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Ive never been a huge fan of ultra-wide cameras, even on some of thebest camera phones.

Thats because the S25 Ultra comes with a 50-megapixel rather than the 12MP ultra-wide camera of theGalaxy S24 Ultra.

An image of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra from a hands-on event

Galaxy S25 Ultra 50MP ultra-wide(Image credit: Future)

Punch into a shot, and the Galaxy S25 Ultra resolves sharper details than its rival.

The same is broadly true when comparing the 12MP ultra-wide versus the 50MP shots on the Galaxy S25 Ultra.

Galaxy S25 Ultra photo of Paddington station

Galaxy S25 Ultra 50MP ultra-wide(Image credit: Future)

iPhone 16 Pro Max photo of Paddington station

iPhone 16 Pro Max 12MP ultra-wide(Image credit: Future)

Galaxy S25 Ultra photo of some buildings and water

Galaxy S25 Ultra 50MP ultra-wide(Image credit: Future)

iPhone 16 Pro Max photo of some buildings and water

(Image credit: Future)

an image of some houses shot on the 50MP Galaxy S25 Ultra ultra-wide camera

Galaxy S25 Ultra 50MP ultra-wide(Image credit: Future)

an image of some houses shot on the 12MP Galaxy S25 Ultra ultra-wide camera

Galaxy S25 Ultra 12MP ultra-wide(Image credit: Future)

an image of some tracks and houses shot on the Galaxy S25 Ultra 50MP ultra-wide camera

Galaxy S25 Ultra 50MP ultra-wide(Image credit: Future)

an image of some houses and train tracks shot on the 12MP Galaxy S25 Ultra ultra-wide camera

Galaxy S25 Ultra 12MP ultra-wide(Image credit: Future)