It's hard enough for one company to make one great smartphone, but Samsung manages to produce a few each year that top numerous best-of lists, including our own. The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and Galaxy S23+ are some of the best Android smartphones you can buy right now, but that doesn't mean they are perfect. Particularly it looks like the Galaxy S23+ and Galaxy S23 are experiencing some issues when it comes to close-up photos, but it looks like Samsung is ready to bring some improvements with an update that will correct the photo blurring issues when taking photos of objects up close.
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