It's not as good as the rear camera during the day or in mild indoor conditions, but at night, the 2.0 -
micron pixels in the selfie cam see it destroy the rear camera (and most other selfie cameras) in terms of picture quality.
Not exact matches
Olson's five -
micron - square
pixels are about 40 times smaller than the
pixels used
in commercial LCD displays.
Current E-Ink
pixels are roughly 100
microns in size (for a 250 dpi display).
The KEYone features
in 8MP fixed focus front camera with F / 2.2 Aperture, 1.125
micron pixel size, 84 - degree wide angle lens and light - up LCD flash.
Notably, the Redmi S2 was originally teased as the «best Redmi selfie phone» - thanks to a bunch of artificial intelligence (AI) powered proprietary features and a new front - facing camera sensor that comes
in a 2 -
micron pixel size.
It also has 1.4
micron pixels, which lets
in more light.
The P20 Pro uses a kind of
pixel - binning, combining four
pixels into one, equivalent to 2
microns in size, to work magic
in darker conditions.
This camera comes with the same 1.4 -
micron pixels and optical image stabilization that Samsung introduced
in the Galaxy S8, but the nifty Dual Aperture feature is all new, and lets you switch from f / 2.4 to f / 1.5 at the tap of a button.
The differences show up
in low - light where the Note 5 Pro performs better due to the lower
micron pixel size.
Low light shots can be a mixed bag at times with auto mode, as they will generally feature lots of detail
in well lit sections, but the tiny 1 -
micron sized
pixels don't accept a lot of light.
Internally, the unit has a 12 - megapixel 1/2.3 CMOS image sensor with 1.55
Micron pixels and optical image stabilization (OIS)
in the lens.
In hardware terms, you're dealing with two sensors — a 12 - megapixel RGB sensor with 1.25 -
micron pixels behind an f / 2.2 aperture, and a 20 - megapixel monochrome sensor, used for capturing fine detail, with 1.1 -
micron pixels, also behind a f / 2.2 lens.
HTC's camera setup has 1.55 -
micron pixels (like the Nexus 6P), letting each tiny dot take
in more light than traditional smartphone cameras, which tend to measure around the 1.1 -
micron mark.
The S7's lens is wider, at f / 1.7 (versus f / 1.9 on the S6), and the individual
pixels in its sensor are bigger (1.4
microns for the S7 versus 1.12 for the S6).
The Nexus 5X (like the Nexus 6P) features a 12.3 MP camera, whose sensor features 1.55
micron pixels that are larger than the typical smartphone camera fare, thus allowing
in more light
in challenging situations.
In the camera department, the Redmi 5 has a 12MP f / 2.2 shooter with a 1.25 -
micron pixel size, phase detection autofocus, and an LED flash module.
The G6 also performs spectacularly
in low light, particularly considering the sensor only has 1.12
micron pixels.
Xiaomi Mi A1 biggest attraction is its dual camera setup on the back consisting two 12 MP camera sensor one with a wide - angle, f / 2.2 lens and
in 1.25 -
micron pixel sensor and the other one with a f / 2.6 aperture telephoto lens Also it offers 2X optical zoom.
Although the megapixel count has reduced from 16MP to 12MP, the f / 1.7 aperture and 1.4
micron pixels make the G5 Plus stand out
in this category.
The primary camera is a new 16MP sensor behind a faster f / 1.7 lens with improved auto focus speed when compared to the OnePlus 3, but has the same 1.12 -
micron pixel size and has lost OIS
in the process.
With an f / 2.6 aperture and 1 -
micron pixels it's not worth using
in even mixed lighting conditions or most indoor shots — there's just too much noise and blur far too often.
That Carphone Warehouse post also revealed that the rear camera on both phones will an f / 2.0 aperture and 1.55 -
micron pixels, which could mean for better photos
in low light.
The f / 1.5 aperture with 1.4
micron pixels results
in some exceptional low - light photos.
While the f / 2.0, 13 - megapixel camera
in the back of the OnePlus 2 didn't receive a bump
in resolution, it's been thoroughly upgraded with optical image stabilization (OIS), laser autofocus, and a brand new Omnivision sensor with 1.3 -
micron pixels.
Both phones have 18:9 displays with minimal bezels, and Xiaomi is focusing on the camera experience by bundling a 12MP imaging sensor with 1.25 -
micron pixels and a front - facing flash module for taking selfies
in low - light conditions.
On the back, OnePlus 2 will be packed with a 13 - megapixel photo snapper that features large 1.3
micron pixel sensors, OIS (optical image stabilization), laser autofocus, and video recording, while
in the front there's a secondary 5 - megapixel selfie camera.
Although the actual amount of
pixels is less
in the sensor, but it has rather paved a way for Samsung to introduce Dual
Pixel technology, meaning the sensor here is 1.4 - micron pixel
Pixel technology, meaning the sensor here is 1.4 -
micron pixel pixel size.
HDR + really has become the greatest solution out there for the physical limitations of mobile camera sensors, and even though Google is using a sensor with
pixels that are 1.5 -
microns smaller than the sensor found
in the Nexus 6p / 5x or original Google
Pixel, you'd never know.
On the back sits the first dual - camera solution
in a Samsung flagship; one is a Sony Exmor IMX333 sensor, measuring 1/2.55»
in size and sporting 1.4 -
micron pixel size with dual -
pixel phase detection autofocus (PDAF), covered
in an f / 1.7 lens.
Just
microns thick, each microLED is an individual
pixel in the giant display.
The rear camera is a 13 - megapixel sensor with 1.3
micron pixels, larger than the 1.1
micron pixels we see
in many current - generation flagships.
This means that inside the One's 4 - megapixel (Ultrapixel) sensor, it has a 2.0
micron (symbol)
pixel size, which is actually twice the
pixel size of the 8 - megapixel sensor embedded
in the HTC One X.
This sensor measures
in at 1/2.9» and features 1.25 -
micron sized
pixels.
It's pretty close
in specs and features to that on the iPhone 6 with 1.12
micron pixels — compared to 1.5
microns on the iPhone — and ƒ / 2.4 aperture.