Smartphones & Tablets | August 5, 2023
The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is one of the best-selling premium smartphones in the market, not only because it features an integrated S-Pen and smart functions, but also because of its photography capabilities. Samsung, which has introduced new foldable devices, has equipped it with a five-camera system that rivals those of other phones like the Google Pixel 7 Pro or the iPhone 14 Pro.
This device received an update this July, and after the update, some users have reported that the high bitrate video recording option has silently disappeared. This might be due to it causing some stability problems. The company has not confirmed this, but many users have already noticed it.
This type of recording allows for higher image quality. The absence of this option has only been noticed when recording videos in 8K resolution at 30 frames per second. Users have reported that it can still be used in other video modes.
Samsung may have decided to temporarily remove the ability to record high bitrate videos in 8K, possibly because the camera’s performance was affected when enabling this mode. As it consumes a greater amount of resources, both in terms of resolution and bitrate, many users reported slowdowns and errors in the app, as reported by Android Authority.
This is not something alarming, considering that 8K recording is still not as polished and widespread in smartphones. Moreover, it is a resolution that is currently uncommon in televisions and monitors, making it counterproductive to use it instead of 4K, which goes up to 60 frames per second.
If it has been removed temporarily, this allows Samsung to continue working on perfecting the performance of this function so that users can enjoy the best experience. They might include it in the upcoming beta versions of OneUI and release it in a stable update later on.
As it is the flagship phone in terms of its camera, it is normal for the company not to want to include this feature if its performance does not meet their standards. In any case, users can still use this function at lower resolutions.
