If you haven’t been able to check out our ever-evolving hands-on with the Galaxy S23 Ultra, we’ve added an impromptu camera shootout to its predecessor, the Galaxy S22 Ultra. Here it is, clipped from that article in full.
Now that we’ve had a few more minutes with the new Galaxies, we decided to have a quick shootout between the new Ultra and the old one. We took a few shots outside in good lighting and indoors in not-so-well-lit conditions.
This will be a quick side by side. You should wait for our detailed review where we’ll take a deeper dive into all the new cameras on the Galaxy S23 Ultra.
With that said, let’s take a look at the samples. We captured two scenes at the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s 1x, 3x, and 10x zoom levels to compare them to the Galaxy S22 Ultra’s equivalent cameras. The 200MP sensor outputs more detail than the 108MP sensor even at 12MP pixel-binned resolution. Sharpness is increased on shots of the Galaxy S23 Ultra compared to those of the S22 Ultra, which increases the sensation of higher details.
The 3x and 10x images are also sharper on the Galaxy S23 Ultra, noticeably. There’s a little more noise, but we’ll gladly accept that in exchange for the higher level of detail. The Galaxy S23 Ultra retains fine textures, which its predecessor simply smeared into non-existence.
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: 1x • 3x • 10x
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra: 1x • 3x • 10x
The next pictures are taken indoors. The picture of the sofa is in a relatively good light. The photo of the shelves is in dimmer light, while the final image of our cleaning closet is in almost complete darkness.
Images from the Galaxy S22 Ultra are cleaner but less detailed. The Galaxy S23 Ultra captures a much higher level of detail in exchange for some noise. Again, we like the compromise. It’s impressive how much more detail you get from the new 200MP sensor – note the Kodak Instamatic 33 lettering (if you can spot it) – it’s nearly unreadable on the Galaxy S22 Ultra, and it’s fully readable on the Galaxy S23 Ultra.
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: In daylight • In dim light • In dim light
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra: In daylight • In dim light • In dim light
Finally, we shot full-resolution 200MP and 50MP images so you can see what the highest resolution possible has to offer. It took a few seconds to finish after I tapped the shutter.
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: 200MP • 50MP
This is just a taste of what the Galaxy S23 Ultra has to offer. Stay tuned for our full review, coming soon.
The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (left) and Galaxy S23 Ultra (right)
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