Elon Musk left surprised by Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra’s camera, netizens react

Samsung recently unveiled the Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 smartphones at a global launch event in San Francisco. The flagship smartphone ‘Galaxy S23 Ultra’ sports an all-new 200MP sensor with adaptive pixels which can capture images with epic details. The phone comes with the Super Quad Pixel AF, the rear camera can focus on subjects 50% faster. The camera allows users to zoom 100x, which is one of the selling points of the smartphone.

While testing the camera, Marques Brownlee, an American YouTuber, wrote on Twitter: “I don`t know who needs to take a 100x photo of the moon, but clearly the Galaxy S23 Ultra is the phone for you”. To which Musk replied, “wow”.

I don’t know who needs to take a 100x photo of the moon, but clearly the Galaxy S23 Ultra is the phone for you pic.twitter.com/IIe33Vr6rI

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— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) February 7, 2023

Netizens were also quick to respond, with some people hailing the S23’s capability to zoom 100x.

Let me guess, iPhone user stuck with 15x digital zoom?

— 💀 (@t3mporarybl1p) February 7, 2023

That is some good stabilization too.

— Michael Jordan (@AviatorJordan) February 7, 2023

That is phenomenal

— T-Bone (@Teabone30) February 7, 2023

The Samsung India executive said that the company has focused on three major aspects as far as bringing improvements to the Galaxy S23 series is concerned. These aspects are – camera, performance and gaming, and sustainability. Talking about the camera, Babbar said this year Samsung has not only included a 200MP in its ‘Ultra’ smartphone, but it has also made the sensors and the entire camera setup intelligent enough such that it is able to capture the best possible image even under hard-to-capture conditions.

“The way that we have built the device is – When I talk about the rear camera with 200-megapixel adaptive pixel technology. It is a giant leap for a consumer…The camera is intelligent enough to decide whether I should shoot in 12MP, 50MP or 200MP. Now that is a big improvement as a consumer because I don’t know that this shoot will not come good in this kind of lighting. Two, what is changing at the OIS is that…you’re able to get much wider shots. Third, the way we have built the AI is very different…A lot of times, you would have clicked a picture and you would have realised that why is this light travelling. All those things have taken a giant leap and improvement,” he said.

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra price in India:

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra costs Rs 1,24,999 for the 12GB/256GB version, Rs 1,34,999 for the 12GB/512GB model, and Rs 1,54,999 for the 12GB/1TB variant. This phone will be universally available in Phantom Black, Cream, and Green colours, but online orders will allow you to choose from four aforementioned colours.

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra specifications:

The Galaxy S23 Ultra features a 6.8-inch Edge QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display that has a dynamic refresh rate of 1–120Hz and a touch sampling rate of 240Hz in Game Mode. The phone is powered by a custom version of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, along with up to 12GB of RAM and runs on Android 13 with One UI 5.1 on top.

In terms of specifications, the Galaxy S23 Ultra comes with a 200-megapixel primary wide camera with an f/1.8 lens, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide shooter with f/2.2 aperture, a 10-megapixel telephoto shooter with f/2.4 aperture lens along with a 10-megapixel telephoto shooter with 10x optical zoom support. For selfies and video chats, it has a 12-megapixel camera.

Connectivity options include 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3 and a USB Type-C port. Samsung has also bundled the S Pen stylus with the handset. The smartphone houses a 5,000mAh battery that supports 45W wired charging and Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 which offers 15W charging speeds.