Samsung forecast to feature 4 cameras, S Pen for S22

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Samsung forecast to feature 4 cameras, S Pen for S22

Posted : 2021-10-15 16:48

Updated : 2021-10-15 17:08

This rendered image created by Dutch tech site LetsGoDigital shows the Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S22, featuring four cameras and an S Pen stylus. / Captured from LetsGoDigital

By Baek Byung-yeul

Samsung Electronics is nearing the release of its 2022 premium smartphone, possibly to be called the Galaxy S22. Speculation has been brewing that the upcoming device will feature four cameras and the S Pen stylus, which was previously seen in the Galaxy Note smartphones.

On Friday, a Dutch tech site LetsGoDigital unveiled a rendered image of a new Galaxy S smartphone for next year in collaboration with graphic designer Parvez Khan. The site said the Galaxy S22 Ultra, the highest-priced model of the S series smartphone, will feature four cameras for the first time ever to meet the demands of consumers who want to shoot high-quality photos and videos.

The four-camera design may feature optical image stabilization (OIS) to counteract motion blur. In Samsung's previous models, the ultra-wide-angle camera was not equipped with OIS. Also, the new smartphone may be equipped with a laser autofocus sensor, it said.

For the front camera of the S22 Ultra, Samsung is expected to use a 40 megapixel punch-hole selfie camera, contrary to expectations that it would use an under-display camera, which was already built into Samsung's latest foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Z Fold 3.

Still, it is not clear exactly how the camera's expected design will be delivered. Previously, OnLeaks, a tipster known for leaking information about upcoming devices, showed a rendered image of the S22 Ultra featuring a quad camera on a P-shaped camera island.

Another feature to expect in the new Galaxy phone is the S Pen stylus. Samsung decided not to release its Galaxy Note phablet smartphone, which always featured the stylus, this year. Instead, the company is forecast to have an S Pen to appeal to existing Galaxy Note users, the site said.

"The design of the Samsung S22 Ultra will therefore match the Note line-up more than the S series. This gives the Samsung S22 Ultra a sleek, business look. Moreover, this design seems to be necessary to create sufficient space for the S Pen compartment, which is integrated at the bottom left of the device," LetsGoDigital said.

Samsung has traditionally released the Galaxy S Series in February, but the S21 smartphones came out in January this year with an aim to boost phone sales after being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Dutch site added it remains to be seen whether Samsung will release the new S22 smartphone in January 2022.

baekby@koreatimes.co.kr