With iOS 11, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus support HEIF and
HEVC video compression to reduce the space occupied by video recordings compared to the previous generation iPhones.
Not exact matches
Apple has added a new
video encoder that's able to do real - time image processing for optimal quality, and there's native support for
HEVC compression for the same
video quality with smaller file sizes.
Finally, thanks to the Kirin 960, the Mate 9 is finally able to encode 2160p30
videos using the latest
HEVC / h.265
compression algorithms, so it can join the upper echelon of devices with 4K
video capture support.
Among the most important: peer - to - peer payments in Apple Pay, a Siri makeover (more on that below) and
HEVC video encoding — which Apple says is twice as efficient when it comes to data
compression.
Even with iOS 11's HEIF and
HEVC image and
video compression format — which halves storage needs for multimedia content — if you take a lot of photos, you're probably going to need more local storage.
With iOS 11, iPhone X supports HEIF and
HEVC for up to two times
compression and storage for twice the photos and
videos.
The iPhone X gains the same videographic improvements as the iPhone 8 series, including shooting 4K
video at 24, 30, and 60 frames per second, the
HEVC / H.265
compression option that saves space while capturing, and the super slow - motion 240 FPS at 1080P option.
Top this off with an «Apple - designed
video encoder», and you get «real - time image and motion analysis for optimal quality
video», and with iOS 11, both iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus «support HEIF and
HEVC for up to two times
compression and storage for twice the photos and
videos».
Apple is introducing
HEVC support for
videos, promising up to 2x
video compression with no loss of quality.