It all started about a week ago onReddit, where most good controversy gets stoked.

They concluded as such:

The moon pictures from Samsung are fake.

Samsungs marketing is deceptive.

The Galaxy S23 Ultra can take detailed shots of the moon—or can it?

The Galaxy S23 Ultra can take detailed shots of the moon—or can it?Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo

It is adding detail where there is none (in this experiment, it was intentionally removed).

I have tested Samsungs space zoom mode on two Samsung smartphones.

A smartphone and its glass are no match for a full-blown camera setup.

The photo of the moon the author took for the Galaxy S22 Ultra review.

The photo of the moon the author took for the Galaxy S22 Ultra review.Image: Florence Ion / Gizmodo

The sensor size and rear-facing glass need to be bigger to capture the detail you need from the moon.

This is also not your typical postprocessing, and instead is more akin to a live photoshop.

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