The world of leaks is mind-blowing, as even without confirmation of the launch of a device, the information obtained is so valuable that it is already possible to make a quick comparison with other competing devices in a specific aspect. We are talking about the thickness of the cameras, a protrusion that is gradually increasing and that in the case of the iPhone 16 Pro Max is especially noticeable. But what if someone were able to offer something much more compact?
Galaxy S25 Ultra: Very thin cameras
As with the current Galaxy S24, it seems that the brand new Galaxy SXNUMX Galaxy s25 ultra will maintain a similar design in terms of the distribution of cameras. And according to the information shared by the famous leaker Ice Universe, it seems that the new Samsung flagship will continue to have a set of cameras that will not protrude too much from the body of the device. According to the data, The protrusion of the camera assembly would increase the thickness by only 2,4 millimeters. of the device, returning to having three independent cameras instead of an island of cameras as proposed by many other manufacturers.
This is especially surprising when you consider that The iPhone 16 Pro's camera island is no less than 4,3 millimeters high, which raises the device considerably when we place it with the cameras facing downwards.
S25 Ultra lens is only 2.4mm, and that of iPhone16 Pro Max is 4.3 mm. pic.twitter.com/KSMVsCICpS
— ICE UNIVERSE (@UniverseIce) September 17, 2024
Is it better to have bigger cameras?
Over the last few decades, digital photography has evolved in an incredible way, to the point where sensors with a resolution that was unthinkable just a few years ago have been produced. These sensors have managed to reduce their size incredibly, however, lenses continue to suffer insurmountable limitations due to the nature of glass. For this reason, the lenses of professional cameras continue to have the same sizes as always, and there has not been much progress in achieving something truly compact.
For this reason, the difference between the Galaxy S25 and the iPhone 16 should not be measured by the thickness of the cameras, but rather we would have to understand and check what qualities the optics in both devices are capable of offering. If the Apple model managed to obtain better performance against reflections and image diffraction, it would most likely be due to the use of larger lenses with a longer travel, something that Samsung would have been willing to sacrifice in order to obtain slightly inferior results that are practically unnoticeable.
However, to draw any conclusions we'll have to see both devices in action, and given how the Galaxy S24 performed, it seems that Samsung has once again achieved the impossible in the world of mobile cameras.
Source: Ice Universe