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However, I didnt see this glitch in any of the samples Ive taken with the Galaxy S25 Ultra.
That was up until this weekend when I tried capturing astrophotography images.
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Heres what I found.
I even switched to pro mode to see the quality difference of both modes.
Unfortunately, the same white bands were in all of them.
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In contrast, the photos I shot in pro mode with 30-second exposures didnt have these same white bands.
This leads me to believe that it could simply be Samsungs image processing thats causing this glitch.
Although, I did find other oddities aside from the bands.
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Theyre mainly isolated around where those white bands appear, but these artifacting elements have a similar pattern.
you’re able to see what they look like from the image above.
Im also not happy with the astrophotography performance of the Galaxy S25 Ultra.
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In fact, Id argue thatastrophotography on the Galaxy S24 Ultralooks much better.
Ive reached out to Samsung the banding issues, and I will update this story when I hear back.
That would be a more serious challenge considering that production has long started with the phone.
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While this glitch seems to happen only under specific circumstances, it nonetheless dampens the S25 Ultras package.
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