The introduction of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra ushers in a new era of smartphone photography. While the Galaxy S series has long set the bar on what’s possible with high-end smartphone technology, there has always been one lingering disappointment: cameras. With the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s next-generation camera, it’s time for that to change.
Rumour and leaks are essentially the lifeblood of tech nerdom, and the latest in a neverending torrent of whisperings snaking through the tech halls suggests that the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s camera setup will be completely overhauled. The Korean site Naver has tipped what might be a paradigm shift – a shift from the 108MP primary sensor that adorned its predecessors to a 50MP primary sensor. This doesn’t sound like a simple numbers boast. The new sensor (apparently developed by Samsung) is supposed to improve low-light performance, dynamic range and colour capture to levels never-before seen.
The Galaxy S25 Ultra’s camera isn’t just the primary sensor. You can look forward to the Galaxy S23 Ultra retaining much of its camera hardware – including that 200MP telephoto lens, likely with some software tweaks to further clean up its shots. The ultra-wide-angle lens should also continue to pack a 12MP sensor, a Samsung tradition to help enable the device’s versatility.
The most exciting possibility is a new periscope lens with as much as 200x digital zoom – a huge jump from the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s 100x digital zoom. This might be the future of taking pictures with phones, if the rumours are correct – you could see much, much further than we can now.
This drive to innovate isn’t limited to Samsung’s top tier. The Galaxy A54, for instance, packs in a 50MP low-light primary sensor, while the company continues to strive to offer flagship-level photography across its range.
The evolution of Samsung’s Galaxy lineup demonstrates this spirit of invention. Refinements of what was formerly done are combined with leapfrogging inventions that transform the ways in which currently possible goals are pursued with smartphones. Leapfrogging inventions to break new ground is most directly exemplified, we believe, in the possibilities for the camera system of the Galaxy S25 Ultra. They demonstrate that Samsung is committed to the development of smartphone accidents so that users will have accidents that are better than those they now enjoy.
We already know that next year, in early 2024, Samsung plans to release a Galaxy S25 series, and the ensuing hype will grow until then. But the fact is that, just as it was with the Pixel 6, we won’t know exactly what this means until the phone drops. We can make educated guesses with leaks, but they only give us a tantalising hint of what the ultimate impact will be. But one thing we can be sure about is that Samsung is unlikely to let the Galaxy S25 Ultra slip by without delivering the next stage of smartphone photography, one that’s as complex and powerful as possible.
And, underneath it all, the Galaxy line stands for a relentless pursuit of perfection: Samsung’s willingness to listen, adapt and evolve continues to be reflected in its year-on-year improvements. In that sense, the Galaxy S25 Ultra is less a device and more like the ultimate expression of perfection – one that could bring a new technological language to mobile photography.
All the tech culture that Samsung wants to convey behind the Galaxy is in the idea of stretching boundaries – be it through screen or user interface or camera design – and striving to redefine what a smartphone can be with each new model, such that it stays on the razor’s edge throughout its lifespan. The Galaxy name should be synonymous with the cutting edge of tech.
The slow march towards the launch of the Galaxy S25 Ultra reminds us that technology is a never-ending process, that it progresses as its producers measure their offerings by their megapixels and computational horsepower, and that the Galaxy S25 Ultra is a camera waiting to be manufactured and a world waiting to be measured.
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