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Tom's Guide
5 days ago
- Tom's Guide
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra just tipped for major camera upgrade according to latest leak
Samsung puts fairly excellent cameras in its flagship phones, with the Galaxy S25 Ultra being our top pick in our list of best camera phones. Lately, the company has seemed to settle on similar hardware year to year, with improvements found on the software side. However, a new leak from regular Samsung tipster Ice Universe reveals a pretty major upgrade for next year's Galaxy S26 Ultra. His most recent leak claims that the flagship phone will feature a larger F/1.4 aperture. Last month, Ice Universe claimed that Samsung would use the same ISOCELL HP2 sensor in the primary camera. This is the same 200 megapixel sensor that Samsung has used since introducing the Galaxy S23 Ultra in 2023. This gives us pause to consider that Samsung is relying too heavily on AI to sell its phones rather than the hardware itself. Still, the larger aperture is an upgrade in and of itself. Currently, the S25 Ultra features the HP2 sensor and an f/1.7 aperture. The camera's aperture is the opening that lets light pass to the sensor. Simply, the f-number of your camera stands for the focal length of the camera, which is slightly different on a smartphone but principally similar. The lower the number, the larger the aperture. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. What this means is that the S26 Ultra will be able to take in more light, which should make the phone perform better in low-light situations. It should also create a shallower depth of field, meaning out-of-focus areas in a photo will look more blurry while sharpening the subject. For most people, this may not rock the camera boat, but for shooters who enjoy Samsung's manual controls, a larger aperture will be a boon, especially in low-light images. If Samsung keeps to its traditional schedule, we'll likely see the S26 Ultra revealed at an Unpacked event in January of 2026. Follow Tom's Guide on Google News to get our up-to-date news, how-tos, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button.
Phone Arena
13-05-2025
- Business
- Phone Arena
The Galaxy S25 Edge Camera: what was cut out, will it be good enough?
Samsung has just unveiled its super-thin flagship model, the Galaxy S25 Edge, and there is a lot of excitement about this new and lighter form factor. But having a thinner phone inevitably means that some compromises had to be made. One is that the battery size is much smaller, but not least - we are also getting fewer cameras! In fact, this is the first Samsung flagship phone in years that does not have three cameras on its back but only two. But is removing a camera lens such a big deal-breaker or not? Let's find out. $750 off (61%) Starting May 12 through May 30, you can pre-order the ultra-slim Galaxy S25 Edge. The handset boasts exceptional water and dust resistance, a top-shelf camera, and titanium frame. Pre-order today for up to $630 off with eligible trade-ins and free storage upgrade ($120 extra discount). Early buyers will receive a PhoneArena-exclusive $50 Samsung credit. Pre-order at Samsung First, the good news is that the main camera on the Galaxy S25 Edge is the same one as on the Galaxy S25 Ultra — a 200 MP one with Samsung's ISOCELL HP2 sensor. Heck, even the $1,000 Galaxy S25 Plus uses a smaller, 50 MP sensor for its main camera, so that's good news! Samsung explains that it has tweaked the lens on top of that sensor, but overall, you should expect mostly a Galaxy S25 Ultra -like quality from the photos. The second camera on the S25 Edge is an ultra-wide one with a 12 MP resolution, so not quite as good as on the S25 Ultra, which uses a 50 MP sensor, but on par with the S25 and S25 Plus models. The biggest compromise of a 12 MP camera is that it cannot use pixel-binning, meaning that typically low-light images tend to have a bit more noise. And finally, the bad news is that there are no telephoto cameras on the S25 Edge . Samsung is betting on digital zoom (and maybe sensor cropping using the main camera sensor), but it's obvious that the S25 Edge cannot match the S25 series with their native zoom cameras at 3X zoom or 5X zoom. That is the big compromise. So... is having an ultra-wide camera the best choice? It might be for some people, but clearly not for everyone (I would personally much prefer having a zoom camera instead). As for software features, the Galaxy S25 Edge supports everything the regular S25 series have: Galaxy AI, 8K video, Expert RAW camera modes and so on. Learn more about this super thin phone here:
