As we are nearing towards the end of 2017, this year has been mainly
of dual camera and bezel-less display.
While the RAM can be forgiven since the Plus is driving more pixels, the lack
of a dual camera is no small difference — optical zoom and portrait mode are some of the iPhone's biggest selling points.
The 6.1 - inch device is also rumored to drop several of the iPhone X's more advanced features, with just a single rear camera instead
of a dual camera system, 3 GB of RAM instead of the rumored 4 GB that Kuo claims the updated X and X Plus models will have, and no 3D Touch (which has been included on every new iPhone model since the release of the iPhone 6s, barring the throwback iPhone SE.)
This provides a very different tactile feel for your finger, helping find the awkwardly placed fingerprint scanner, which is located to the right
of the dual camera module.
Duopix F9, the newest member of the family
of dual camera smartphones is now available in the leading retail stores across Pan-India.
There is no official confirmation but if you look at this image
of dual camera on the Mi India website for the dual camera flagship model that they will announce on 5th, the text clearly says «introducing a new series by Xiaomi `.
The positioning
of the dual camera to the top left corner coupled with Xiaomi's decision to tuck the antenna bands at the top and bottom of the device means the Mi A1 has more than a passing resemblance to the OnePlus 5.
One aspect
of the dual camera Huawei devices like the P9, Mate 9, and Honor 8 is the advanced camera software.
Last but not least, a dual - camera «Galaxy» will make a Galaxy out
of the dual camera setup by providing a 360 - degree, VR mode that lets you take 360 - degree photos without needing another camera.
Because
of a dual camera setup, Lenovo K8 Note wins the camera round.
The camera module on the back is kind
of dual camera style, however on a close look you will find there is camera lens and flash.
But it's hard to ignore the fact that the camera in your phone has drastically improved, and the introduction
of a dual camera setup will further enhance the mobile photography experience.
Speculations indicate the Apple iPhone 7 Plus will be devoid
of the dual camera feature, but the iPhone 7 Pro will be featuring it on its rear panel.
It is worth noting that, this feature will not be available even in the Apple iPhone 7, due to the lack
of a dual camera module over there.
All of these decisions would be understandable were it not for the phone's biggest change, the inclusion
of a dual camera setup — two seemingly - identical 13MP camera sensors with ƒ / 2.0 lenses.
Even though, AnTuTu listing shows «8 MP + 13 MP,» GSM Arena reminds that this is not the combination
of the dual camera set up.
The cutouts don't betray the presence
of a dual camera system at the back.
You get a full metal unibody construction with the OnePlus 5, with its reshaped antenna lines and the look and placement
of the dual camera setup resulting in a striking resemblance to the iPhone 7 Plus (or the OPPO R11).
The main selling point of the Mi A1 is that its an Android One device, meaning pure Android with the only exception being MIUI's camera app to better take advantage
of the dual camera system on the Mi A1.
Sony also showed
of a dual camera prototype that it could use in future smartphones that's capable of capturing images with an ISO of 51,200.
Which technology
of dual camera is better in terms of photography, telephoto lens or rgb sensor??
Xiaomi has already launched couple
of dual camera smartphones in China, but this is the first time they are getting it into India.
Firstly, the listed ZTE phone only has a single camera on the back instead
of the dual camera system built in to the Axon Pro last year.
At least, the placement
of the dual camera setup and the antenna bands make us believe so.
Leaks of the One Plus 5 showing the position
of the dual camera and rounded or chamfered edges drew comparisons to the iPhone 7 Plus.
However, the webpage does end up confirming the previous Nokia 8 renders which had revealed the device in
all of its dual camera glory.
The optics department also gets an upgrade
of a dual camera setup on the rears which are placed in the top left corner of the device in a vertical arrangement.
All mobile phones on this list have a dual camera setup but there are various types of implementations
of dual camera setup.
Top smartphones from brands like Motorola, Honor, Lenovo, Redmi have been added in this list
of dual camera smartphones.
Even the positioning
of the dual camera setup, the flash right next to the cameras, the antenna lines along the top border are the same.
Now, as far as the Huawei Mate 10 is concerned, Huawei more or less already confirmed that it will ship with a dual camera setup on the back, and that Leica's lenses will, once again, be included on top
of this dual camera setup.
The second generation Zoom came in the form of the ZenFone 3 Zoom, but ASUS dropped the optical zoom lens module in favor
of a dual camera system.
Many had looked forward to these features coming to the Galaxy S lineup with the Galaxy S9, but whether because the regular S9 only has a single camera or if Samsung just likes the Super Slow - Mo feature better, the company has focused all of its advertising on Super Slow - Mo and let the benefits
of the dual camera recede into the background.
It is set apart from the competition by the monochrome lens outfitted in one
of the dual camera sensors.
Speaking
of the dual camera setup, both of those cameras protrude on the back a bit, they're not exactly flush with the device's back, but they won't cause your phone to wobble on a table or anything of the sort.
You may get inclined with some of the great features that come with this handy phone like
that of the dual camera, tiny bezels and that screen with wide angles.
Apple could have thought
of the dual camera too.
The beautiful design which supports a fantastic setup
of dual camera.
Another bonus, for the Galaxy S9 Plus at least, is the inclusion
of the dual camera on the back.
As for the availability it is only launched in Vietnam and Indonesia with a price tag of 4,790,000 Vietnamese Dong (Rs 13,500 approx) and 2,499,000 Indonesian Rupiah (Rs 12,000 approx) competing against the likes
of dual camera smartphones like Honor 7Xn and Mi A1.
So, that may impact the demand or production schedule
of dual camera smartphones by the major smartphone manufacturers.
Recently, the brand has teased the AI features
of the dual camera as well as the Snapdragon 845 chip.
Based on this prediction, our forecast
of dual camera adoption rate in new 2017F iPhone models is revised up from 30 - 40 % to 65 - 75 %.
So the company didn't just build a facsimile
of the dual camera setup on the iPhone 7 Plus.
Much of the attention is on their cameras, with the smaller Galaxy S9 model having a «Super Speed Dual Pixel» 12MP sensor with a f1.5 / 2.4 variable aperture, and the larger Galaxy S9 + model having some sort
of dual camera setup.
The lack
of a dual camera on the S9 is a bummer for sure, but the single camera is still an excellent performer (even if we don't see amazing benefits from Dual Aperture).
In the case of the 7 Plus, however, Apple has finally made the concept
of a dual camera make sense.
The Pixel 2 XL's lack
of a dual camera stands out here, but Google has more than made up for it with its image processing.
As for the lack
of a dual camera, I'm not sure it's a big deal, if only because Samsung seems to have made improvements to macro photography.
That said, the copper metallic border along the sides of the device and on the outer part
of the dual camera unit and the fingerprint scanner on the back glints fiercely in the sun.