Larger pixels increase the camera's sensitivity to light, and decrease the graininess of resulting photos — especially those shot in low - light environments.
Not exact matches
Display resolutions have
increased manifold, bringing the size of a
pixel down to a mere pinprick, even on the
largest of displays.
But there lies a possibility that
increased size of CMOS sensor may serve as the purpose to accommodate
larger pixels, enhanced image stabilization, and more megapixels.
Every year, Samsung has slowly
increased the megapixels in its camera area and many were expecting a
larger camera in the new Galaxy S7 — rumors peaked of a 21MP shooter but, the complete opposite occurred — Samsung used a new Dual
Pixel 12MP camera that has a
larger sensor than the old 16MP.
Normally we'd be concerned about cramming more
pixels onto a sensor, but both phones have the same
pixel size of 1.12 um, which means the Z Force delivers a
larger sensor to hold that 61 %
increase in resolution.
Google has dramatically
increased the screen - to - body ratio with the
Pixel XL, so it's only a few millimeters
larger than last year's model despite a half - inch more of display.
Last year's favorite 16MP shooter on the S6 models is gone and rather than
increasing the
pixels, Samsung replaced it with a new Dual
Pixel 12MP that has a
larger sensor than the old 16MP used, allowing it to take in more light and information.
This means the HTC One M8 will offering the winning display for many as it is not only
larger but it will be sharper too thanks to the
increased number of
pixels packed in per inch.
If done well, this could help
increase the reception of consumers since not everyone was a fan of the rather
large top and bottom bezels of the original
Pixel smartphone.
Some prototypes apparently have a 2688 x 1242 screen resolution, slightly greater than the 2436 x 1125 of the current iPhone X. However, given the
increase in over size, that would leave the new,
larger handset with roughly the same
pixel density as its smaller sibling, at around 456 ppi.
As for the former, Apple
increased only the vertical
pixel count for the iPhone 5, allowing for a
larger screen while still offering full compatibility with apps designed for the smaller screens of previous devices.
Last year's favorite 16MP shooter on the S6 models is gone and rather than
increasing the
pixels, they replaced it with a new Dual
Pixel 12MP that has a
larger sensor than the old 16MP used, allowing it to take in more light and information.