


The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is very capable of taking good quality portrait photos and videos in most lighting conditions. It is computed from data recorded during Photo, Zoom and Video tests that include people and moving subjects, a total of 60+ scenes both in the lab and real-life scenes with models. It has been designed to represent the test device’s ability to capture technically good photos and videos in the most common consumer use cases (family, friends, pets). Unlike for previous generations, there is no Exynos-powered version.įriends & Family is a new use case score, introduced with the latest version 5 of the DXOMARK Camera test protocol. The S23 Ultra only comes as a Snapdragon variant. Please note that all comparisons with the S22 Ultra in this review were made with the Snapdragon version of that device. Compared to the predecessor S22 Ultra, the Samsung engineers managed to achieve improvements in several areas, including video stabilization, slightly better zoom, noticeably better video exposure, and improved autofocus speed in bright light. White balance in low light left some room for improvement, though. However, despite the sophisticated tele hardware, overall zoom results were slightly below competitors such as the Huawei Mate 50 Pro or Honor Magic 4 Ultimate, which provide more consistent tele zoom quality with only one higher-resolution tele camera module.Įffective stabilization and a fast and accurate autofocus meant that the Galaxy S23 Ultra also did well for video. Tele zoom at very long range was a strength, thanks to Samsung’s dual-tele approach with a dedicated 10x camera. The camera also allows for capture at higher image resolutions. Please note that still-image testing was undertaken at the default 12MP resolution. Still images featured excellent detail in bright light and a fairly wide dynamic range across all light levels. It offered good performance across pretty much all test attributes, without major drawbacks in any area, making it a great smartphone imaging allrounder. With a DXOMARK Camera score of 140, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra achieved a very good result in our camera tests. Occasional underexposure of faces in low-light video.Occasional local loss of detail on faces.
