topic Re: S26 pictures not as good as S22 in Galaxy S26

S26 pictures not as good as S22

Jeanniebottle — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:52:16 GMT

Good day all,

Has anyone upgraded from S22 to S26 and find that their S22 pictures were brighter and nicer? Even my skin on selfie looked better on S22...

Has anyone got any advise to achieve the same on S26?

I have been to samsung store with not much help besides advising to look for a filter or play with the settings...but I don't have time to photoshop photos everytime I take them. I am a mom. Just want my pictures to look how they looked on my S22...

Re: S26 pictures not as good as S22

skyfox56 — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:55:56 GMT

It might be the built in privacy screen and the gorilla glass armor making the phones physical screen look worse upload the picture to your laptop or another device it'll look a lot better

Re: S26 pictures not as good as S22

Mujibar — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:29:48 GMT

I upgraded from the S23U. Pics and images are vibrant and stunning on my S26U's display. I haven't taken many pics, but I've been quite satisfied with the ones I have taken.

Re: S26 pictures not as good as S22

Robin621k — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:17:41 GMT

Have you gone to display settings and made sure it set to vivid?

I think out if the box it is set to natural.

Re: S26 pictures not as good as S22

Calicontentgoddess — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:59:44 GMT

I have been playing with the Camera settings and I think there's a bit more set up to get the photos crisp and clear, but to be honest they look great on my phone. And if you look at the photos you take on your S26 from someone else's phone they look pretty great. The best settings for photos are using pro mode and hitting more, then using the filters/Lutz they have available. I find the 200mp Camera to be excellent.

Re: S26 pictures not as good as S22

user_fan123 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:50:09 GMT

Put your photos on different device or make sure privacy displays off that might be messing with the screen

Re: Re: S26 pictures not as good as S22

user_fan123 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:50:45 GMT

Actually just put your photos on a different device cuz I don't think the Privacy display thing is going to work

Re: Re: S26 pictures not as good as S22

Jeanniebottle — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:09:38 GMT

The privacy display is only on the ultra. I don't have the ultra.

Re: S26 pictures not as good as S22

Jeanniebottle — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:10:48 GMT

Yes I have and I have matched up all of my settings on the s22 on the s26....s22 is still better.

Re: S26 pictures not as good as S22

Jeanniebottle — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:20:27 GMT

this one taken with s22

this one taken s26...

Yes I know my skin is not perfect and no I am not going to start wearing makeup everyday just so that I can look nicer in photos. Yes I changed the beauty fixer setting on my s26 ro the same as it is on s22...and no I am not going to edit every single one of my photos every single time...I do not have the time with a baby and a life...s26 also seems grainy...

Re: S26 pictures not as good as S22

Jeanniebottle — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:24:20 GMT

The 200 megapixel is the same on both. Apparently Samsung has not changed cameras in a while...so the pictures should look the same on both

this one is s22 baby looks full of colour

s26...baby looks grey....same day same time same place....I even held the phones next to each other to take the pictures at the same time.

Re: Re: S26 pictures not as good as S22

Robin621k — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:44:57 GMT

You are use to a glossy screen, it takes some time to get used to it being a little on the matte side. If you want the glossy screen back just get a clear glass screen protector that doesn't have any anti-reflective properties. I absolutely love the display. I never was one for the very vivid look out if the box of Samsung phones, I would always turn in natural.

Re: Re: S26 pictures not as good as S22

SamAshepak — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:51:26 GMT

The photo on the right looks like the shadows are darker, and that's the only real difference I can see. Other than picture size anyways.

Re: S26 pictures not as good as S22

user9n40balmm7 — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:47:59 GMT

I agree! I very recently moved from the S22 to the S26, and I immediately couldn't stand the screen, not used to it, gotta get used to it, whatever. Everything looks blurry, dirty for lack of better word and dated on the S26 screen. I still think the S22 pictures and videos were better, but screen doesn't help for sure.

Re: S26 pictures not as good as S22

user9n40balmm7 — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:55:30 GMT

I agree, they immediately looked worse. I was the one that everyone demanded to be the one who took the group pics on my S22, because they always turn out so much better than all the pics take on someone's Apple. Well I just went through that with the new S26. Jennifer, use your phone, pictures are so much better. 1st time around I'm really disappointed. S22 pics were always reliable. 1st set on the S26 with a big group of family relying on them, they suck. Sorry. They look like the Apple phone pics everyone always wants to avoid.