The Galaxy S9 cameras are better still, with
the main dual lens camera delivering an incredible f / 1.5: that's a first for smartphones, a truly extraordinary amount of light.
Not exact matches
But despite having a
dual camera, only the
main shooter is remarkable - the poorly implemented
dual -
lens modes aren't worth your time.
While the smaller handset won't have a
dual -
camera setup, its only rear
lens will still feature a variable aperture, much like the
main module of the
dual -
camera system expected to debut on the Galaxy S9 Plus.
The device will sport a
dual camera setup on the back, its
main 16 - megapixel shooter will remain unchanged compared to the OnePlus 5 (at least in terms of the hardware), while OnePlus will improve the secondary telephoto
lens.
The
main camera has a
dual lens setup with 16MP and 20MP sensors, while the selfie
camera is 13MP.
As we have already mentioned, the twin 12MP
camera package on each phone is fairly similar, but Samsung has done well to really move the needle forward in smartphone photography by adding in a
dual aperture for the
main lens.
Over the course of this week, we've been taking a look at Samsung's new flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9 +, as these two devices are the iPhone X's biggest competition.In our latest video, available on the MacRumors YouTube channel, we compared the Samsung Galaxy S9 +'s
dual -
lens camera with variable aperture to the vertical
dual -
lens camera in the iPhone X.Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.Samsung decided to focus heavily on image quality in its latest devices, and the S9 + has a 12 - megapixel f / 1.5 to f / 2.4 variable aperture
lens as its
main camera, which is paired with a 12 - megapixel f / 2.4 telephoto
lens, similar to what's available in the iPhone X.A variable aperture is unique to Samsung's new devices, and it offers some benefits
The only one of the top 10 here that I haven't personally tried in any way (here in the UK, there's no official distribution), LG's new flagship has to be in the running, if only for its «kitchen sink» app approach to specifications, packing in absolutely everything that anyone has ever asked for — including both a largely metal build and a big and replaceable (3200mAh) battery, a killer
dual camera (one wide angle
lens), plus an extra control and display panel above the
main screen.
The
main camera on the iPhone 6s is a new 12 - megapixel unit with a five - element
lens, an ƒ / 2.2 aperture, a sapphire
lens cover and a true tone
dual - LED flash.
Main camera sensor: 20 MP, PureView, BSI sensor, optical image stabilization, high resolution zoom, ZEISS optics, sensor size 1/2.5 inch, f / 2.4, 26 mm
lens,
dual LED flash
The vertically aligned
dual rear - facing
camera setup combines a 16MP
lens with f / 2.0 aperture and secondary 5MP sensor for capturing advanced depth information, while the single front shooter might actually be the mid-range 6.3 - incher's
main selling point, producing super-high-res 24MP selfies enhanced by a number of AI techniques.
The
main or highlighted feature of Crystal phone is going to the none other than its seamless and borderless display and
dual camera lens.
For photography, it gets a
dual -
camera system with a 12MP
main shooter that boasts large 1.4 - micron pixels and a fast f / 1.75 aperture
lens.
Unfortunately, despite the addition of the second telephoto
lens on the Plus, the
main camera carries over the same weaknesses of the S9's promising
dual - aperture
lens: It tends to overexpose photos in low - light situations, and they're not as sharp, either.
The device from Samsung also features the
dual camera setup and comes with a 12MP wide angle
main camera with f / 1.7 aperture and a 12MP telephoto
lens with f / 2.4 aperture.
«Impossibly thin», at 6.97 mm, the platinum gold, midnight black or navy blue giant obviously sports a flush
dual main camera setup as well with 12MP monochrome and RGB
lenses joining forces to always deliver the perfect shot.
Nokia has announced two sibling smartphones — the Lumia 730
Dual SIM and Lumia 735 — that both offer a 6.7 MP rear facing
main camera with a Zeiss
lens and LED flash, a front facing
camera are geared towards those who love taking selfies, a 4.7» HD display, a 1.2 GHZ quad - core processor, 8 GB of internal storage, and 15 GB of free OneDrive cloud storage.
The phone carries Carl Zeiss
dual rear
cameras with a
main + telephoto
lens and one front
camera with adaptive sensor technology.
The
main camera is a 12MP
dual -
lens setup with f / 1.7 on the wide - angle
lens and f / 2.4 on the telephoto
lens, which also has 2x optical zoom.
Proving once again that a
dual -
lens setup is not essential, the U11 has a single 12 - megapixel
main camera with a large f / 1.7 aperture, capable of capturing loads of detail and realistic colors.
ASUS has included a
dual -
camera setup in the top - left corner of the rear panel that consists of a
main 16 - megapixel sensor with a f / 2.0 aperture and a wide - angle 8 - megapixel
lens.
It tops our list of the best cheap phones for a number of reasons, not least the
dual -
lens main camera.
The other big draw of this phone are the
dual camera sensors, with a
main 16 MP sensor that has a wide, f / 2.0 aperture
lens.
The
camera is the highlight of the Vivo V5 Plus, as the
main focus is on the front
camera, which has a
dual lens system.
