Only the Galaxy S25 Ultra will get a camera upgrade, S25 and S25+ to retain the same hardware

19 June 2024
This will be the fourth generation in a row with no camera upgrades.

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  • 10 Jul 2024

jiyen235, 09 Jul 2024You're butthurt because I just said something negative... moreLol all this long comments shows you know nothing about phones. The A55 takes better photos than a Poco f6 pro, a xiaomi 13t and redmi note 13 pro plus that's fact... And I'm not butthurt if that means anything lol. I'm stating that you are wrong clearly u haven't compared the s24 ultra to any other flagship phone and you just based your fact on a website that displays high quality photo at such a weird aspect ratio. No flagship camera has ever looked different from its predeccessor when you open the camera app, except you pay attention to the processing. But you Mr know all who seems to jump on every wagon concerning Samsung to speak trash about the phones you've never used before are always right? Wrong. Yet you claim to use a Samsung..lol if you're so butthurt about them why not settle for the iPhone you praise so much or the vivo? Which shows you don't know what u want in life rather you speak because talking is easy but action not really. Yes the Samsung s24 series are not perfect. But it's still surprising how a 4 year old camera lens from Samsung can deliver on par photos with the competition and amazing videos, the iPhone has the best video resolution but the Samsung has the best stabilization ever. Atleast use a phone before ranting. You don't know everything about a smartphone, that reminds me why do all iPhones lean towards a more warm yellowish tint and you don't bash them, and also I see no pinkish tints on the s24 ultra article so don't know what your talking about. The best camera phone is the xiaomi 14 ultra for main camera and s24 ultra for zoomed in shots facts not any vivo or Huawei. U clearly read x100 ultra right? They never named it the best telephoto periscope. And no Apple don't destroy Samsung in anything pictures related except for videos stop over exaggerating it, ur not winning an award. I'm not a fanboy by any means as I have 5 smartphones, 14 pro max ( my bro uses a 15 pm and I saw no reason to upgrade mine), s24 ultra, vivo x90 pro plus, red magic 9 pro and a Huawei mate xs. but the way you just hop into any thing Samsung related to rant about them being the worst is not just it.

    Anonymous, 09 Jul 2024Quality of what tbh? Your meat riding apple now I see it.. ... moreYou're butthurt because I just said something negative about Samsung and something positive about Apple. What's the matter with you? Seriously, you're just saying bizarre stuff now.

    What in the world do you mean by Samsung's A55 taking better pics than Xiaomi's 200 mp one? Are you talking about the Redmi Note 13 Pro? If yes then woah man, you're just wrong, the Xiaomi one isn't particularly good but both are midrangers and who cares about megapixels? The size is the key component here and Xiaomi's larger sensor allows Xiaomi to process the photo less and still have a decent photo, Samsung needs to overprocess the photo due to the fairly small 1/1.56" size.

    If you think just by megapixels and think the A55 takes "far better" pics than the Redmi Note 13 Pro then you're just plain wrong. They're matched for the most part, with a slight nudge towards the Xiaomi for me because I prefer their processing over Samsung's horrible one but they still have an overprocessed look, which isn't there on their 13T series and better phones. Guess they had to process it like that for people like you.

    Other brands not only match Apple but completely destroy them imo, but Samsung can't even match Apple because they focus on everything that doesn't matter and just copy their horrible practices like removing the SD card slot, headphone jack, the charger, not making much changes. Apple has always had decent photo quality and top notch video quality so they just slowly upgraded their stuff. Samsung has never found their style and just changes stuff up all the time, their photo quality has been great at a time, I'd say from the S10 till the Note20Ultra or the S21 Ultra, but then they just fell off. They overprocess photos and make them look horrendous. The photos lack proper contrast as they boost shadows so the darker regions are bright, the highlights are pulled down to make them fit in the SDR photo and as a result of this, you get neither bright regions nor dark regions, no contrast. The photo looks bland and horrible just by the base qualities. Then there's the super aggressive noise reduction and the horrible noise in general. Samsung's photos tend to turn pink/purplish due to color noise, look at the S24 Ultra's night mode shots on this site.

    I'm not saying Apple doesn't have these problems, they do but their ones are more palatable than Samsung. And Samsung themselves don't have a proper style, they just jump between styles and act like they made something better, the base qualities are the same, the photos just suck. Like I'd get it if they said that people like the S23 Ultra's style and so they kept doing it but they did a 180 with the S24 Ultra, what about the people who liked the S23 Ultra? Like who even are these phones for? These are just confusing and not worth it.

    I see Samsung's faults because there are numerous and for the high price, they just suck. Again, it's not that I don't see others', especially Apple's, faults, they have their strengths as well to make up for it for example the Apple ecosystem/iOS. iOS means it's tough to compare it to other phones, so less competition in a sense, then add better photography and yeah, just a nope from me.

