r/SamsungGalaxyS26U

Two days ago, I bought this. Coming from last year model. Sold mine for 750e and got this for around 1.050e.

I was pretty sceptical about display quality, and it was just internet bullshit. Display is amazing, not a single problem with it. Battery is miles ahead of S25U, speakers are more deep and refined.

There is one single problem, I think One UI 8.5 isn't as polished as One UI 8 was. I feel little stutters here and there.

Comparing cameras, I see that newer model gets me sharper results.

what you thing?

https://sammyguru.com/samsung-messages-is-dead/

ive been on a mission to find the best real feel phone case where I can still use my buttons without a cover, keeps the lightweight ergonomic feel, AND has reasonable wireless charging.

I've found it.

The oh snap button thing, it can charge wirelessly reasonably fast and I can hold my phone for late night bedtime trips down the rabbit hole.

Life is good.

I just got this today. Very pleased with it 🙂

Providing it's allowed, I've just come back from Mallorca where I shot this travel diary on the S26 Ultra

- Pro video 4K 24FPS (variable shutter speed unfortunately)

- LOG

- handheld and gimbal

- edited on device using Lumafusion with artistic Kodak LUT applied

- all included photos were also taken on S26 ultra in expert raw 50mp, edited in Lightroom

https://youtu.be/onWoPGpQuFo?si=ooow4x2vcGc1bkL4

In an effort to keep streamlining my video 'workflow'(all for fun I might add, but an increasing hobby 😂) I have learnt that the new APV files, despite their HUGE size, are easier / less taxing for editing programmes, like Lumafusion, to process...

 

Preamble...

Intra- Frame Vs Inter-frame

It seems counterintuitive that a file at least twice as large would be easier for your phone to handle, but it comes down to how much "maths" the processor has to do in real-time.

HEVC/mp4 (Inter-frame) - These codecs are designed for efficiency. To save space, the phone only saves "complete" frames every second or so (called I-frames). For the frames in between, it only records what changed (motion). When you scrub the timeline in LumaFusion, the processor has to look back at the last full frame and "calculate" the motion for every frame in between. This causes some stuttering or lag, despite the SD 8 EfG being a BEAST.

APV (Intra-frame) -  Just like Apple’s ProRes, Samsung’s APV treats every single frame as a standalone, high-quality image. Because every frame is complete, LumaFusion doesn't have to calculate anything; it just shows the frame/image.

In simple terms, HEVC/MP4 can be like a complex instruction manual that the processor has to flick through to compute, whereas APV is an orderly flipbook that takes far, far less to compute...

The problem and solution

- However, the problem is, APV files are HUGE, even at the 422 LQ setting...like..insane huge.

- Solution? External storage...and the one I've gone for after lots of research is the Lexar Professional GO 2tb, largely due to its size and convenience. (Not affiliated or sponsored)

It doesn't fit snuggly with a case on without the u-bend adapter, but once that's added, it sits nicely on both my daily Mous case, and also my 'filming' ESR case with Insta360 magnet mount.

It crucially, also fits nicely on the Insta360 Flow2 Pro gimbal with no disruption.

Safe to say, for any projects, music videos, travel diarys, product reviews etc will now ALL be filmed in APV using this handy little gadget.

*Written by a real person*