The LG G6 uses a
dual 13MP
camera — the
main lens has all of the technology, such as an f / 1.8, OIS, PDAF, and a
dual - tone flash.
As you can see in the image above, the iPhone 7 Plus / Pro case clearly shows the wider cutout for the
dual -
lens rear
camera, which is expected to be among its
main features.
While the
main part of its
dual -
camera configuration uses the same system found on the Galaxy S9, it ennobles it with the addition of another 12 - megapixel sensor with a telephoto
lens.
So point the View 10's
dual rear
cameras (a 16 - megapixel
main lens and a 20 - MP monochrome shooter) at your pooch, and you'll get a differently composed shot than you would if you snapped a photo of an appetizer.
The Galaxy Note 8 features a
dual camera setup like all the 2017 flagship devices which comes out with a 12MP wide angle
main sensor with f / 1.7 aperture accompanied with a 12MP telephoto
lens with f / 2.4 aperture.
Its
main shooter is expected to be a
dual 12 - megapixel
camera setup with one wide - angle and one telephoto
lens that feature a f / 1.7 and f / 2.4 aperture respectively.
The
cameras are very similar — the
main shooter on the Nexus 6 is a 13MP sensor with auto - flash, a
dual - tone LED flash ring that encircles the
lens and Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)... the Galaxy Alpha is 12MP, auto - focus, single LED flash and no OIS.
The
main imaging system of the alleged OnePlus 6 is a
dual -
camera setup entailing two vertically aligned sensors centered near the top of its rear plate and accompanied by what appears to be a
dual - LED (
dual - tone) flash unit positioned immediately below the
lenses.
Once again, there are two sensors around the back: a color 12MP sensor and a 20MP monochrome shooter with OIS on the
main camera and brighter,
dual f. 1/6
lenses.
The new Super Speed
Dual Pixel
camera on both the Galaxy S9 and S9 + offer a variable aperture that starts as wide as f / 1.5, compared with f / 1.8 for the iPhone X's
main lens.
The rear
camera is also equipped with a
dual lens setup and has 16MP and 2MP sensors — obviously, these additional sensors are primarily added for an expanded feature set and aren't meant to be used for anything besides assisting the
main camera.
It has
dual rear
camera setup values 13MP
main and 13MP telephoto
lens with 8MP selfie
camera positioned with perfection.
The
main camera on the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus is a 12 - megapixel Super Speed
Dual Pixel (f / 1.5, f / 2.4)
lens with a variable aperture.
Around back the
main camera uses a 12MP
dual - pixel focus Sony imaging sensor with an f / 1.7
lens and 4 - axis optical image stabilization.
We're also impressed by the improvements Samsung made to the Galaxy S9 +, which not only has
dual rear
cameras of its own, but a variable aperture on its
main lens for improved photos in low - light.
In the optics department, the device sports a
dual camera setup in the rear consisting of a 13 MP
mains lens and a secondary 2 MP
lens for depth sensing with autofocus and f / 2.2 aperture.
The
dual -
camera setup features a 13 - megapixel
main camera and a secondary 5 - megapixel
lens — it doesn't replicate the Portrait Mode effect on the iPhone, but instead it's used for increasing quality and contrast, a monochrome mode, plus a 2x optical zoom.
The phone has a same
dual camera lens on the front side gyro EIS, LED flash, the first
main camera is a 20 - megapixel Sony IMX376
camera lens with an 85.5 - degree field of view angle and the same secondary sensor that resides at the rear.
For its
main camera, the ZenFone 2 uses their 13MP PixelMaster
camera with autofocus and a
dual - tone LED flash, as well as a large f / 2.0 wide - aperture
lens with «zero shutter - lag.»
Nexus devices were never known for their excellence in picture taking, however, the Nexus 6 actually has a decent
main camera this time around with a 13MP sensor, autofocus, a
dual - LED flash ring that literary circles around the
lens.
The OnePlus 5 features
dual cameras on the rear, consisting of one 16 - megapixel
main sensor with a f / 1.7 aperture and one 20 - megapixel telephoto
lens with a f / 2.6 aperture.
One of the
main features of the phablet is its
dual -
camera setup on the back that sports a 12 MP wide - angle sensor with an f / 1.7 aperture and a 12 MP telephoto
lens that has an f / 2.4 aperture.
Also spotting
dual cameras at the back, the
main camera is equipped with the industry - leading Sony IMX362 image sensor with a large 1/2.55 - inch size, 1.4 µm pixels and a wide, f / 1.7 - aperture
lens to capture brighter and clearer photos in low light.
Just like my time using the LG G6's
dual cameras, I found myself constantly switching between the
main and long
lenses for different scenes or just to try and get a fresh look.
Unlike the S8 where the fingerprint scanner was placed just beside the
main camera, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 8 may have this feature aligned vertically to the
dual -
lens camera on the back of the phone.
The HTC U11 Plus further comes with a rear - facing fingerprint scanner, IP68 certification for dust and water resistance, a 12.2 - megapixel UltraPixel 3
main camera with
dual - LED,
dual - tone flash, and an 8 - megapixel front shooter with an 85 - degree wide - angle
lens.