The fine details are rendered completely differently too, although the effect isn't quite as good as a true
2x zoom camera.
On top of that, the iPhone X's secondary
2x zoom camera has a larger f / 2.4 aperture, which will let in more light and capture better low - light photos than the iPhone 8 Plus» f / 2.8 2x zoom cam.
Its major competition in that role is the Huawei Honor View 10, which has a microSD card slot, an IR blaster and
a 2x zoom camera, but choppier gaming performance and a much heavier, more divisive Android skin.
The only thing you're missing out is either the zoom or wide shot functionality, and considering most smartphone
2x zoom cameras I've seen provide just a minor improvement to detail, you're not exactly missing out on a lot.
Not exact matches
The Galaxy Note 8 has an incredible
camera too — dual lenses,
2X optical
zoom, the ability to save images as RAW files, and Samsung's version of portrait mode.
It has three lenses available; normal, wide (sold separately), and
2x optical
zoom, which must be manually inserted into the
camera.
There is a very helpful
2x zoom feature built in the
camera too, which allows you to soak in a more detailed view of the area near your baby's crib, if required.
The
camera can pan up to 360degrees, tilt up to 60 degrees, and the
camera has a
2x digital
zoom capability.
It was easier than ever to keep a close eye on her thanks to the monitor's remote pan and tilt
camera featuring
2x zoom.
The dual
camera consists of one 23 - megapixel and one 13 - megapixel lens that support
2x optical
zoom, 10x dynamic
zoom, f / 1.8 aperture, LED flash support, and more.
It features a 12 Megapixel Dual Pixel primary and 12 Megapixel Telephoto lens rear
camera with Dual LED flash, OIS,
2x Optical
Zoom and 10x Digital z
Zoom and 10x Digital
zoomzoom.
The Nokia 7 Plus features in 12mP (F / 1.75 aperture, 1.4 um pixel size) + 13MP (F / 2.6 Aperture, 1um pixels,
2x optical
zoom) dual rear
cameras with dual tone LED Flash and Zeiss lens.
The cell phone features in 12MP (1.4 μm pixel size, 1/2.55 - inch CMOS Sensor, F / 1.8 Aperture, 0.03 second dual pixel focus) + 23MP (F / 2.0 Aperture,
2x optical
zoom, 10x dynamic
zoom) dual rear
cameras coupled with Dual - tone LED flash.
The 3.2 - megapixel
camera comes with a
2x digital
zoom (fairly pathetic) and video capabilities suggesting you'll be able to deliver those murky spy shots you find over the web, but nothing more.
The device is a pale, full - QWERTY, messaging phone with a 2 megapixel
camera with
2x zoom, 3 - inch 240 x 400 QQVGA TFT touch - screen >>
On the back side is 12MP (Sony IMX362 sensor, 1/2.55 inch sensor size, 1.4 μm pixels, F / 1.8 Aperture, 4 - axis OIS, Dual Pixels) + 16MP (Sony IMX351 sensor,
2X optical
Zoom) dual rear
cameras with Dual Tone LED Flash.
As on last year's 7 Plus, this phone has two
camera lenses: one wider angle, one a
2X zoom.
Both the
cameras offer
2x optical
zoom and up to 10x digital
zoom for photos.
The big draw to this mid-range phone is its 12 - megapixel dual
camera system, which allows for wide and telephoto shots with
2x optical
zoom, as well as Portrait Mode - style shots that blur out the background from your subject, similar to the effect seen in pictures from the iPhone 7.
I've never avoided using the iPhone's
2x zoom, but the results often just weren't as bright and nuanced as photos taken with the wide - angle
camera.
The company says the new dual
camera allows for true
2x optical
zoom without loss of image quality.
The S9 Plus also has a second, 12 - megapixel
camera that offers
2x optical
zoom and a Live Focus mode, which is much like Apple's Portrait Mode on the iPhone.
With a
2x zoom factor, detail preservation is not quite as good as on devices using optical
zoom, such as the Apple iPhone 8 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, but it's not far off and is noticeably better than the single - lens Google Pixel
camera.
One of Apple's (now retracted) tweets explains further: «Two all - new
cameras that shoot as one for high - res optical
zoom at
2x.»
If you don't care much for
2x optical
zoom or Live Focus, you're better off buying the smaller Galaxy S9 as it doesn't come with that second
camera.
Nokia 8 Sirocco comes with a dual
camera setup on the rear — a 12 - megapixel primary lens and a 13 - megapixel telephoto lens that is claimed to offer
2x optical
zoom.
The iPhone 7 series was the first time Apple really differentiated the Plus from the entry - level model outside of screen size, heavily marketing the exclusive
2x optical
zoom and Portrait mode features, which were only available on the Plus because it was the only model to feature a dual
camera system.
