It seems that way. The camera on the S24U seems to be a decent piece of engineering which is totally hosed by awful software and a sensor that can't be accessed at full res by third party apps.

hard disagree, i gave my anecdote as a top-level comment, but they have an across-vertical problem in their company, but why fix it if they make money

It was a dishwasher, without any smart capability. Probably just a very simple micro-controller.

Their phones are alright but everything else they make sucks