like a dream to me, especially if the thickness is properly distribuited like old motos (nexus 6)

                      Put an extra usb-c port, an headphone jack, sd card and I would be fine with them going upto 12 cm in width

                      (Also as far as unorthodox opinion goes, 90hz is good enough, the snapdragon 7+ is good enough, plastic bodies are better, and a non built in stylus has more pros than cons, and if they'd just staple an RX100 to the back of the phone instead of messing with multiple sensors I wouldn't mind that especially if it was flippy like the old Zenfones)

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 19 Sep 2023

                        WhatSAComputer, 19 Sep 2023Make the phone screen 8", it's supposed to be big... morePhone with 20cm height, over 10cm width and 20mm thick.
                        Is this what ppl here want?

                        Because usually they demand X90 Pro+ cam system, Rog cooling system and, 165Hz screen like motorola and latest Snapdragin 8 , all this inside iphone 13 mini body

                          Anonymous, 19 Sep 2023You want 1" + 1/1.12" + zoom lens? Only cam sys... moreMake the phone screen 8", it's supposed to be big.

                          Make the bump thicker ez solution

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 19 Sep 2023

                            vrvly, 19 Sep 2023Well, 1. distortion from point of view(not lens) is compare... moreJust checked realme 11 series. 100 and 200mp.
                            Both ultra lame.
                            Far worse than flagships from 2014. Even at 12.5MP.

                              Well, I also find this as a bad idea. If they should use a 7x instead of a 5x that would make more sense. Between 3x and 5x there is not so much of difference lol, but a 3x and a 7x would make sense.

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 19 Sep 2023

                                IMX363, 19 Sep 2023While they are at it, they should ditch that pointless 200M... moreYou want 1" + 1/1.12" + zoom lens? Only cam system gonna take 70% of internal space.

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                                  eld, 19 Sep 2023'cause it's cheaper. samsung phones are being ner... moreBetter low light performance comes at a price. But its really a wonder to get 12mp,200mp,10mp,50mp instead of 4x50mp, feels like superwide and near tele are useless.

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                                    • s87
                                    • 19 Sep 2023

                                    OT
                                    Does anybody know what is system configuration update in galaxy s23 and what its function, Is it safe to update without taking backup ?

                                      Anonymous, 19 Sep 2023Perspective, face distortion etc ... Digital zoom will n... moreWell, 1. distortion from point of view(not lens) is compared when shooting 1x vs 3x, not 3x from main lens vs 3x zoom lens.
                                      2. digital zoom on 200mp, again, 200mp resolution should be more capable than one from 50mp if processing is not ****. 50mp in zoom too, a lot depends on processing, just look at test sample shots in camera comparison tool, what can mate x2 do with 50mp, s23u, apple and some others are close too.
                                      Its also true a lot depends on real performance which makes digital zoom bad most of the time, but its not true for every case. There is also option of shooting hi res and cut out to get it, which is still preferable to using darker aperture of tele lens.
                                      3. Its really sad seeing this 200mp or even 50mp and not having their full resolution raw output, just jpeg in most cases. Even if it was without good color stack, just having 200mp of monochrome picture would be awesome. Otherwise its just useless numbers.

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                                        • 19 Sep 2023

                                        'cause it's cheaper. samsung phones are being nerfed with every occasion. this is called "innovation".
                                        I'm venting, you know, after many samsung phones. not sure that many in the future.

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