My Favorite Shots From the Galaxy S24 Ultra's Camera

The biggest change to the Galaxy S24 Ultra's camera is its 50-megapixel telephoto camera with a 5x optical zoom, which replaces the 10-megapixel, 10x telephoto lens on the S23 Ultra. 

Otherwise, the Galaxy S24 Ultra's camera specifications are largely the same as the S23 Ultra's. There's a 200-megapixel main camera, another telephoto camera with a 10-megapixel sensor and 3x optical zoom and a 12-megapixel ultrawide camera. 

I've mostly been using the default 12-megapixel resolution since it provides plenty of detail for viewing on a phone-sized screen.

The Galaxy S24 Ultra's sensor also has larger pixels compared to last year's S23 Ultra, meaning it can preserve a good amount of detail in low lighting.

This photo was taken at 4x zoom.

Overall, the Galaxy S24 Ultra was able to preserve more detail than the Galaxy S23 Ultra and iPhone 15 Pro Max when zooming at 5x, although its photo wasn't the brightest of the bunch. 

But you can really only see the difference when cropping in really closely, as I've done in this image. 

And here's that same photo taken on last year's Galaxy S23 Ultra. Notice there isn't quite as much detail in the leaves.

And here's the iPhone 15 Pro's version.

And finally, the Pixel 8 Pro's version, which I thought was the most detailed of the bunch. 

The Galaxy S24 Ultra takes crisp and colorful photos in portrait mode.

Here's an example of the Galaxy S24 Ultra's camera at work in relatively bright indoor lighting.

Here's a photo taken at a 2x zoom in the evening. The street light has a bit of a halo around it, but the cathedral otherwise looks clear.

And here's that same photo taken at a 5x zoom. Other than the glare coming from the street light, it looks pretty sharp.

Here's an example of a shot taken at 3x. 

Another example of the Galaxy S24 Ultra taking a clear photo in low to medium indoor lighting. Mason the pup is too deep into his nap to even know this photo was being taken. 

Even though the 5x zoom quality has improved on the Galaxy S24 Ultra, Samsung's high-end phone offers a wide range of zoom options. This one was taken at 10x.

And here's the same photo shot at a 30x digital zoom.

And finally, here's the Galaxy S24 Ultra's 100x digital zoom. It gets a bit difficult to focus when zooming in this closely.

This photo was taken on the Galaxy S24 Ultra's 12-megapixel ultrawide camera. 

The Galaxy S24 Ultra made the green in this shrubbery really pop on a gloomy day in New York's Washington Square Park. 

I did my best to snap this quick photo of a latte at La Colombe Coffee without holding up the line. You can see the subtle bubbles in the top of the foam if you look closely.

Check out my full review for more details about the Galaxy S24 Ultra.