by If you’re holding out for the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, you’re probably at least partly excited by the potential of its cameras, as this is one of the main ways it’s likely to rise above the rest of Samsung. Galaxy S23 series. Well, now we have a better idea of what the cameras might be capable of, thanks to some new leaked photos supposedly taken with them.
These come from Twitter user eduardo urbina (opens in a new tab) (via Phone Arena (opens in a new tab)) and are not the first Galaxy S23 Ultra camera samples this person has shared. But this time, we see a wider selection of scenes.
Among the most impressive shots are some atmospheric street scenes, taken at night, though it’s unclear how much light was available so we can’t be sure exactly what the phone had to do with.
📲😍 The night has arrived for my mobile. $XXIII@clipset @isa_marcial @MARCIANOPHONE @TecnonautaTV @TopesdGama pic.twitter.com/MWoN3iNKy6January 25, 2023
Still, the resulting shots are quite detailed and easy on the eyes, and that’s despite the compression they may have suffered when posted on Twitter.
That compression means you shouldn’t read too much into any of these images, as they’ll look better elsewhere.
But not all shots are as impressive. Urbina also shared an image of the moon, which is… okay, but doesn’t really look any better than the moon-like shots other high-end phones can take.
That’s a bit of a disappointment given that Samsung recently touted moonshots specifically in a teaser.
There are also some 10x and 30x zoom shots, and the 10x ones look good, unsurprisingly, given that the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra probably has a 10x optical zoom lens. The 30x shots will use a digital zoom, and are more of a mixed bag.
There’s one of a tree that looks pretty cool, considering it’s digital; It’s not sharp, but there’s a reasonable amount of detail there. Then there’s one of a monkey looking rather worse, with the camera clearly struggling to focus.
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There are other camera samples too – you can check out their Twitter account for more, we’ve just picked out a few of the most interesting ones.
Analysis: mixed results
Ultimately, the results are a bit hit and miss, but they look broadly promising, and when you factor in Twitter compression, potential user error, and the possibility of camera performance tweaks by the time the Samsung Galaxy launches. S23 Ultra, chances are high that it will be one of the best camera phones.
We currently rank the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra as the best, and with a new 200MP sensor almost certainly included here, we’d expect some improvements. Although, of course, more megapixels doesn’t always mean better performance, so you’ll have to wait for our full Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra review to find out for sure.