Use a telephoto lens for the secondary
camera and you can suddenly get
2x optical
zoom, as Apple did with the iPhone 7 Plus.
The dual -
camera system provides
2x optical
zoom, and uses a combination of parallax effect and machine - learning to separate the foreground from the background to simulate shallow depth of field.
Add a
2x optical
zoom on the secondary
camera and a super-slow-motion video mode into the mix, and the S9 + offers one of the most comprehensive smartphone imaging feature sets available today.
Basically, what you see on the Galaxy S9 + is what we expect to see on the Note 9 as well: A 12 - megapixel primary
camera that can switch between two apertures (f / 1.5 and f / 2.4) and a secondary 12MP
camera that provides
2x zoom and bokeh photos.
Apple uses a pair of
cameras to offer a
2x optical
zoom.
The Galaxy S9 has a 8MP f / 1.7 aperture autofocusing front - facing
camera (1/3.6 ″ sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, and 80 - degree field of view) and a 12MP rear
camera (1/2.55 ″ sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, and 77 - degree field of view), with the S9 + packing an additional 12MP telephoto lens (1/3.4 ″ sensor size, 1.0 µm pixel size, 45 - degree field of view) for «
2x zoom».
For the first time in a Galaxy flagship phone, Samsung has added a second
camera to the rear setup, bringing
2x optical
zoom and a true portrait mode.
The Nokia 7 Plus is expected to come equipped with a Dual - lens Zeiss
camera setup (12MP +13 MP) and offer up to
2X of optical
zoom.
To answer your question: well, I do think I am delivering a much better display and better overall
cameras (yes, yes, I know, only if telephoto is not a factor — but heck,
2x Zoom is basically taking two steps forward), Face Unlock (come on, it is fast and is addictive) and basically everything else that was good about you — the slightly curvy, compact metallic body, Corning Gorilla Glass protected display, Dash Charge, 4G, Bluetooth, NFC, the works.
The new Mi Mix 2S» cornerstone is, however, those two 12 - megapixel
camera sensors on the rear, one of which is a telephoto lens capable of
2X optical
zoom.
The two lenses create a new
zoom feature that allows iPhone 7 Plus users to switch seamlessly between standard 1x
zoom and an optical
2x zoom, right within the
camera app.
First of all, Let's take a look at this Huawei Honor 9 specification: 5.1 inch 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi pixel density) LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors HiSilicon Kirin 960 Octa - core processor (4 × 2.4 GHz Cortex - A73 & 4 × 1.8 GHz Cortex - A53) and Mali - G71 MP8 GPU Dual 20MP + 12 MP, f / 2.2, phase detection auto focus,
2x optical
zoom, dual - LED (dual tone) flash 8MP, f / 2.0 front
camera 4 GB RAM and 64 GB ROM EMUI 5.1 base on Android 7.0 Nougat
A dual
camera is fitted, with 20MP and 12MP sensors, which means you get the added benefit of
2x optical
zoom.
When the Galaxy Note 8 came out with the first dual
camera setup for a Samsung flagship, the company's marketing was all about the features the dual
camera enabled, such as
2x zoom and Live Focus photos.
The handset impresses with a large 5.98 - inch Full HD display as well as a 12 and 13 MP dual -
camera setup on the back offering
2x optical
zoom.
The dual
camera on the Huawei Honor 9 is made up of 12 - Megapixel and 20 - Megapixel sensor offering
2x optical
zoom, portrait mode, laser autofocus and bokeh mode.
When it comes to the absolute best photos you can get from a phone, it's really a three horse race between the Galaxy Note 8, the Pixel 2, and the iPhone X. Both the iPhone X and Galaxy Note 8 sport dual
camera setups that offer a true
2x optical
zooms and a plethora of fancy depth of field effects.
There is a dual
camera setup, and the website mentions 21MP
camera with
2X Zoom, so it is a mystery whether 21MP is for the one sensor or both combined.
The
camera setup comprises of 12MP primary rear of f / 1.75 aperture and 1.4 - micron pixels and a secondary 13MP telephoto lens with
2x optical
zoom and an f / 2.6 aperture and 1 - micron pixels.
However, the Note 8 has the advantage of diverse manual controls and a secondary
camera that allows for lossless
2x zoom and artificial bokeh effects.
You can argue that the portrait mode shooting and lossless
2x zoom isn't as important as the photo quality from the main
camera, but it's something the iPhone X can do the Galaxy S9 just doesn't match.
But the biggest upgrade for the S9 + is its dual
cameras, which enables
2x optical
zoom and Live Focus.
On paper, the iPhone 7 Plus dual - lens
camera has 12 - megapixel sensors for each lens, optical image stabilization, phase detections autofocus, touch focus and
2x optical
zoom.