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200MP photo captured with Galaxy S23 Ultra could blow your mind
Last updated: January 19th, 2023 at 12:17 UTC+01:00
The Galaxy S23 Ultra will feature a new ISOCELL HP2 camera sensor, and for the first time, the S-series flagship will jump to a resolution of 200 megapixels. Samsung appears to have engaged in the megapixel battle once again, but it’s not just for the sake of numbers. The Galaxy S23 Ultra will supposedly be able to capture amazing photos, and an alleged camera sample is lending a lot of weight to that theory.
The sample photo you see below was supposedly captured using the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s primary 200MP camera. It might not look like it, but this isn’t a telephoto image shot at 5x or 10x zoom. Instead, the source says this is a regular 200MP photo, which was later zoomed in at 12x and cropped using a photo editor. The method used is unclear, and the photo editing app is unmentioned, but that’s the gist of it. (via @UniverseIce)
Galaxy S23 Ultra camera captures an incredible level of detail
This alleged sample photo from the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s primary 200MP camera shows the incredible level of detail the upcoming flagship can capture. The image is crisp, without oversampling, noise, or other visual artifacts you’d usually get from zooming in on a photo captured with a different sensor. It’s almost as if it’s not even a crop.
The ISOCELL HP2 is a 1/1.3-inch sensor with 0.6-micron pixels. It promises faster and better autofocus in low-light conditions thanks to Super QPD (Quad Phase Detection). Samsung’s leaked promotional material already teased the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s low-light photography, and it’s obvious that this new sensor will be one of the upcoming flagship’s main selling points.
Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S23 Ultra at Unpacked on February 1. The company is already accepting reservations for the device (as well as the Galaxy Book 3), and early adopters can benefit from $50 in Samsung Credit — or $100 if they reserve both a Galaxy S23 phone and a Galaxy Book 3 laptop.
Samsung announces Galaxy S23 Ultra’s 200MP camera sensor with improved low-light focus
Samsung has finally unveiled the ISOCELL HP2 camera sensor. The same sensor will be used in the upcoming Galaxy S23 Ultra smartphone. The ISOCELL HP2 is the South Korean firm’s third 200MP camera sensor, and the company claims that it offers greatly improved image and video quality.
The ISOCELL HP2 is a 1/1.3-inch sensor with 0.6-micron pixels, making it smaller than the ISOCELL HP1 (1/22-inch with 0.64-micron pixels) that was launched in 2021. However, Samsung still claims that the ISOCELL HP2 is its most advanced camera sensor as it features the D-VTG (Dual Vertical Transfer Gate) technology that boosts each pixel’s full-well capacity by more than 33%, resulting in enhanced color reproduction and reduction in overexposure. This means you can say goodbye to overexposed and washed-out images in bright conditions.
ISOCELL HP2 has faster autofocus, improved colors, and better HDR
The new image sensor has TetraPixel, Samsung’s binning technology that can capture 50MP images with 1.2μm pixels (4-in-1 pixel binning) or 12.5MP images in 2.4μm pixels (16-in-1 binning), depending on the ambient light. It can also capture up to 8K 30fps videos with a wider field of view in its 1.2μm 50MP mode, which means it uses bigger pixels than previous-generation Galaxy S series phones in 8K mode.
The ISOCELL HP2 offers faster and more reliable autofocus in low-light conditions, thanks to Super QPD. This new autofocus technology uses all its 200 million pixels as focusing agents. Four adjacent pixels on the sensor are grouped together to recognize both horizontal and vertical pattern changes even in very dim conditions. It can also capture 15 full-resolution 200MP images in one second, making it the company’s fastest 200MP sensor.
For improved HDR, Samsung is using the DSG (Dual Signal Gain) technology in the 50MP mode. It is a technique that captures short and long exposures simultaneously, which means it can capture HDR images and videos on a pixel level. It also features Smart ISO Pro, allowing the phone to capture 12.5MP images and 4K 60fps HDR videos simultaneously.
JoonSeo Yim, Executive Vice President of the Sensor Business Team at Samsung Electronics, said, “The Samsung ISOCELL HP2 harnesses Samsung’s high-resolution image sensor technologies and know-how at the cutting edge for epic details. Our leadership comes from innovative pixel technologies that allow our sensors to go beyond the number and size of pixels. We will continue to open new horizons and solidify our presence in the expanding ultra-high-resolution sensor market.”
The ISOCELL HP2 is already in the mass production phase, which almost certainly means that we can see it inside the Galaxy S23 Ultra that will be unveiled on February 1, 2023, during the Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event.
First sample backs up the hype about Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 200MP camera
Apple and Google have both finally embraced higher resolution cameras, implicitly admitting that computational photography can only take you so far. Samsung is expected to outdo its rivals again this year with a 200MP sensor for the Galaxy S23 Ultra and an alleged camera sample that has surfaced today indicates that the sensor will be a total beast.
The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra comes with a 108MP camera and its performance has earned it a spot on the best camera phones of 2022 list. Rumors have been swirling that the S23 Ultra will swap out the 108MP sensor for a 200MP camera.
