The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra provides improvements to its camera system, setting a new standard for smartphone photography. These upgrades are expected to enhance image quality, low-light performance, and zoom clarity.
Compared to the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, the S25 Ultra’s camera offers sharper photos, better color accuracy, and more versatile shooting option. This is thanks to the powerful camera performance enhanced by the new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered image signal processor and the neural processing unit (NPU) capabilities. NPU is a specialized processor that can handle multiple operations in real time simultaneously, which makes Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra camera a solid choice for photography and smartphone enthusiasts.
Overview of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra camera system
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra features an impressive quad-camera setup that takes smartphone photography to the next level. The rear cameras include:
- 200MP wide-angle lens with an ƒ/1.7 aperture for stunning, high-resolution
- 50MP telephoto lens features a ƒ/3.4 aperture, with a 5x optical zoom, a 10x optical quality zoom, and a 100x space zoom for capturing distant subjects
- 10MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom for even more zoom options
- 50MP ultra-wide-angle lens with an ƒ/1.9 aperture for capturing incredible detail in Macro shots, as well as in wide scenes
And the front Selfie camera has a 12MP lens with an ƒ/2.4 aperture, that is now powered by an AI image signal processor (ISP), perfect for portrait photos with significant improvements to skin tones, lighting, and texture. This lens combo is designed to offer versatility and exceptional smartphone image quality in many shooting conditions.
Key upgrades to the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra camera
Smartphone camera quality is a determining factor for many buyers. Users not only want high-quality images and video, but also ease of use, low-light shooting, wide angles—and for video, options like cinema quality. Content creators and professional filmmakers are even using smartphones for production. With new Pro Grade camera features such as Log video, users can capture a much wider dynamic range, with more detail in both the highlights and shadows of an image, giving filmmakers significantly more flexibility to color grade without losing quality. The new Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra has other upgrades that put that quality into their hands.
Improved ultrawide lens
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is bringing a major upgrade to its camera system by replacing the 12MP ultra-wide lens from the S24 Ultra with a new 50MP ultra-wide lens. This upgraded lens comes with a wider ƒ/1.9 aperture, so it can capture more light. This enhances the camera’s low-light capabilities, allowing it to take brighter and clearer photos for both up close detail, as well as landscape photos.
In addition, the higher resolution of the 50MP lens ensures sharper, more detailed shots, while also offering the capability of recording 8K video footage from an ultra-wide scene. With This makes the S25 Ultra set to offer a superior photography experience compared to the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra.
Enhanced image processing with Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is equipped with the Samsung exclusive Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy processor – the fastest and most powerful Samsung Galaxy processor to date. Such enhanced processing means the S25 Ultra’s camera can take advantage of faster and smoother performance. With the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy, the camera can quickly process high-resolution photos and videos, resulting in less lag and more accurate color reproduction.
The advanced processor helps improve features like image stabilization, low-light performance, and real-time enhancements, making every shot look professional. Plus, you get a variety of capture settings like Food, Panorama, Portrait, and more to make your images pop, no matter what you’re shooting. Overall, the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy significantly boosts the camera’s performance, ensuring the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra delivers top-notch photography and videography quality.
Main lens: 200MP camera and its capabilities
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is keeping the impressive 200MP wide-angle lens used in the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. This lens allows the S25 Ultra to capture extremely detailed photos with vibrant colors.
The lens supports high resolution 8K video recording, ensuring that every frame is sharp and smooth. Whether you’re taking photos or recording videos, the 200MP wide-angle lens on the S25 Ultra promises exceptional quality and clarity, making it a great choice for anyone who loves capturing memories in stunning detail.
Telephoto lenses: Versatile zoom capabilities
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is equipped with dual telephoto lenses that offer versatile zoom capabilities. The second telephoto lens is a 50MP lens with 5x optical zoom, and a 10x optical quality zoom; this is perfect for capturing distant subjects with incredible detail—so you can zoom in on faraway objects and still get clear, sharp images.
The first telephoto lens is a 10MP lens with 3x optical zoom, ideal for mid-range zoom shots. Together, these lenses provide enhanced zoom clarity and sharpness, allowing you to take high-quality photos at different distances without losing image quality. This makes the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra camera system highly versatile and perfect for various photography needs.
Whether the images memories captured and stored digitally, shared to social media, or printed to place in an album, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra camera system upgrades capture stunning quality images for regular and professional users alike for still images and video.
Video capabilities of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra boasts impressive video capabilities that will excite any budding videographer. It continues to support 8K video recording, allowing you to capture videos with stunning detail and sharpness. One of the standouts of the S25 Ultra is its new Night Video with Audio Eraser1 feature. This allows you to record vibrant, clear videos even in low-light conditions, so your nighttime memories are just as brilliant as those captured during the day.
Additionally, Audio Eraser uses power AI to analyze a video and identify a variety of sounds, then allows users to individually adjust the level of each one to help minimize unwanted background noises, making sure that the audio in your videos is as crisp and clean as the visuals. Other video settings include Log Video, Virtual Aperture, Slow Motion, exposure monitor, and pro mode. With these advanced video capabilities, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is perfect for anyone looking to create high-quality content in any lighting situation.
How the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra compares to the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra’s camera system delivers several key improvements over the Galaxy S24 Ultra, even though some camera lenses maintain the same resolution. Like the Samsung Galaxy S24 models, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra also uses the next generation of the ProVisual Engine to enhance the camera experience in a variety of ways, such as producing clearer photos through AI Stereo Depth Mapping, scene analysis, and settings optimization.1 Upgrades include:
- Ultrawide camera: The ultrawide camera has been upgraded from 12MP to 50MP, providing better versatility that allows users to capture wider and more detailed shots.
- Image signal processing: The image signal processing has been significantly improved thanks to the new Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy processor, which ensures smooth and fast processing for every shot.
Between Galaxy AI and improvements in the camera system, the Samsung Galaxy S25 continues innovation in quality photo and video capture.
Conclusion
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra delivers a powerful and versatile camera system, featuring innovative upgrades like the new 50MP ultrawide lens and advanced support from Galaxy AI and the next generation of the ProVisual Engine. These enhancements make it easier to capture stunning, detailed shots in a variety of situations.
With its advanced hardware and software—including the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy processor—the S25 Ultra sets a new benchmark for smartphone photography in 2025. This makes it appealing to both casual users who want to take great photos without effort, and photography enthusiasts who seek high-quality, professional-looking images.
Overall, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra’s camera system offers exceptional performance and versatility, making it a great choice for anyone interested in smartphone photography.
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1Compatible with common video formats accessible in Gallery; helps minimize six sounds. (Voice/Speech, Music, Noise, Crowd, Nature, Wind). Utilizes AI; results vary.
2“Become the ultimate photographer with Samsung AI,” Samsung, Accessed Feb 3, 2025, https://www.samsung.com/us/explore/photography/become-the-ultimate-photographer-with-samsung-AI/
Amy Fuson is a lead manager in marketing for AT&T and the Samsung editor for TechBuzz by AT&T. The statements in this article are her own and don’t necessarily represent the positions, strategies, or opinions of AT&T.
