ISSUE 73 • ANDROID ADVISOR 33and highlights are preserved, and in some shots, I
actually preferred the S20 Ultra’s night mode to the
Pixel 4’s. The new countdown interface that’s built
into the shutter is extremely clever and the best
implementation I’ve used so far.
Samsung also continues to make strides with
portrait mode. Even without a second selfie camera
like the S10+, edges are crisp, and wisps of hair are
recognized. The rear camera excelled thanks to the
time-of-flight sensor, though the aggressive AI tended
to smooth faces a bit too much with the selfie cam.
The S20 Ultra camera’s other claim to fame is 8K
video recording, which you can capture at 30fps.
You’ll need a lot of space for it – every minute will
eat up about 600MB of storage – and some of those
clips might need to be reshot. That’s because of a bug
that messes with the S20 Ultra’s autofocus. Samsung
has supposedly rolled out a fix for it in Korea, but myThe S20 Ultra’s 108Mp lens handles colour and detail
remarkably well, even if you’re not shooting with every pixel