Galaxy S Series’ best camera in five years
Although some manufacturers have already released phones with the Samsung-made 200MP sensor, it’s not the same as the HP2 unit that the company has reserved for its next premium flagship.
Rumors so far, most of which came from reliable leaker Ice Universe, have said that the sensor will have unparalleled analytical power and it will be better than all the 200MP sensors we have seen to date. The phone will allegedly be able to capture significantly better night-time photos and video performance is also said to have improved considerably.
Earlier rumors had also said that it would be only a smidge bigger than the 108MP unit and would have a larger aperture for capturing light.
Ice went so far as to say that this will be the biggest improvement in five years and has even posted a photo on Weibo (via Galaxy Club) to back up his claim.
The leaker doesn’t explicitly say that the 200MP sample comes from the S23 Ultra, but given that he has compared it with an image taken from a 108MP camera, we are assuming that he is trying to show us how the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s main camera stacks up against the S22 Ultra.
Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Galaxy S22 Ultra camera sample
It’s hard to tell what the image is but what’s clear is that the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s 200MP sensor is markedly better at capturing the most intricate of details. The images are different as day and night, even though they show the same thing.
Samsung has also been hard at work on the computational side of things and recently rolled out the coveted astrophotography mode to the S22 Ultra, so it goes without saying that the S23 Ultra will also have better software smarts.
Ice has also revealed that even though the S23 Ultra will not have more zoom than the S22 Ultra, the 3x and 10x telephoto units will have other improvements, such as better color reproduction.
The Galaxy S23 Ultra is expected to stick with the S22 Ultra’s 6.8 inches screen and 5,000mAh battery. It will apparently also have the same overall design as its predecessor and will be powered by the rumored Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
Ice has said that he is worried about the price of the phone, which suggests it might be pricier than the already expensive Galaxy S22 Ultra. Samsung may release the Galaxy S23 series early next year, presumably in January.
Galaxy S23’s 200MP camera could lack a feature seen on Chinese phones
After three years of launching Galaxy S Ultra phones with 108MP cameras, Samsung is finally ready to switch to a 200MP camera on its next top-of-the-line flagship. Samsung has made multiple 200MP camera sensors, one of which has already been used by competing manufacturers like Xiaomi, and next year, the Korean giant is preparing to make the jump to a 200MP camera for the Galaxy S23 Ultra.
Like the Galaxy S21 Ultra or Galaxy S22 Ultra’s 108MP camera, the S23 Ultra won’t actually shoot at the maximum resolution by default. It will reportedly capture 12.5MP images using pixel binning (a process that merges multiple small pixels into one single large pixel) for improved image quality, especially in low-light conditions. The option to shoot at the full 200MP resolution will no doubt be available, as well, but a new rumor says Samsung will not offer the ability to shoot 50MP pictures, unlike the competition.
Galaxy S23 Ultra could limit you to capturing either 12.5MP or 200MP pictures
If the rumor is accurate, then you will either be able to take 12.5MP pictures that don’t offer much leeway in terms of how far you can zoom in but save space on the device storage, or capture huge 200MP pictures that eat up considerably more storage space. Shooting in 108MP mode on the Galaxy S22 Ultra, for example, saves images that take up to 4-5 times more space than the default 12MP mode, so you can only imagine how large those 200MP shots on the Galaxy S23 Ultra will be.
A middle-of-the-road 50MP mode would offer a great balance between picture quality and file size, and while companies like Motorola and Xiaomi give you a 50MP mode on their phones, Samsung will reportedly not do so. And while regular customers probably won’t care about that, the more tech savvy customers might not like this newest bit of information about the S23 Ultra’s imaging capabilities.
As usual, though, we can’t fully trust any rumors about Samsung’s unannounced phones, even when the rumors come from leaksters with a good track record. This is especially true about rumors on software features, as those often take a long time to be finalized before a device is announced and goes on sale.
For now we can only keep our fingers crossed that the S23 Ultra will blow the competition out of the water when it comes to actual results produced by its cameras and provide a good reason for the presence of a 200MP camera instead of just trying to capitalize on high theoretical numbers on the spec sheet.
More evidence piles up in favor of the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s 200MP camera
Last updated: September 29th, 2022 at 20:27 UTC+02:00
Device leaks come in all shapes and sizes. Yesterday’s Galaxy S23 design leak was pretty massive, and it might take a while before something even more revealing of the Galaxy S23 series pops up online. Until then, we have a bit more information to share about the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s primary camera.
Our colleagues at GalaxyClub have recently confirmed through their sources that the Galaxy S23 Ultra will feature a 200-megapixel primary camera. If you follow our news feed, you probably know that rumors about the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s alleged 200MP camera are nothing new. However, we now have stronger confirmation that Samsung is indeed planning to use a 200MP sensor for its next-gen premium flagship.
Not all Galaxy S23 Ultra sensors will get a resolution upgrade
Samsung was never in a rush to increase the resolution of mobile cameras, as it is a relatively fruitless endeavor. A high-resolution sensor gives a manufacturer some bragging rights but doesn’t guarantee higher-quality images. Software and AI-driven image processing pay off much more than a higher pixel count nowadays, so there’s always the question of whether or not Samsung’s next flagship phone will increase camera resolutions.
