A few days ago, Samsung officially launched its latest Galaxy S21 series smartphones in the market in three different models — Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 Plus, and the top-end Galaxy S21 Ultra with notable differences in the specifications and features.
One interesting difference between these devices is the slow-motion video feature. While the Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Plus support 960fps super slow-mo video recording, the Galaxy S21 Ultra, which packs an upgraded camera, doesn’t support it natively.
In the footnote of the smartphone’s specs sheet, the South Korean giant reveals that the smaller S21 models can record 960 fps natively while the Galaxy S21 Ultra relies on digital interpolation to enhance 480fps video to 960fps.
Now, in a response to Android Policy regarding this, Samsung has confirmed that the larger sensor in the phone is responsible for the difference in performance. The larger image sensor operates at a slower shutter speed when recording video and instead of artificially limited smaller phones, the company opted to offer 960fps recording support and use frame rate conversion technology on the Galaxy S21 Ultra.
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The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra features a 12MP f/2.2 Dual Pixel AF ultrawide sensor with a 120-degree field of view, a 108MP f/1.8 0.8µm camera with OIS and PDAF, a 10MP f/2.4 Dual Pixel camera with OIS and 3x optical zoom, and a 10MP Dual Pixel AF periscope zoom camera with OIS and 10x optical zoom.
On the front side, the device comes with a 40MP f/2.2 sensor with PDAF for taking selfies and video calling. The phone also has support for 4K 60fps video recording with all five of its cameras and the device also brings 100X Space Zoom support.
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