While Samsung redesigned the entire camera system (the company says S20's sensors are three times larger than the Galaxy S10), it's the 108-megapixel sensor and 100x AI-assisted zoom that make the biggest splash.

Part of my job during my ongoing Galaxy S20 Ultra review is to evaluate if the photo experience helps justify the Ultra's $1,400 price. .

But note that they have been processed by CNET's content image tool -- you won't see every pixel, but you'll hopefully see enough to give you an early idea of the S20 Ultra's camera performance.

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra's 100x zoom makes snooping easier.

Galaxy S20 Ultra cameras108-megapixel main camera: You need to select the 108-megapixel quick setting to take a super high-resolution photo, otherwise images resolve to 12-megapixel (using nona-binning, which essentially creates one super pixel out of ever 9 individuals pixels.

Part of the benefit of such a high-resolution image is to get more detail when you crop into a shot.12-megapixel wide-angle lens: Samsung enlarged the sensor, so this isn't the same camera as on the Galaxy Note 10 or S10 phones even though it uses the same megapixels.

The goal is to let in more light, for better image quality, especially in low light.48-megapixel telephoto camera: This gets you up to 100x "space zoom," a feature that uses AI algorithms to take shots at extreme distance.

In some of my shots using the 108-megapixel camera option versus the main camera's 12-megapixel resolution, the benefits of using 108 are clear.

Main camera and standard resolution.

Main camera, standard resolution.

Main camera, standard resolution.

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Crop from 108-megapixel resolution image

Main camera, standard resolution