An infographic makes it possible to realize the 22 years of evolution of the photo on Samsung smartphones, from the SCH-V200 of 2000 to the Galaxy S22 Ultra of 2022.
Today, there are many smartphones good in photo. It has even become one of the main purchasing criteria for a good part of users. However, this has not always been the case! It took many years for manufacturers to fine-tune the photo performance of their mobile phones. A comparison gives us a good example with Samsung.
In 2000, the South Korean giant released its SCH-V200 equipped with a camera offering photos with a maximum definition of 352 x 288 pixels. In comparison, 22 years later, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra can activate a 108-megapixel mode with just a few clicks. The photo sensors of our smartphones have obviously evolved and always incorporate more innovation.
22 years of evolution in photography at Samsung
To realize this, the site SimpleGhar offers an interesting infographic showing the same scene as it would have been captured by the SCH-V200, by the Galaxy S22 Ultra and by several devices released between the two, such as the W880 (2009), the S4 Zoom (2013) or the Galaxy Note 8 (2017).
Please note that the site teams explain that they did not take a photo each time with all these devices. ” To compare camera capabilities of phones over the years, SimpleGhar experts gathered data on the specs of top-selling devices and those that made a significant leap in image quality. Then we created simulation images of the effect of each camera on a consistent set of photo samples ».
These are therefore simulations to be taken with a grain of salt. However, these images give a good overview of the evolutions of the photographic processing of smarpthones. Between the SCH-V200 and the Galaxy S21 Ultra, it almost feels like going from a black and white image to color.
We can also see that since 2015 with the Galaxy S6, the brand seems quite constant on its tendency to boost color saturation. Samsung’s photo choices seem to please the public.
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