The selfie camera is by far the best we've seen on any phone, with the same ability to
simulate background blur as the rear camera.
Not exact matches
In general, though, if you want better
background blur you should use this mode, as it does a respectable job of
simulating wide - aperture DSLR lenses.
An iOS update added Portrait Mode, which
blurs backgrounds in pictures to
simulate a shallow depth of field and make subjects in the foreground stand out.
The most common trick is to use the increasingly common dual - camera setup on the back of phones to generate a depth map of an image, which lets the software
blur the
background and keep the subject in focus, creating a virtual shallow depth of field that
simulates the effect of a $ 500 DSLR lens.
Image detail is superior, as is the
simulated aperture mode that can, at times, produce excellent
background blur.
And I've already covered the P10's portrait mode, which uses the two lenses to
simulate a bokeh - style
blurred background to sometimes - impressive effect.
Among the features that will likely come with iOS 10.1, the Portrait mode is the most anticipated for it
simulates the artistic photography effect that
blurs out the
background to enhance the focus on the subject.
But in 2016, the iPhone 7's image quality improvements were negligible and the big innovation from the iSight team was the addition of the second telephoto camera on the 7 Plus and its associated portrait mode that automatically
blurs out the
background for a
simulated bokeh effect.