Five unexpected ways the Galaxy S26 Ultra's ProScaler makes all the difference

One of the biggest but perhaps less known features of the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is ProScaler¹ — a feature that can dramatically improve the quality of images and videos.

This obviously makes the phone’s display look better than it would without ProScaler, but it can particularly benefit certain use cases, including things that might not have occurred to you.

And the best part is that it works automatically in the background, so you don’t need to tweak any settings yourself.

So below, we’ve looked at five ways the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra’s ProScaler — coupled with its Precision mDNIe (mobile Digital Natural Image engine), which works alongside it to enhance colours — can make a real difference to visuals.

TL;DR:

• ProScaler can boost the resolution of videos, images, and games, while Precision mDNIe can enhance colours.
• So whether you’re gaming, streaming content, viewing photos, or want to improve the look of old videos or grainy low-light images, the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra’s toolset can ensure everything looks better than ever before.

1. Upscale low-resolution videos

ProScaler makes use of AI² processing improvements to enhance image quality to up to QHD+ resolution, and those same boosts can be applied to videos too.

So if you’re watching some grainy, low-resolution video — perhaps an old family movie that you’ve dug up or an ancient YouTube clip shot on an outdated camera — ProScaler can upscale it, so that it looks clearer, crisper, and closer to how the scene would have looked in reality.

That means you can breathe new life into old videos that you might previously have deemed unwatchable, so you don’t have to abandon the past.

2. Make games look better than ever

If you’re a mobile gamer then ProScaler and Precision mDNIe are things that you’ll want to know about — and use, as the latter allows for four times better colour depth processing precision³, so that colours in game will look rich and lifelike.

ProScaler meanwhile will sharpen details and improve the resolution, so that graphics look smooth and games look crisper and better than on other handsets.

The end result is games that are more immersive than ever, taking you into the action like never before — and getting a further boost from the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra’s large, high-resolution 6.9-inch 1440 x 3120 Dynamic AMOLED 2X display.

This is useful for any games, but especially so for ones that aren’t already designed to make the most of high-end phones, so even older games can look new again.

3. Improve streamed video quality

ProScaler doesn’t just improve the look of locally stored content, it can also make streamed videos look a whole lot better, by boosting the resolution.

And while this is particularly beneficial to things that are shot in a low resolution, its ability to boost the quality up to QHD+ means many things will look better with it.

Likewise, with Precision mDNIe you’ll get richer and more accurate and lifelike colours from the footage you watch, so it’s not just high resolution, it’s also vibrant and realistic.

So if you’re regularly watching clips or even shows and movies streamed over the internet, they’ll look their best on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, with sharp, crisp details, and natural colours. And the same is true of streamed gameplay footage.

4. Make photos look more lifelike

Photos also benefit from this technology, and in particular from Precision mDNIe, which ensures colour and gradation is displayed as intended, delivering both vibrant and subtle shades, with better contrast between colours.

And details are enhanced too, thanks to AI processing improvements, so photos — whether taken by you or simply viewed on your phone — will look clearer, more detailed, and more true to life.

How do ProScaler’s effects benefit me day-to-day?

If it’s a photo of something you witnessed yourself, then these upgrades are likely to more fully bring you back there in your mind, while if it’s something you weren’t present for, you’ll get a better idea of how it would have been to be present.

5. Reduce noise in low light shots

ProScaler and Precision mDNIe can boost any photo, but they can make a real difference to images shot under challenging conditions — such as low light photos that come out noisy.

With these features though, the visible noise is reduced, resulting in clearer, crisper night-time and indoor images.

That means sunsets and concert venues for example can be displayed in all their glory, just as your eyes saw them, with not just a lack of noise but — thanks to the other benefits of ProScaler and Precision mDNIe — fine details restored, the resolution boosted, and colours delivered exactly as the photographer intended.

So if you’re ready to get more out of your phone’s screen and make all your visual content look its best, head to the Samsung website to find out more.