    If we're talking about the "Samsung look" of the past, Vivo does it well. They perfected the saturated, punchy look without going overboard and have a good amount of contrast in their photos. They also use awesome sensors, like the 1/1.4" telephoto on the X100 Ultra which btw is from Samsung themselves. So Samsung makes the best telephoto sensor yet doesn't use it? Yeah nice!

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      jiyen235, 23 Jun 2024Apple, even though they're pretty damn bad themselves,... moreQuality of what tbh? Your meat riding apple now I see it.. except for integration in their product There's no quality of apple any brand can't match. Your speak as if Apple is the whole innovator in industry, yet they copied Ai because of Samsung but nobody called them a copycat but when Samsung does something everyone talks. Hell xiaomi uses a lot of copies from apple but I don't see you complaining. A Samsung a55 with a 50mp camera takes far more better pics than 200mp xiaomi or honor midrange.. but u always see the downgrades in Samsung and upgrades in other brands.

        SpyroticGoose697, 08 Jul 2024Average Apple Simp:I hate Apple myself but I hate Samsung far far more. What wrong thing did I say?

          jiyen235, 23 Jun 2024Apple, even though they're pretty damn bad themselves,... moreAverage Apple Simp:

            Darth Caesium, 20 Jun 2024Well, they could increase the thickness of said phone from ... moreThe S24 is aimed at those of us who like compact/light weight phones (by today's standards anyway). Of course they could make it thicker, but then you'd end up with a brick like the Pixel 8, for example, which is a minus for me especially since, as I said, the cameras on the S24 are already doing a great job for my needs/use, so it doesn't need to lose its trim proportions to accommodate larger cameras. Samsung sold 8% more S24/+/Ultra in the first quarter this year, so they know what they're doing.

              Anonymous, 23 Jun 2024Stupid? Speak normally. And second show me a better brand. ... moreApple, even though they're pretty damn bad themselves, is far superior to Samsung. I'd rather get an Apple than a copy of an Apple. Considering that the Buds3 Pros are gonna be stem shaped like the Airpods Pro, I'd say that Samsung is just completely copying Apple. Shame they can't copy their quality.

              Also, the fact that you focus on brands instead of the products further shows your stupidity. Why should you care if a product is from Samsung, Apple or idk Roku or something, if the product is great for the price? I don't think about stuff in terms of brands, for example I like Vivo's flagships, Xiaomi's midrangers and Oneplus's second tier flagships like the 12, but I don't love everything about them. You just glaze on Samsung for some reason, it's ok if you like it but to say other companies are jokes when the real joke is you and your sweetheart Samsung, then yeah, of course I'm annoyed.

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                • 23 Jun 2024

                jiyen235, 22 Jun 2024you guys hype up OneUI way too much. I remember when the st... moreStupid? Speak normally. And second show me a better brand. You simply can't.

                  Anonymous, 22 Jun 2024With that software perfectly futureproof. What a joke Samsu... moreyou guys hype up OneUI way too much. I remember when the stock android was the best, when LG was considered good, when Samsung was horrible and when OxygenOS was the best as well and I can confidently say that everything's just hype. There's nothing fancy that OneUI does so well that others can't and the same can be said about Apple. ALL types of OSs have bugs and glitches, you act like the S24 Ultra is perfect in terms of software, it most definitely is not.

                  I remember when everyone clowned on Samsung and now they're the best because of what? Nothing much, the only good thing they have going for them which I WILL commend them for is the great customization but even that is limited because MOST countries do not have access to goodlock, so yeah. Also, you need to download a lot of stuff from the Galaxy Store and tap some wrong things and you'll get plagued with ads. If a Chinese phone did that you'd lose your marbles but Samsung's fine right? Yeah, the "best right now". I'd rather go get an Apple phone than a Samsung one now. Just disgustingly bad. And stoopid people like you encourage this behaviour. Sad, really.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 22 Jun 2024

                    jiyen235, 22 Jun 2024yeah exactly, why would you want to upgrade when phones are... moreWith that software perfectly futureproof. What a joke Samsung is the best now man.

                      jokface, 21 Jun 2024Or people who can afford it but they just can't see th... moreyeah exactly, why would you want to upgrade when phones are so sh*t? Why would you even want to use your current phone at that point when it's more mid than the current sh*t phones? Something like the X90 Pro+ is gonna last someone far longer than the S24 Ultra. Far more future proof phone.

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                        • 22 Jun 2024

                        No mention of the ultrawide and telephoto sensor size? It's still possible to keep the same camera sensor size as before while giving bigger Megapixel with Quad Bayer system.

