It remains one of the best
smartphone cameras around, even if it can't match the power of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus cameras.
Given that the camera of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge are widely considered to be some the best
smartphone cameras around, Samsung can't be blamed for deciding to stick with the same sensor.
The Pixel's 12.3 MP camera remains one of the best
smartphone cameras around, and if the Pixel 2's upgraded 12.2 MP camera is any indication, things will only get better.
The Galaxy Note 4 features one of the better
smartphone cameras around, courtesy of its 16 MP rear shooter with OIS, which is overshadowed only by the current crop of Android flagships, and produces clear, well - balanced shots both indoor and outdoor.
We put Samsung's newest flagship (specifically the Plus version) up against the iPhone X, Google Pixel 2 XL, and the Samsung Galaxy S8 — arguably the most competitive
smartphone cameras around right now.
Generally speaking the Pixel 2 XL is one of the most capable
smartphone cameras around, only faltering occasionally on white balance measuring and there's unlimited storage for photos too, with some very potent results from that portrait mode and the auto HDR.
Earlier today Vlad published a comparison between the S9 and Pixel 2, which is still regarded as the best overall
smartphone camera around (for stills).
Those looking for the best
smartphone camera around will find it in the iPhone 6s Plus.
Not exact matches
Samsung's huge launch campaigns
around the Galaxy S4
Smartphone, and the NX Android
Camera in 2013 helped the brand rising to a joint 2nd position in our latest rankings
Asus» new flagship Android
smartphone packs all -
around premium components and some great
camera specs in a very sleek looking body.
Nowadays, anyone who can afford a
smartphone carries a fairly decent video
camera around with them 24/7, ready to shoot...
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A total of
around 1.2 bn digital
cameras have been sold since 1999 - there are 1bn Google Android
smartphones in use today.
Although the Megapixels is non existent in comparison to cheap digital
cameras or higher end
smartphones, the read facing
camera is 3 MP and the front facing one,
around 1 MP.
Like the PDA, the digital
camera and the iPod, it was once the hottest gadget
around, but have now been given way to large screen tablets and high powered
smartphones.
The
cameras — a 2 - megapixel unit on the rear and VGA for the front — are both fairly awful by today's
smartphone standards, but again they'll be decent enough to let your kids play
around.
The BlackBerry Bold 9700
smartphone offers top - of - the - line performance, functionality and features with support for 3G HSDPA networks
around the world, a next - generation (624 MHz) processor, 256 MB Flash memory, built - in GPS and Wi - Fi ®, a 3.2 MP
camera and a sharp, dazzling display.
The Hancock is slated for launch
around September and will be an Android Ice Cream
smartphone with a dual - core processor, 4 - inch 960 x 640 resolution touch display, an 8.0 megapixel rear
camera, a 1.3 - megapixel front - facing
camera and 1080p video capture along with a QWERTY keyboard.
I thought I was the only 1 who found that odd, I bet you mike lazardis did nt want a front facing
camera on phones because he feels no 1 wants to video chat on a phone, just like he had said no 1 wants a touch screen device lol, or his strategy is to get BB users to buy a playbook to carry
around with there BB
smartphone.
Pitched a the lower reaches of the
smartphone segment - T - Mobile will be selling the C for # 180 on PAYG, for example, or free on a # 15.50 per month contract - the handset is based
around a 3.5 in, 320 x 480 display and has a 5Mp
camera round the back.
Nevertheless, we stick to the fact that
cameras are a luxury on tablets, and with everyone carrying a
smartphone, we can't see many use cases where these tablets will be used to take pictures (unless it's a quick moment or you don't have your phone lying
around.)
Over the years
smartphones slowly replaced the point and shoot
cameras we used to carry
around, more like schlep as some of them were heavy, to capture those beautiful, poignant, and memorable events in our life.
I kinda feel like there are a bunch of hidden
cameras around me and that the
smartphone industry created my very own «Truman Show» -LSB-...]
The concept
smartphone has the ability to map the world
around you in a 3D model thanks to an array of sensors, a few
cameras and some serious vision processing.
