Galaxy S23 Ultra selfie camera details leaked

More details have emerged regarding the upcoming Galaxy S23 Ultra and its selfie camera.

So far, we've heard a lot about the Galaxy S200 Ultra's sparkling new 23MP main camera, but relatively little about the phone's selfie camera.

According to serial tipster Ice Universe, Samsung's next flagship phone will launch with a new front-facing camera. It will change from the Samsung ISOCELL Slim GH13LU used in the Galaxy S22 Ultra to a component labeled S5K3LU.

As reported in December, this will apparently result in a downgrade from 40MP to 12MP. However, it's worth remembering that the aforementioned 40MP sensor used pixel binning techniques to produce 10MP shots.

If nothing else, it could allow Samsung to add 4K selfie video recording to the Galaxy S23 Ultra package, which has also been tipped. Indeed, it's something Ice Universe claimed in a separate post on Chinese social network Weibo. "Portrait videos can go up to 4K 30fps," the tipster says (via machine translation). The Galaxy S22 Ultra can only achieve 1080p at 30 fps.

He also points out that "portraits are better separated from the background", suggesting that the new sensor will have a better handle on depth perception. This may mean that the Galaxy S23 Ultra's selfie camera will support autofocus, like the iPhone 14 lineup.

The addition of 4K selfie videos might have you worried about additional heat buildup, but the tipster claims "heat dissipation control is relatively good" in the new phone.

This would seem to confirm previous rumors that the Samsung Galaxy S23 lineup will feature improved cooling systems.

Samsung will announce its new Galaxy S23 family of phones at an Unpacked event on February 1.