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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: Camera module with new telephoto seen in the wild for the first time

Images from inside the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra show the new camera module which are already being analyzed. (Image via Arsene Lupin, edited)
Images from inside the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra show the new camera module which are already being analyzed. (Image via Arsene Lupin, edited)
A few hours before Christmas, a leaker provided the first look into the Galaxy S24 Ultra with its newish quad-cam module based on a 200 megapixel main camera and the new 50 megapixel telephoto shooter. That one may have more in common with the zoom camera of modern flagships like the Vivo X100 Pro than with the 10x telephoto of Samsungs predecessor Galaxy S23 Ultra.

An image that apparently comes from the mass production lines of the Galaxy S24 Ultra provides us with the first unobstructed view of the slightly adapted camera module, which differs from that of the Galaxy S23 Ultra (available here on Amazon). The photo below was first posted online by the Vietnamese leaker @chunvn8888 and at first glance shows a familiar arrangement of a total of four cameras that together form the camera setup of the Galaxy S24 Ultra.

The camera modules that will be in the final Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. (Image: @chunvn8888)
The camera modules that will be in the final Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. (Image: @chunvn8888)

Differences compared to the Galaxy S23 Ultra

If you look at the differences compared to the camera module shown during a Galaxy S23 Ultra teardown, you can see at first glance that the eye-catching periscope module of the 2023 Samsung flagship has been slimmed down and significantly changed in shape. Instead of the smallish 10 megapixel 1/3.52 inch sensor with a huge mirror module for 10x optical magnification, Samsung has now opted for a significantly larger 50 megapixel sensor with 5x magnification (rumored to be a 1/2.5 inch sensor with 0.7 um pixel size).

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra camera module (left) compared with the leaked image of the Galaxy S24 Ultra quad-cam.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra camera module (left) compared with the leaked image of the Galaxy S24 Ultra quad-cam.

Stronger similarities with Vivo X100 Pro Telefoto

Not only the specs, also the shape reminds us of the much brighter periscope cameras that have recently provided better zoom shots at night, especially in modern Chinese smartphone flagships such as the Vivo X100 Pro. If you look closely, you can still spot the rectangular periscope lens format under the new round lens above it. It is still unknown if Samsung has also opted to use a floating element that allows macro shots with the zoom camera. In the recently leaked marketing materials there was no mention of a telemacro function.

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Alexander Fagot, 2023-12-24 (Update: 2023-12-24)