Galaxy S26 Ultra could mark the comeback of variable aperture cameras on Samsung phones
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Anonymous, 15 Mar 2025Read my posts again. I don't want to repeat myself.Read my post too. As I said, only Samsung has this feature to take 10 bit photos, but have an 8 bit display. What exactly did you not understand? If I have to write it slower? 🤣🤣🤣
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kdss, 15 Mar 2025It's completely valid. You'd be right if any phon... moreRead my posts again. I don't want to repeat myself.
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Anonymous, 15 Mar 2025I don't argue about what should be used. My point is t... moreIt's completely valid. You'd be right if any phone had a 24MP display. But none do. However, all flagships except Samsung have 10+ bit displays, and all + Samsung take 10 bit photos. Do you get the idea this time or...?
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kdss, 15 Mar 2025Even if the phone is the most expensive android (without fo... moreI don't argue about what should be used. My point is that your reasoning isn't valid. If your phone can take 24 MP pictures, the display resolution doesn't need to be 24 MP or higher. I wouldn't have had an issue if you had simply said that you wanted a 10-bit display.
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Anonymous, 15 Mar 2025I was talking about 4K, not 8K. The point is that you don&#... moreEven if the phone is the most expensive android (without folding) on the market? Yeah, sure...
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kdss, 15 Mar 2025Phones can already record in 8k, but no one has such a disp... moreI was talking about 4K, not 8K. The point is that you don't have to only view pictures or videos on your phone. Recording and viewing capabilities are two separate things. It's not strange at all, for example, if your phone can record 4K videos, but the resolution of the display is less than 4K.
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Anonymous, 15 Mar 2025Like recording 4K videos while having non-4K displays?Phones can already record in 8k, but no one has such a display. However, almost all flagships have 10+ bit displays. On top of that, they do not produce them, unlike Samsung. And they are cheaper on top of everything.
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kdss, 15 Mar 2025Being able to take 10-bit photos but having an 8-bit displa... moreLike recording 4K videos while having non-4K displays?
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Being able to take 10-bit photos but having an 8-bit display is a unique feature. 🤣
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Sam N8 808 owner, 15 Mar 2025But someone might point out an important thing, specially t... morePotential buyers can read reviews and user feedback. Also, don't pretend that discussions on Internet forums or comment sections are without bias. Reviews and user opinions are biased in nature. Anyway, if I'm interested in buying some products, I'll read or watch reviews and read opinions of people who actually bought and use them.
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DarlingYext, 15 Mar 2025"First, variable aperture? Samsung pioneered that in 2... moreJust a small correction. Samsung didn't pioneer variable aperture in phones. Nokia did, and did it better.
You can check, "Nokia N86 8MP" is the name of the phone, I've used it once.
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DarlingYext, 15 Mar 2025That would be horrible on a small sensor.Their Goal is to cross 600
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AnonD-1190449, 15 Mar 2025They were talking about a 500mp one recentlyThat would be horrible on a small sensor.
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yungfishstick, 14 Mar 2025Samsung seems to have a pattern of changing the main sensor... morerecent leaks pointed at a 500mp camera
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DarlingYext, 14 Mar 2025That would finally be an actual camera upgrade, hopefully i... moreThey were talking about a 500mp one recently
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ProMaxUltraAreBricks, 15 Mar 2025First, variable aperture? Samsung pioneered that in 2018 wi... more"First, variable aperture? Samsung pioneered that in 2018 with the S9."
Being first means nothing when you don't improve on said first gen product, but instead you stop producing it entirely.
"S Pen without Bluetooth? Very sad! For the three people who actually use it."
It was already a feature, in previous generations of the Ultra series of phones, and it didn't even take up any extra space, as it was inside the Pen itself, that's still inside the phone anyways. So why take away features? This isn't a cheap phone, they didn't even make it any cheaper, and they replaced the lost feature with absolutely nothing.
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It'd be interesting to see Samsung putting a variable aperture on that massive 200MP camera sensor. Not even Vivo and Xiaomi can do it.
