Samsung Galaxy S21 leaks just confirmed key camera and display specs

Samsung Galaxy S21 leaks simply confirmed cardinal camera and display specs

(Paradigm credit: Evan Blass (Modified))

The Samsung Galaxy S21 is due to launch on Jan 14, merely nosotros've just got more leaks about its cameras and display.

What appears to be official graphics from Samsung identifying all the cameras and their specs take been posted by Evan Blass on Phonation. Meanwhile, leaker Ice Universe tweeted how the Galaxy S21 Ultra volition be able to apply its maximum QHD resolution with a 120Hz refresh rate enabled at the same fourth dimension; that'southward something the Milky way S20 Ultra couldn't manage.

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Blass' images bear witness two unlike Milky way S21 camera layouts, one for the S21 and S21 Plus, and the other for the S21 Ultra. The former has a 12MP chief camera, 12MP ultrawide camera and 64MP telephoto, with a flash module sitting exterior the primary camera bump and a 10MP selfie photographic camera on the front.

Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Plus — (Epitome credit: Evan Blass/Vox)

This arrangement is basically identical in specs to the cameras of the Milky way S20. The Milky way S20 Plus also had a time-of-flight (ToF) sensor, but Samsung looks to have dropped it.

ToF sensors can aid deliver improved portrait shots, so fans of such photography might find its removal a little disappointing. Samsung could have figured out a way to become the aforementioned results using improved computational photography, so dropping the sensors could gratis upwards space within the Milky way S21 Plus; this is all speculation though.

The Galaxy S21 Ultra's set-up makes a few changes. The main camera is now a 108MP sensor, while the telephoto camera has been replaced with 2 split up 10MP sensors. These graphics don't mention their magnification, merely earlier rumors have claimed they will be capable of 3x and 10x zoom respectively.

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra — (Epitome credit: Evan Blass/Voice)

Also on the back of the S21 Ultra is a flash module and more importantly a laser autofocus sensor. We first saw Samsung use this on the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra to help the large 108MP camera focus speedily and reliably, a trouble the Milky way S20 Ultra suffered with.

The final sensor shown on the S21 Ultra'due south epitome is a 40MP front-facing camera. Once more, Samsung's produced a hardware-heavy flagship, which we'll finally run into in action at the launch next week. Other features to wait out for include new Snapdragon 888 chipsets and Due south Pen stylus compatibility on the S21 Ultra.

A major display problem fixed

Some other fresh leak about the S21 Ultra came from Ice Universe. Every bit mentioned, their tweet shows the settings card of the Ultra has an option to have both the maximum 120Hz refresh charge per unit and maximum QHD resolution enabled at the same time.

👏Milky way S21 Ultra realizes WQHD+ resolution and 120Hz adaptive refresh rate tin be turned on at the same fourth dimension moving-picture show.twitter.com/FpiB8jAxyCJanuary 5, 2021

The S21 and S21 Plus are also capable of 120Hz refresh rates but take an FHD resolution instead of QHD. While the FHD panels are strictly a downgrade compared to the QHD S20 and S20 Plus, the reduction in pixels will hopefully make for better bombardment life overall.

Another deviation is that the S21 Ultra uses an LTPO display, which put only allows the phone to vary its refresh rate a lot more freely than standard models, cranking upward the frame rate for gaming purposes simply dialing it back downwards if yous're looking at photos. This reduces the screen's need for power and therefore extends the battery life compared to a device that's constantly at 120Hz.

And so far the Galaxy S21 serial is looking similar a not bad upgrade over the Galaxy S20 series. It's peradventure more evolution than revolution, but that could still earn it a spot on our all-time phones listing.

Richard is a Tom's Guide staff writer based in London, covering news, reviews and how-tos for phones, gaming, audio and whatever else people demand advice on. Following on from his MA in Magazine Journalism at the University of Sheffield, he'due south as well written for WIRED U.Grand., The Register and Artistic Bloq. When non at work, he'south likely thinking nearly how to brew the perfect cup of specialty java.