The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra could come with a big video recording upgrade

A new level of 4K

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Based on the rumors that we’ve come across so far, it looks as though theSamsung Galaxy S24 Ultrais going to bring with it the most significant upgrades whenSamsunglaunches its next batch of flagship phones – and that apparently covers video recordings too.

Well-known leakerIce Universe(viaNotebookcheck) has hinted that the Ultra model will be able to record footage at a4Kresolution and up to 120 frames per second (fps). That’s impressive – but the tipster does note that this feature is still in “testing” and may not ultimately be included.

TheSamsung Galaxy S23 Ultralaunched last year is capable of recording 4K video with its quad-lens rear camera, but only up to 60 fps. TheiPhone 15 Pro, theiPhone 15 Pro Max, and theGoogle Pixel 8 Proall have the same ceiling in terms of resolution and frame rate.

As ourOnePlus 9 Pro reviewandSony Xperia 1 V reviewwill tell you, this wouldn’t be the first time 4K / 120fps video recording has been seen on a smartphone – but it’s something you can’t get right now on the top Samsung,Apple, andGooglehandsets.

Galaxy S24 Ultra 4K 120fps videoDecember 31, 2023

Improved sensor

Samsung has already shown off somenew video capture capabilitiesfor its camera sensors that we’re expecting to see in the Galaxy S24 Ultra, but this is the first inking we’ve had of a new high bar in terms of video quality.

While the 200MP megapixel rating of the main camera isn’t expected to change between the Galaxy S23 Ultra and the Galaxy 24 Ultra, the actual underlying sensor technologyis being tippedfor an upgrade, enabling faster processing.

Add in the introduction of theSnapdragon 8 Gen 3processor from Qualcomm, and you can see where the additional grunt required to reach 4K / 120 fps is coming from. Just make sure you have plenty of internal storage space left for the resulting video files.

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We should see the Ultra edition appear alongside two otherSamsung Galaxy S24 modelslater this month, with January 17 likely to be the big launch day. Other upgrades that are apparently in the pipeline includeplenty of AI features.

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