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                          jiyen235, 20 Jun 2024The only people I personally have seen using 4 year+ old ph... moreOr people who can afford it but they just can't see the purpose of upgrading each year for such minor updates

                            Anonymous, 20 Jun 2024There are many people that use phones from 4 years ago. Don... moreThe only people I personally have seen using 4 year+ old phones are either Apple users, people who are buying the phone second hand or even later and people who just can't afford to spend too much on a quickly depreciating product like a smartphone.

                            Regardless, neither of them care about android or security updates. 80% of people don't care about security, they just want to use some social media, play some casual games, take some pics and watch some vids on their phone. That sums up most of the use cases. The people who really want the security updates are the ones who don't need it, they don't f*ck around with stupid stuff online. Regardless of security updates, you do stupid stuff you're gonna get hacked, security updates help sure but no software update can fix the user.

                            Besides, let's just say that some people use the phone for 4 years or more on the regular. Why do I have to pay MORE for them? They want the huge update cycle, not me, I just want a good device that lasts long. If I wanted old hardware like the S24 U has I'd have just bought an S22 Ultra, that's like 80% the phone the S24 Ultra is. I want something new that makes the purchase worth it, like cutting edge tech like close focusing telephotos or 1 inch sensors with variable apertures. Samsung's AI is available on my S22 Ultra now, so what cutting edge feature does the S24 Ultra have? Nothing, really.

                            Also, why wouldn't I resell the phone later on? Like seriously am I just gonna throw the phone in the trash? What's the point of that it's just e-waste. Maybe some guy out there could use a flagship phone for cheap or some people could make something good out of the parts, regardless, it's not like you're never going to sell your stuff. Why keep old phones?

                            And still, it doesn't matter if the actual market price of the phone has depreciated or not, after a while the phone just loses its value and you said it yourself, you're going to upgrade at one point and really old/backwards type hardware like on the S24 Ultra is going to get/feel old real fast. Samsung's gonna capitalize on it and change stuff to make you want to upgrade faster and make the S24 Ultra feel insignificant, because it is.

                            Idk man, you think I just hate on Samsung but even Vivo's X80 Pro wasn't good enough back in the day, that phone got old fast but the Mi 11 Ultra didn't, that's what I meant by good tech. The Mi 11 Ultra gives you cameras that are still capable enough to go toe to toe. That's the great thing you need. The car and TV comparison was weird, those things are long lasting. Phones and let's say laptops are better comparisons, their tech changes fast.

                              Anonymous, 20 Jun 2024There are many people that use phones from 4 years ago. Don... moreI don't thinkyouve grasp the concept of depreciation quite right. Depreciation is different than value.

                              Depreciation of a smartphone does happen regardless of our own perceived value of the product. As you've mentioned security and software updates will eventually cease to continue and thus sooner or later apps will fail to update based on the security implementation or by the developers the supported OS version or android kernel.

                              Example is Fdroid.org is required to get termux app after Android 13L. Termux within PlayStore is no longer updated due to 13L as the Android kernel and OS has significant changes that prevent certain functions and thus side loading is required. Sooner or later other changes will affect or limit older OS and Ui versions down the road where an OS update or new model will be required. This depreciation. If this doesn't nor will affect you (with all other apps you use) then your perceived value of the product does not change.

                              This is less an issue with AndroidOS than it is with iOS, which for over a decade Apple poorly would publicly insult or make fun of the installed base of their devices versus the current AndroidOS installed base; and failed to note nuances just to keep it's users in fear of going above the walled garden. Quite literary their main campus is designed as such a structure enforcing this. I saw that for what it was after too long.

                                After hearing about the camera upgrades i'll probably stick with my S23 Ultra for another year. More cost cutting from Samsung

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                                  jiyen235, 20 Jun 2024that's not worth 600 dollars, these phones depreciate ... moreThere are many people that use phones from 4 years ago. Don't you think they would like OS and security updates? Depreciation means nothing if you aren't planning on re-selling the product when you're ready to upgrade. Same with a car or TV.

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                                    DeepIn2U, 20 Jun 2024FALSE THWY HAVE NOT! Last quarter global sales have ris... moreNah, based on recent research S24 series actually sold more than S23 series

                                      S25 means 25 "leaks" and "news" before official announcement.
                                      S24 means 24 "leaks" before etc etc.
                                      S23 , 23 leaks etc .

                                        The Galaxy S25 Ultra will be the only model receiving a camera upgrade, while the S25 and S25+ will retain their existing hardware. Sports enthusiasts might find the enhanced camera features on the Ultra appealing for capturing high-action moments.madisports
                                        fans, get ready for some stunning game-day photos with the S25 Ultra!

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