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ProMaxUltraAreBricks, 15 Mar 2025First, variable aperture? Samsung pioneered that in 2018 wi... more"45W charging? 15W wireless? How… pedestrian. Yet, somehow, most people survive."
Survive, that's cool. You know one could easily survive without a phone, or with a non-smartphone. The thing is tho, if I'm paying close to $1000 or more I'd like to get the best features. You don't want to use faster charging? Then don't, it's that simple, if a phone supports say 80W, or 180W charging you can still choose to charge them with less, however if it only supports 25W-45W then you can't just decide to charge faster.
"8-bit vs. 10-bit? My apologies, I seem to have misplaced my electron microscope to verify the subtle nuances."
It's not about seeing the subtle differences, it's about not getting the absolute best display for the price, even though you are paying well over enough money to deserve the best.
"Sure for PWM, but it's a very small portion of people that are truly sensitive.."
Small portion of people yeah okay, and? Would it not fit into the price of these S series flagship devices to give better PWM and thus a better experience for more people?
"Small cameras? Oh, the horror! Clearly, everyone needs sensors the size of dinner plates. "
On a $1200 Ultra phone, and let's be honest even on the $800 base S series device, those sensors really should be bigger. Does everyone need such big sensors? No. Does everyone need flagship performance, and/or Ultra devices? No. However for the enthusiasts that will buy a flagship, they would deserve more.
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DarlingYext, 15 Mar 2025I'm not forcing my opinion on anyone. I'm just co... moreFirst, variable aperture? Samsung pioneered that in 2018 with the S9. A moment of silence for innovation lost (or just unnecessary anymore for the time), then maybe found again.
> 8-bit vs. 10-bit? My apologies, I seem to have misplaced my electron microscope to verify the subtle nuances. For the average human, it's just a pretty screen. Sure for PWM, but it's a very small portion of people that are truly sensitive, and likewise not all Chinese phone are good for them.
> 45W charging? 15W wireless? How… pedestrian. Yet, somehow, most people survive. Perhaps they're not all racing to charge their phones during a pit stop.
> Si/C batteries? Yes, a missed opportunity. But somehow, the S25U manages a respectable 10+ hours of battery life, only 45 minutes less to the mighty 1+ 13 (The Tech Chap battery drain test). Is it witchcraft? Or just superior battery efficiency of Samsung?
> Small cameras? Oh, the horror! Clearly, everyone needs sensors the size of dinner plates. Except…no, they don’t want huge bumps in their pockets. Most people just want decent pictures, and Samsung’s computational photography delivers. As the MKBHD 2024 blind camera test have shown.
> S Pen without Bluetooth? Very sad! For the three people who actually use it.
And let's not forget, while we're all debating on of these little 'facts', Samsung is, you know, selling a lot of phones. Because, shockingly, most people don't live on nerdy tech forums. They want a reliable phone, good deals, good ecosystem, good support and worldwide availability from a reputable known brand.
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DarlingYext, 15 Mar 2025I'm not forcing my opinion on anyone. I'm just co... moreUnlike the other guy I appreciate your comments and others who are more knowledged and I like to see them more.
I used to be a samsung fanboy like 5 years ago. Truth is, I didn't know there were other phones in the market which were actually way better than samsung for the same price. I got realme 6 as a gift and it's still going. No battery degradation, still very smooth. It is a cheap midrange phone and it gives me everything I want. My experience with Samsung has always been noticable battery degradation after 2 years and unusable after 4-5 without connecting to a charger and at that point it's like a pc. Today I see the new realme phones and I would be tempted to buy them but again I see the comments from other smarter people critising the chipset and useless cameras
If it wasn't for people opening my mind and criticising these companies, I think I would have wasted alot of money on phones that didn't make me happy with the purchase. My point is - don't be a fanboy. Know exactly what you want in a device and then buy the one that you think is best based on your preferences. If someone points out that a device does not have something like say "IR Blaster" see if that thing is what you would want in a device. If not, enjoy your purchase but don't run away from the critisisms.