Moon shots are overrated. I made that statement a little before Samsung announced its new Galaxy S24 lineup, focusing instead on how the Galaxy S24 Ultra in particular could possibly capture galaxies and nebulas with its cameras. But it all hinged on one particular outcome.
Well, it turns out that the one thing I was hoping to not happen came true. I’m referring to the company’s decision to ditch the 5x optical zoom lens of the Galaxy S23 Ultra, replaced instead by a 5x telephoto camera with a larger sensor. Samsung argues that it could offer the same optical-quality as the S23 Ultra’s 5x telephoto camera, but not so much after I put it through some proper zoom testing in my Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra review.
