One of the world’s leading smartphone manufacturers, Samsung, has launched its latest flagship Galaxy S20 smartphone range with 5G chips and a new camera system capable of up to 100x zoom.
The mobile phone giant unveiled the devices at an event in San Francisco and screened live in Abuja, last week.
The company hoped that fast screens, an overhauled camera system and a spread of sizes will be enough to lift sales and beat rivals Apple and Huawei in the competitive market.
The Galaxy S20 has a 6.2in screen and a triple camera on the back, while the Galaxy S20+ has a 6.7in screen and quad camera on the back. Both have cameras with hybrid optical zoom of 3x and digital zoom to 30x.
The super-sized Galaxy S20 Ultra has a 6.9in screen and a quad camera system on the back.
The two standout features are a 108MP main camera and a 10x hybrid optical zoom lens that has a periscopic arrangement, using a prism to direct light sideways into the body of the phone, similar to that used by Huawei on its P30 Pro last year for a 5x zoom. The camera is said to be capable of up to 100x digital zoom, twice that managed by rivals.
Samsung Software Engineer and Quality Assurance Manager, Stephen Okwara said Samsung had upped its game when it comes to camera capabilities on the new S20 line-up, but in some areas the South Korean firm was “merely in catch-up mode with the rivals.
He said Samsung’s innovations concerning the handling of extended zoom, such as the new window-in-window viewfinder with over 30x magnification, were worthwhile additions.
Okwara who described the smart phone as a world changing device, said, ‘’We have completely changed the game in the innovative and ever changing smart phone market. ‘’
According to him, all three models have new Amoled screens with a refresh rate of 120Hz – twice the speed of standard smartphone screens and faster than the 90Hz screens used by OnePlus and Google last year – which makes use of the device smoother in scrolling and other fast-moving interactions.
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