Swipe must be commended for providing both front as well as rear
cameras which are useful but I would have loved to see a better quality
camera, at least like the ones found in Android
smartphones around the same price bracket as this.
Before we all had
smartphones with professional - quality
cameras in our pockets, the idea of roaming
around capturing Pokémon in their natural habitat was a lot more novel of an idea.
Because of the proliferation of
smartphones, most people are constantly carrying
cameras around with them.
On top of that, it is much easier to use a
smartphone like a
camera instead of holding up and moving
around a laptop.
We're going to give this one to iOS, but with the caveat that the top Android phones, particularly the Pixel 2, offer the best
smartphone camera experience
around.
Just when we were thinking how far our
smartphone's
camera has arrived since those hefty
cameras days, which we used to carry
around on holidays, the South Korean multinational tech giant takes the concept of photography to a whole new level.
Soon
smartphones cameras may have a way
around these obstructions.Photoshop experts have been able to remove such obstructions out of images for years using the clone tool.
It's really a showcase of what pure Android 8.0 Oreo is capable of, and it certainly doesn't hurt that its main
camera is arguably the best all -
around shooter you'll find on a
smartphone.
Samsung moved the sensor below the
camera this time
around, emulating the standard other
smartphones have set for rear - mounted fingerprint sensors in the past.
That said, in the situations where an app wraps
around the front - facing
camera in the way I describe in the first scenario, the Essential Phone feels like a peek into the future of
smartphones.
The slew of gadgets announced earlier this month at its fall product event — including new Pixel
smartphones, an AI - powered
camera called Google Clips and new smart home speakers — are all built
around the Google Assistant, which the company believes is more useful than Apple's Siri.
While the technology is still in its infancy, the expectation is that we'll soon be able to «Shazam» the world
around us using our
smartphone's
camera.
Considering how many top
smartphones are now priced
around or above $ 1,000, it can be considered a plus that they include increasingly more powerful and quality driven
cameras that are simple enough for the average user to master.
Meizu appears to have secured a patent pertaining to a full - screen
smartphone design that features a main
camera module hidden behind the display, leading to extremely thin bezels all
around.
Diwali is
around the corner and with hopes of cashing in on the festive season, Huawei's sub-brand Honor has launched its Honor 9i
smartphone with four
cameras in India.
Google is presently amid a major consumer electronics push that's centered
around the Google Assistant, the most commercially viable manifestation of the company's AI - focused business strategy to date that permeates the majority of its contemporary offerings ranging from
smartphones and speakers to gadgets like the Pixel Buds and Google Clips automated
camera, as well as apps such as Google Photos and Gmail.
At its I / O developers conference earlier this year, Google previewed Google Lens, a new machine - learning platform that uses your
smartphone camera to tell you more about the world
around you.
The S8 / S8 + and Note 8's fingerprint sensor are difficult to access because it sits to the right of the
camera lens, forcing even those with average sized hands to awkwardly claw their fingers
around the
smartphone in order to reach it.
Turn the
smartphone around and HUAWEI Ascend Mate2 4G's 5 - megapixel front - facing
camera, with vertical panorama and Auto Face Enhancement, broadens pictorial horizons to create a fun - filled «selfie» experience.
If you were asked to describe what a «
smartphone» looked like, you'd come to the conclusion of this device — a big glass slab on the front simply accented with a logo, front - facing
camera and speaker grille, surrounded by a faux - metal plastic trim
around the sides and a lightly textured black plastic piece on the backside.
Essentially, VPS lays down visual markers while you're wandering
around with your
smartphone camera.
A leaked setup animation (seen above) shows off how iPhone X owners will need to move their face
around for the
smartphone's front
camera as Face ID scans it.
Kelly went on to say that Apple's design choice means the first contact point when putting the
smartphone down is a rather small area
around its rear - facing
cameras.
Of course, the Smart Glow notification ring
around the
camera is the main attraction, diverting the J2 (2016)'s design even further away from existing Galaxy
smartphones.
It's a spherical ball that rolls
around on command from a
smartphone, and includes a
camera and laser pointer.
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.