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TheSamsung Galaxy S22 Ultramay well be nearing its first birthday, but it remains one of thebest phonesmoney can buy.Samsungspared no expense on their flagship non-foldable phone, and it shows.
At launch, the S22 Ultra was revered for it’s camera array. Specifically, Samsung shouted about the night photography on the device, claiming it would “leave other cameras in the dark.”
But that’s not the experience one user has had. Notorious tech leaker,Ice Universe, has posted a series of images from popular flagship phones, comparing the quality of their night photography. And Ice is not happy with the Samsung offering.
In a subsequenttweet, Ice said, “On the whole, S22 Ultra’s night performance is the worst flagship.” That’s a scathing claim.
The images compared come from the S22 Ultra, plus theVivo X90 Pro+, theXiaomi S12 Ultraand theiPhone 14 Pro Max. In the full images, there isn’t a massive difference between the images, although each seems to favour a certain colour tone which identifies it.
It’s worth noting that the S22 Ultra ismuchdarker than the competition, though, losing a lot of detail in darker areas. That’s amplified when you zoom in. Darker patches have little detail.
In another set ofimages, looking at a yellow building, we see more of the same. Shots taken on the other three devices are crisp and rich with detail, even when zoomed in. But the S22 Ultra just seems to be lacking, with little definition. It’s uncharacteristic – I’ve personally seen some of the best images I’ve ever seen taken on an S22 Ultra.
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“But wait,” I hear you cry, “isn’t it unfair to compare the older S22 Ultra to some phones with a next-genSnapdragon 8 Gen 2processor?”
Instead, the distinct lack of comment about how the S23 Ultra is going to turn things around suggests that Samsung may no longer be the camera king. We’ve seen a number of strong competitors in the phone camera stakes lately, most notably the X90 Pro+ and theGoogle Pixel 7 Pro.
We’ll have to wait for the S23 Ultra’s release to know for sure, but one thing is certain: the bar has been raised this year.
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