As far as the Galaxy S23 Ultra is concerned, the answer seems to be “yes,” but not across the board. The flagship will have a 200MP primary camera, even though other sensors, such as the 10MP 10x optical telephoto camera, will retain the same resolutions. Of course, we’ll have to wait and see how these specs translate into real-world usage scenarios. As we’ve seen before when comparing the Galaxy Z Flip 4 with the Galaxy S22, Samsung is capable of getting surprisingly good results through software.
‘100% confirmed’ Galaxy S23 Ultra rumor highlights what a marvel its 200MP camera will be
It has been a while since Samsung announced its 200MP sensor and it’s highly likely that the South Korean company’s next premium phone, the Galaxy S23 Ultra, will boast this camera. It’s apparently not the same as the HP1 and HP3 versions that the company has already announced and there were some speculations that the 200MP sensor meant for the S23 Ultra would be really big but that seemingly is not the case.
Smartphone vendors have a size limitation that prevents them from equipping their phones with very large sensors. In recent times, we have seen companies employ a technique called pixel binning whereby smaller individual pixels are combined together to act as one big pixel and churn out more detailed images.
For instance, even though the S22 Ultra rocks a 108MP camera, it takes 12MP images by default. Similarly, the new Apple iPhone 14 Pro which comes with a 48MP main sensor produces 12MP shots and this is achieved by combining data from 1.22μm photosites to deliver images comparable to a sensor with 2.44μm pixels.
Such tricks can only get you so far though and at some point, physics will catch up and camera sensors will have to get bigger to accommodate more megapixels. So, while it’s unlikely that the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s monster 200MP sensor will be the same size as the S22 Ultra’s 108MP unit, the good news is that the increase will almost be insignificant.
Galaxy S23 Ultra’s 200MP camera will pack more megapixels while remaining largely the same size
This scoop comes from esteemed leaker Ice Universe who says he is 100 percent sure that the S23 Ultra’s main 200MP camera will be 1/1.3 inches in size and it will have 0.6μm sized pixels and a larger aperture of f/1.7 for getting in more light. For reference, the S22 Ultra’s 108MP sensor is 1/1.33 inches with 0.8µm pixels and an f/1.8 aperture.
He adds that it will only be a little bigger than the iPhone 14 Pro’s 48MP main camera which he says is also 1/1.3 inches. There is a chance that it will be smaller than the sensors on some competing Android phones that will be released next year. He might be referring to phones that may use 1-inch sensors.
As has been evident by its recent attempts to poke fun at Apple, Samsung is more focused on maintaining its lead over the iPhone maker. As Apple and Google have demonstrated, higher resolutions are not the end all and be all, but they are generally better for pro users as they give them more options to work with.
The megapixel count is still viewed by many buyers as a benchmark number for deciding how good a camera is. At the end of the day, there are many factors that influence image quality other than megapixels, including the sensor size because a larger sensor can fit more pixels and capture more details.
The Galaxy S23 Ultra is rumored to retain the 10MP telephoto sensors of the S22 Ultra with 10x and 3x optical zoom. Nothing is known about the ultrawide camera. The company is also expected to use software smarts to help the S23 Ultra deliver significantly better images and videos. It’s safe to assume that it will outshine most top camera phones of 2022.
Executive shares a sample picture from the 200MP sensor on the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra
The first smartphone to feature a 200MP camera sensor is expected to be the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra (AKA Moto X30 Pro) which could be introduced later this month. The flagship should be equipped with a 6.7-inch curved AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate and an FHD+ resolution. The phone reportedly will be available with as much as 12GB of memory and perhaps 512GB of storage.
Besides the 200MP camera sensor, the array on the back will supposedly include a 50MP sensor and a 12MP sensor although it is possible that the handset might not include an ultra-wide option. The battery is rumored to weigh in at 4500mAh and could fast charge at 125W when charging with a wire, and at 50W when using wireless charging. Under the hood will be Qualcomm’s top-of-the-line Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset.
The 200MP camera sensor is arguably the most exciting feature of the device. The Edge 30 Ultra will be the only handset to sport the Samsung ISOCELL HP1 200MP sensor at first. With the focus on the camera (see what we did there?), Lenovo General Manager Chen Jin went to his Weibo account and posted a sample photograph from the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra.
Published by 91 Mobiles, the photo shows a colorful flower arrangement shot at 50MP (using the 4:1 pixel binning with the 200MP sensor). With Pixel binning, pixels share information with adjacent pixels. For example, with 4:1 pixel binning, four pixels share the data they’ve collected to produce a super pixel. This reduces the 200MP image to 50MP and creates a brighter photo with less noise.
Sample photo from the 200MP sensor being used on the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra
Chen Lin pointed out that the 4:1 pixel binning used on the device is superior to the 9:1 binning used with the 108MP camera found on the Moto G200 released earlier this year.
Performance, looks, a great camera; it looks like the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra might live up to the high expectations that this Android flagship now has.