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Updated · PhoneArena · Jun 4
Galaxy S26 Ultra Adds 23mm Selfie Lens as Samsung Expands AI Photo Editing
Updated
Updated · PhoneArena · Jun 4

Galaxy S26 Ultra Adds 23mm Selfie Lens as Samsung Expands AI Photo Editing

2 articles · Updated · PhoneArena · Jun 4

Summary

  • A new 23mm front camera gives the Galaxy S26 Ultra a wider selfie view than the previous 25mm lens, fitting more people and background without heavy distortion.
  • Samsung pairs that hardware change with a new AI ISP that treats skin, hair and eyebrows as separate textures, aiming to preserve natural skin tones and finer facial detail.
  • New AI styles in the Gallery app keep edited selfies closer to the original image than on the S25 Ultra, while still adding stylized looks.
  • Generative editing also expands: users can remove photobombers, rewrite image elements with text prompts, and now review a step-by-step edit history to undo specific changes.
  • The package makes the S26 Ultra's selfie system one of Samsung's bigger front-camera upgrades in recent years, combining optics, processing and on-device editing tools.

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