Hollywood legend shows how good the camera really is

Samsung recently introduced the Galaxy S23 Ultra. The South Korean manufacturer is now beating the advertising drum loudly – and has brought famous support on board: Ridley Scott. The Hollywood legend impressively shows what the new camera can do.

The Galaxy S23 Ultra is the crème de la crème of Samsung’s new smartphone trio and is packed with cutting-edge technology. The highlight is undoubtedly the 200 MP camera, which the industry leader has built into a smartphone for the first time. The Hollywood legend shows what impressive results the camera can produce Ridley Scott in a short movie.

Galaxy S23 Ultra: Ridley Scott shoots a short film with a Samsung smartphone

“Behold” is the title of the just four-minute work, which the director of classics like “Alien”, “Gladiator” or most recently “House of Gucci” shot with the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. Viewers follow the journey of a young man finding his way out of the darkness:

The Results are impressive. If you don’t know that the film was recorded with a smartphone, you shouldn’t suspect it when you watch it. The Galaxy S23 Ultra clearly demonstrates its video qualities here. However, it is not known whether additional hardware was used for the shooting, such as a camera rig.

You can see what other innovations the Galaxy S23 Ultra scores with in our hands-on:

Qualcomm chips ensure higher performance and longer battery life

In the S23 series, a Qualcomm chip is used in Germany for the first time in a long time. Samsung has dispensed with an Exynos chip. In addition to the higher performance, according to the first tests, the battery life in particular benefits. It should be on a par with the iPhone 14 Pro. However, Samsung’s latest smartphone series does not have the satellite function, which can be used to make emergency calls even without traditional network coverage.