The Samsung Galaxy S23 series is set to be unveiled at the company’s upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event on February 1st. While the South Korean tech giant hasn’t revealed any details beyond teasers for the phones, the design and specs for the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+ and Galaxy S23 Ultra are expected to have been leaked ahead of launch. Now a tipster has detailed all the changes in the camera department of the top-end Galaxy S23 Ultra. For its front-facing camera, the handset is reportedly switching from a 40-megapixel GH1 sensor on the Galaxy S22 Ultra to a 12-megapixel 3LU sensor.
According to tipster Ice Universe (@UniverseIce), the Galaxy S23 Ultra will arrive with a host of camera sensor changes from its predecessor. In your tweetthe tipster released screenshots detailing hardware and software specifications of the upcoming Galaxy S23 Ultra and the Galaxy S22 Ultra.
In addition to the front camera, the upcoming handset will feature a 12-megapixel Sony IMX564 sensor for its ultra-wide sensor – an upgrade over the Galaxy S22 Ultra’s 12-megapixel Sony IMX563 sensor. The biggest upgrade comes for the main camera. A previous report disclosed The Galaxy S23 Ultra’s main camera will be a 200-megapixel HP2 sensor. Its predecessor featured a 108-megapixel HM3 sensor for the main camera.
Meanwhile, one camera’s specification is expected to remain the same: the Sony IMX754 sensor for the 3x and 10x telephoto has been inherited from the Galaxy S22 Ultra.
Leaks about the Galaxy S23’s camera module have recently swept the internet. A report claimed this week that the Galaxy S23 Ultra can shoot 4K-quality portrait video at 30 frames per second (fps). The handset will also reportedly come with a “night vision” camera. Samsung’s The flagship phone is expected to come with a quad rear camera led by a 200-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.7 lens and support for OIS (optical image stabilization). These details are also confirmed in the latest leak.
In addition, the phone allegedly powered by a customized version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC with a peak clock speed of up to 3.36 GHz.