Samsung unveils futuristic ALoP telephoto zoom camera technology

Samsung launched ALoP (All Lenses on Prism) telephoto camera technology. The next-gen camera will replace the conventional folded zoom telephoto in the future. The company will showcase ALoP tech at CES 2025 in January.

All Lenses on Prism

Samsung’s new All Lenses on Prism telephoto places the lenses directly on the prism rather than in between the prism and sensor. It’s a different approach as compared to the conventional telephoto/periscope camera sensors.

The new structure of ALoP offers improved brightness and reduced noise. Not that all, but it also decreases the module shoulder height and length. That said, flagship camera modules will go even more sleeker and offer more aesthetic design.

How it would benefit your future Galaxy?

Samsung says that the new ALoP positions the telephoto lens flat, in the plane of the phone. This way, smartphone makers can create a smaller and less pronounced camera bump as well as provide a circular lens appearance.

Compared to the folded zoom, the ALoP camera will bring a brighter and more compact telephoto module. End users will benefit from significantly clear and low-noise nighttime images – all without a thick and monstrous camera bump.

The Galaxy S25 Ultra is unlikely to feature an ALoP camera. Currently, Samsung has just unveiled the next-generation zoom telephoto technology. It’s up to MX Division when the ALoP telephoto will be in a Galaxy smartphone.

ALoP Features

Brightness. Featuring an f/2.58 lens aperture at a focal length of 80mm, ALoP manages to use a large aperture lens that promises low-noise portrait images in night shots.

Compact size. Smartphones using ALoP can shorten the camera module length by 22%. The ALoP takes up an especially low module height because it employs a 40˚-tilted prism reflection surface and 10˚-tilted sensor assembly.

Aesthetics and ergonomics. Samsung flagships still feature an elegant camera module. The company debuted a new 50MP periscope solution with S24 Ultra last year. The same sensor is expected to be applied to the Galaxy S25 Ultra next year.

Meanwhile, the periscope displays a rectangular prism that is cosmetically somewhat jarring to an otherwise sleek camera appearance. If a future Galaxy flagship adopts ALoP, users see only the expected circular lens shapes.