Samsung Galaxy S24 rumored to be missing out on one key camera upgrade
The same selfies
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We’re hoping that theSamsung Galaxy S24will be with us in the early part of 2024, but the latest rumor to reach our ears suggests that there’s one key component that won’t be getting an upgrade next year: the selfie camera.
According toGalaxyClub(viaSamMobile),Samsungis going to use the same 12MP sensor for the selfie camera on the Galaxy S24 phones as it did for the Galaxy S23 phones, so don’t expect huge upgrades in the quality of your selfies.
This applies across every handset too: theGalaxy S23, theGalaxy S23 Plusand theGalaxy S23 Ultraall came fitted with the same 12MP selfie camera up front, and it sounds like it’s going to be the same again in 2024.
Interestingly enough, while theGalaxy S22and theGalaxy S22 Pluscame with a 10MP selfie snapper, theGalaxy S22 Ultrawas fitted with a 40MP camera on the front. It was the same with the Galaxy 21 range, but Samsung doesn’t seem set to return to that approach.
No under-display camera yet
The leak also suggests that we can put the idea of an under-display camera for the Galaxy S series to bed for another year. Samsung has used the technology on its foldables – most lately theGalaxy Z Fold 4– but not on its standard flagships to date.
At this point, under-display cameras don’t yet match the photo and video quality offered by traditional components. As per this source, Samsung is keen to keep the selfie camera cut-out on the front screen as small as possible.
Of course keeping the same selfie camera hardware isn’t to say that you won’t be able to take better selfies on the Samsung Galaxy S24 – but all the improvements are going to have to be on the software side this time around.
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Fromwhat we’ve heard so far, it doesn’t sound as though the rear cameras on the Galaxy S24 phones will get much of an upgrade either, but we’ll have to wait and see. Before these handsets launch, we’ve got anotherSamsung Unpacked 2023to enjoy.
Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you’ll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook.
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