The tech giant detailed that the recently announced Pixel 2 devices include
a dedicated image processor, which will be activated upon the Android 8.1 update.
Imagine, then, the benefits of doing it in the background, with
a dedicated image processor built for speed and power efficiency.
We don't yet know how much of a quality improvement we'll see, but having the processing handled by a powerful
dedicated image processor will definitely be a boost to the Pixel 2's photography overall.
Not exact matches
Most modern high - end smartphone CPUs have
dedicated graphics
processors built into their chip, which, being hardware - accelerated and not just software - dependent, can quickly render
images like photos, videos, and games without overtaxing the main application
processor.
The advanced
processor is a highly integrated unit and includes an ARM Cortex A8 core, a vector floating point unit along with a separate unit
dedicated to
image processing.
Android 2.1 with HTC Sense experience 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon ™
processor for maximum responsiveness Friend Stream for unified Flickr, Facebook and Twitter updates «Leap» view for quick access to all seven home screen panels 8 megapixel camera with dual LED flash for crisp, detailed
images Razor - sharp 3.7 inch WVGA (480x800) AMOLED capacitive touch display Optical joystick for smooth navigation
Dedicated, touch - sensitive Home, Menu, Back and Search keys Proximity sensor, light sensor and digital compass Integrated GPS Wi - Fi (802.11 b / g) 3.5 mm headset jack
On the front is a HD camera, with the Fire HDX 8.9 adding a rear - facing 8 - megapixel counterpart with electronic
image stabilization, a wide - aperture 5P f2.2 lens, and an LED flash, and while it has approximately 11 hours of battery life in mixed use, the Fire HDX automatically powers down the
processor and unneeded extras when used for reading, shifting stored text to a
dedicated low - power memory unit and boosting battery life when reading to up to 17 hours.
Meanwhile, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 is an eight - core chip with a built - in 4G LTE modem, a unit
dedicated to security, built - in Wi - Fi connectivity, a
dedicated artificial intelligence
processor for
images, voice, and games, and more.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 +'s other camera improvements take advantage of the
image signal
processors (ISP) in the Exynos 9810 and Snapdragon 845 (the Spectra 280) and
dedicated DRAM.
Since Qualcomm doesn't allow manufacturers to integrate custom
processors into the Snapdragon chip design, Pixel Visual Core is a standalone, eight - core
image processing unit with its own brain and
dedicated RAM.
Google has revealed that its Pixel 2's HDR + camera is getting a performance lift from its first ever custom - designed
processor for a consumer product called the Pixel Visual Core, which is
dedicated to processing
images.
A
dedicated Apple - designed T2
processor integrates the SMC,
image signal
processor for the camera, audio control, SSD control, a Secure Enclave, and a hardware encryption engine, bringing new functionality to the iMac and ensuring greater security.
It should also be noted that Pixel Visual Core, the
dedicated Google - made
image signal
processor in Pixel 2 devices, is now enabled on the software side for developers of third - party apps.
Not only does its low - light range extend to an unprecedented ISO equivalent of 3.28 million, but this 20.8 - MP monster features the new Expeed 5
Image processor, 14 - fps burst shooting and 153 autofocus points, which are supported by a
dedicated AF
processor (another first for Nikon).
It's also set to enable the use of the Pixel Visual Core on the new Pixel 2 and 2 XL, which is a
dedicated multi-core
processor just for
image processing — we'll see how that plays out once we get the software loaded up.
This has a
dedicated processor + DRAM embedded on the sensor that combines up to 12
images into one high - quality photo.
The
processor comes with a
dedicated image processing unit and upgraded multi-format codec (MFC).
This 8 - core IPU (
Image Processing Unit) is a new chip
dedicated specifically to processing HDR + photos up to 5x faster and at 1 / 10th the power of using the main Application
Processor (AP).