I upgraded from the Galaxy S22 to the S25+, and the front camera is noticeably worse.
The selfie camera applies heavy processing that dulls skin tone, removes natural glow, and makes photos look flat compared to the S22. This is not a settings issue โ Iโve tested Natural/Vivid, HDR, Camera Assistant, and multiple lighting conditions.
The live preview looks fine, but once the photo processes, it looks worse. For a flagship phone, this is unacceptable โ especially for people who create content and rely on the front camera.
Iโm seeing many other users report the same issue, so this appears to be a software/processing problem, not a defective unit.
Everything else about the phone is great, but if this isnโt fixed via an update, I may return it solely because of the front camera.
Only thing I can think off the top of my head is to try the different Intelligent optimization options under settings to see if the Minimum or Medium Quality optimization works better.
Are you photographing under dull or yellow light? Are you using a screen protector? If not, another thing to try is to clean the area of the lens well to see if that could be causing an issue. Hope you figure it out.
I took photos right in front of the window so natural lighting. Im a model and amateur photographer i understand lighting lol so it's definitely the phone
