Help about to buy s20 ULTRA AGAIN and must know if auto focus is still dead

[notableuser]

I RAN to 11 pro max because Ultra 3 days in no fix after preorder; Else buying the s20 plus
sure hope to see here at least it hesitates or hunts once and not all day or if when using promode it doesnt do the same.
remember I owned it once before.
loved all but auto focus
AND IF the plus is near a note 10 plus side I will get instead.

 

[Rob]

I've gotten software updates but none of them have mentioned updates to the camera update (Snapdragon). Others have gotten camera updates (Exynos) (most notably @ironass).

You can definitely "fix" the autofocus problem using Pro Mode if you plan on focusing manually but I wouldn't really call that a fix. Just... the absence of autofocus instead of the obnoxiously hunting. But then you're missing a feature that comes standard on even the worst Android phones on the market.

The problem happens much more often at close range so I've been keeping my distance and zooming more often.

 

[notableuser]

I've gotten software updates but none of them have mentioned updates to the camera update (Snapdragon). Others have gotten camera updates (Exynos) (most notably @ironass).

You can definitely "fix" the autofocus problem using Pro Mode if you plan on focusing manually but I wouldn't really call that a fix. Just... the absence of autofocus instead of the obnoxiously hunting. But then you're missing a feature that comes standard on even the worst Android phones on the market.

The problem happens much more often at close range so I've been keeping my distance and zooming more often.

seems i might advert the disaster altogether and go the plus as I had ultra before.I cant stand tiny screens. IF the plus is near the note 10 plus screen then I will pay that thamn be a fool twice with the ULTRA

 

[ironass]

@Rob have you seen this Gcam port...

Get the Pixel's Google Camera App on Your Galaxy S20, S20+, or S20 Ultra

Just wondered if it might help.

 

[notableuser]

@Rob have you seen this Gcam port...

Get the Pixel's Google Camera App on Your Galaxy S20, S20+, or S20 Ultra

Just wondered if it might help.

no ty if no stock no buying it with my money and is useless on snapdragon

 

[ironass]

no ty if no stock no buying it with my money and is useless on snapdragon

The article states, "It's important to note that the modded app only works for the Snapdragon variant of the S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra."

 

[notableuser]

The article states, "It's important to note that the modded app only works for the Snapdragon variant of the S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra."

if i want gcam i will buy a pixel
why pay 1400 for ultra if stock camera needs gcam and no true tests that says gcam rids autofocus on samaung.

 

[Rob]

have you seen this Gcam port...

Thanks for sharing. Got super excited when I started to read the article but then saw the image comparisons:

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I personally prefer the S20 photos. They look more natural and you can see more detail. Take for example the grain in the yellow wall...

 

[notableuser]

Thanks for sharing. Got super excited when I started to read the article but then saw the image comparisons:

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I personally prefer the S20 photos. They look more natural and you can see more detail. Take for example the grain in the yellow wall...

only concerned with autofocus all else is useless if camera is not corrected

 

[mikedt]

I RAN to 11 pro max because Ultra 3 days in no fix after preorder; Else buying the s20 plus
sure hope to see here at least it hesitates or hunts once and not all day or if when using promode it doesnt do the same.
remember I owned it once before.
loved all but auto focus
AND IF the plus is near a note 10 plus side I will get instead.

That's a Vivo phone. A nice phone to use, but Vivo and Oppo(same company) can be quite poor for updates and support.

 

[notableuser]

im done.

 

[PrinceOfDorne]

I RAN to 11 pro max because Ultra 3 days in no fix after preorder; Else buying the s20 plus
sure hope to see here at least it hesitates or hunts once and not all day or if when using promode it doesnt do the same.
remember I owned it once before.
loved all but auto focus
AND IF the plus is near a note 10 plus side I will get instead.

Nope. Not yet fixed. Don't think it can be fixed by software. Wait for the Note 20 cuz Sammy might use Snapdragon across the board and dump Exynos once and for all and they'll do something with the focus hunting issue plaguing the S20 Ultras.

 

[mikedt]

Nope. Not yet fixed. Don't think it can be fixed by software. Wait for the Note 20 cuz Sammy might use Snapdragon across the board and dump Exynos once and for all and they'll do something with the focus hunting issue plaguing the S20 Ultras.

Not likely to happen. Seen as Exynos is Samsung's own silicon, and Qualcomm Snapdragon was bought in for the three countries that still require CDMA network compatibly, which are China(China Telecom), Japan(NTT DoCoMo), and US(Sprint and Verizon). Anywhere else, it's Exynos.

So is it Snapdragon or Exynos Note 20 that has this apparent focussing problem?

 

[PrinceOfDorne]

Not likely to happen. Seen as Exynos is Samsung's own silicon, and Qualcomm Snapdragon was bought in for the three countries that still require CDMA network compatibly, which are China(China Telecom), Japan(NTT DoCoMo), and US(Sprint and Verizon). Anywhere else, it's Exynos.

So is it Snapdragon or Exynos Note 20 that has this apparent focussing problem?

In that case, I am divorcing Samsung unless all new phones get the same treatment.

 

[notableuser]

I RAN to 11 pro max because Ultra 3 days in no fix after preorder; Else buying the s20 plus
sure hope to see here at least it hesitates or hunts once and not all day or if when using promode it doesnt do the same.
remember I owned it once before.
loved all but auto focus
AND IF the plus is near a note 10 plus side I will get instead.

There may not be a Galaxy Note 20 Ultra model later this year DUE TO S20 ULTRA FIASCO. READ HERE https://www.sammobile.com/news/there-may-not-be-galaxy-note-20-ultra-this-year/

 

[notableuser]

I RAN to 11 pro max because Ultra 3 days in no fix after preorder; Else buying the s20 plus
sure hope to see here at least it hesitates or hunts once and not all day or if when using promode it doesnt do the same.
remember I owned it once before.
loved all but auto focus
AND IF the plus is near a note 10 plus side I will get instead.

FINALLY,HELLISH WAIT OVER IN COVID 19 USA. JUNE VZW LOCKED UPDATE FIXED ALL CAMERA ISSUES

 

[notableuser]

I RAN to 11 pro max because Ultra 3 days in no fix after preorder; Else buying the s20 plus
sure hope to see here at least it hesitates or hunts once and not all day or if when using promode it doesnt do the same.
remember I owned it once before.
loved all but auto focus
AND IF the plus is near a note 10 plus side I will get instead.

done/

 

[consultant]

Did they ever update the camera software to fix the focus issue on the S20 Ultra or is the Note 20 Ultra the better phone to get for cameras?

Check the comparisons between S21 and S20 Ultra. I've seen this before where manufacturers focus on specs to market, taking one step forward on camera specs and 2 steps back on image processing.

https://www.dxomark.com/samsung-gal...a-review-dual-tele-with-room-for-improvement/