Camera comparison between One UI 7 and One UI 8 Beta 2

[miskob]

Is there someone, who can compare the camera between the latest stable One UI 7 (June update) and the latest One UI 8 Beta 2?

Are there visible improvements in photo quality, photo consistency and smoothened videos?

[Star_girl]

What exactly are you looking for?
Major camera upgrade came with UI7 already and it's substantial from UI 6.1. UI8 Beta is test software not a definitive software, if there is camera upgrade coming with UI8 it should be specified by Samsung before the stable version is released. Bugs should be fixed for certain though.
You can control video smoothness already manually if you swipe the screen with your finger above the zoom numbers.

[ScoredByOctane]

One ui 8 beta whats next one ui 94848855884748474846484748648474844638 beta?

[Star_girl]

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Here's how you can typically get a beta version of phone software:
1. For Operating System Betas (like Android or iOS):
* Android Beta Program (for Pixel devices and some partner devices):
* Google offers an Android Beta Program for eligible Pixel devices. You can usually find information and sign up on the official Android Developers website.
* Other smartphone manufacturers (like Samsung, OnePlus, Xiaomi, etc.) often run their own beta programs for their custom Android skins (e.g., Samsung's One UI). You'd typically find these within their own official apps (like Samsung Members for One UI) or on their developer websites.
* How it works: You enroll your eligible device, and then over-the-air (OTA) updates for the beta version will be pushed to your phone.
* Current major beta: As of June 2025, Android 16 Beta is in active development.
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Thanks to Gemini

[ScoredByOctane]

Gemini barely works in europe

[Star_girl]

It works fine. It can't cook yet.

[ScoredByOctane]

LET DEEPSEEK COOK🔥🔥🔥🔥

[Star_girl]

No thanks, I can use my hands to cook.

[ScoredByOctane]

Lol

[miskob]

What exactly am I looking for? Let's break it down.

First of all, I can't compare One UI 6.1 and 7, since I started using S25 Ultra with 7 preinstalled already out of the box. Also a disclaimer - I'm also using the Camera Assistant to add additional settings and tweaks to the Samsung camera app.

In photos I'm mostly looking for improved consistency. By that I mean, that currently you can take the same picture 5x and some will be sharp and focused properly, some will not be. You are not able to take the same picture twice, it feels like a big hit and miss currently. 

I would also like to see prettier portrait effect blur around the focused item. Sometimes you focus on an item, take a photo and after the post-processing is over, the background blur effect is not that good looking. Sometimes there are even some artifacts in the blurred section. Samsung could work on the blur to feel more natural and silky smooth.

Videos overall are fine, but there is a known bug for quite some time already, that when you have a "Video stabilization" feature turned on, sometimes you can see lags. Yes, if you turn this feature off, the videos are not laggy anymore, but they look wobbly. This could also be fixed.

Also the selfie camera is extremely inconsistent. Very rarely I can take a sharp selfie on a first or a second try. Usually I have to take at least 5 - 6 selfies and then filter out the best one and delete the rest.

I could continue, but I guess you get the point.