Samsung is long rumored to bring improved zoom cameras with the Galaxy S24 series next year. Most reports have suggested that the Ultra model will upgrade to a variable zoom lens that offers continuous optical zoom between 3x and 10x magnification levels. This eliminates the need for a separate 3X zoom camera. However, the latest word from the rumor mill suggests something else. The Galaxy S24 Ultra may still feature two zoom cameras on the back but with 5x and 10x digital zoom capabilities.
The information comes courtesy of the Dutch website GalaxyClub, which covers Samsung stuff and has a reputable track record with Samsung leaks. Sources have told the publication that the Korean firm is planning to equip the Galaxy S24 Ultra with a 5x zoom camera. It will replace the 3x solution found on the back of this year’s Galaxy S23 Ultra. There’s no confirmation about the existence of a 10x zoom camera on the 2024 model. But Samsung’s unlikely to remove it and only offer a 5x zoom lens. That would be a massive unwarranted downgrade.
If this rumor turns out to be true, the base Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ may also upgrade to a 5x zoom camera. However, this would also mean that the 2024 flagships won’t offer variable zoom. Samsung recently filed trademark applications for a couple of new camera sensors: ISOCELL Zoom and ISOCELL Zoom Pro. We may get a better picture of everything once these trademarks turn into real products.
Galaxy S24 Ultra looks certain to get a zoom camera upgrade
The Galaxy S24 series is still in the early stages of development. Samsung may change things as the development progresses. Some of the early rumors may not materialize. However, the 2024 Galaxy flagships look certain to get a zoom camera upgrade. If not a single lens with variable zoom, we may be in for two separate lenses with 5x and 10x digital zoom. The former solution would have been better, but Samsung may be having technical difficulties in realizing it.
Either of these changes would mean the first notable zoom camera upgrade for Samsung’s flagship smartphones. It has been equipping the devices with 3x and 10x solutions since the Galaxy S21 Ultra in 2021 (only 3x for the base and Plus models). The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra had a single 5x zoom lens, while the Galaxy S20 Ultra offered 4x optical zoom. It remains to be seen what Samsung has in store for its next-gen flagship smartphones.
2023-06-02 15:14:00