On the other hand, the secondary
telephoto cameras on the iPhone X and the Note 8 are genuinely useful.
The iPhone X features dual 12 - megapixel wide - angle and
telephoto cameras on the rear.
There are 12MP wide - angle and
telephoto cameras on the back.
The wide - angle and
telephoto cameras on iPhone X enable optical zoom, as well as digital zoom of up to 10x for photos and 6x for videos.
The OnePlus 5 is using 16MP + 20MP
Telephoto camera on the back whereas the Honor 8 Pro is using 12MP (RGB) + 12MP (Monochrome) cameras on the back.
The telephoto camera on the X in particular, looks like it is going to be noticeably better than the one on the 7 Plus or 8 Plus in low light.
At the risk of jumping to conclusions before we give the phone our full review treatment, it's pretty clear to me that the P20 Pro has probably the best
telephoto camera on any phone to date.
It also has a dual - camera setup, with a 12 - megapixel sensor and then a 13 - megapixel
telephoto camera on - board.
The 24 - megapixel selfie cam is joined by a 40 - megapixel f / 1.8 main camera, a 20 - megapixel f / 1.6 monochrome camera, and an 8 - megapixel f / 2.4
telephoto camera on the back.
As we've said, the Samsung Galaxy S9 + has a second
telephoto camera on the back.
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.
Not exact matches
The more expensive X model is completely redesigned
on the exterior and has a few upgrades from the 8 line up, including a 5.8 - inch OLED screen, a better
telephoto camera and facial recognition unlocking.
Images taken with a
telephoto - lens
camera on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity catch the larger of Mars» two moons, Phobos, passing directly in front of the sun — the sharpest images of a solar eclipse ever taken at Mars.
This scene combines seven images from the
telephoto - lens
camera on the right side of the Mast Camera (Mastcam) instrument on NASA's Mars rover Curi
camera on the right side of the Mast
Camera (Mastcam) instrument on NASA's Mars rover Curi
Camera (Mastcam) instrument
on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity.
The researchers tracked gulls tagged with coloured rings for a six - month period, often moving around the city
on their bicycles and observing the gulls with binoculars or
cameras with a
telephoto lens.
And that's because the secondary lens (the
telephoto lens) is capturing depth information, therefore relying less
on software to enhance the photo and blur out the background, like the front
camera is.
Whereas, the Galaxy S9 + bears dual rear
camera setup clubbed with dual OIS and SuperSpeed Dual Pixel 12MP autofocus sensor
on the rear with 12MP secondary
telephoto lens.
The video
camera on the other side of the wall (which was completely white) panned out from a
telephoto lens moving to a full wide angle as it followed the sound of the knocking.
The iPhone X has two 12 MP
camera sensors
on the back, one with an f / 1.8 wide aperture and the other with a f / 2.4
telephoto aperture, with OIS features
on both sensors that are not included with the View10's rear
cameras.
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.
Dual 12 - megapixel
cameras on the rear with different levels of optical zoom — one wide angle, one
telephoto.
Using Portrait mode with the
telephoto camera is improved as well, since it lets you get really, really tight
on a subject without having to worry as much about whether the ambient lighting is bright enough.
Nokia 8 Sirocco comes with a dual
camera setup
on the rear — a 12 - megapixel primary lens and a 13 - megapixel
telephoto lens that is claimed to offer 2x optical zoom.
The HUAWEI P20 Pro features a Leica triple
camera with the highest total pixel count
on a smartphone available in the market - the
camera configuration is comprised of a 40 MP RGB sensor, a 20 MP monochrome sensor and an 8 MP sensor with
telephoto lens.
In terms of
cameras on the Nokia 8 Sirocco, there are two lenses
on the back of the phone featuring a main 12 - megapixel, wide - angle
camera, along with a secondary 13 - megapixel
telephoto lens.
As you can see, all three
camera systems are almost identical from a hardware perspective — the newer iPhone 8 and X have «slow sync»
on the True Tone flash for better flash pictures, and the iPhone X has a slightly different aperture in the
telephoto lens, but that's about it.
The PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate RS features a Leica triple
camera with the highest total pixel count
on a smartphone available in the market - the
camera configuration is comprised of a 40 MP RGB sensor, a 20 MP monochrome sensor and an 8 MP sensor with
telephoto lens.
Samsung said its the first ever smartphone with two rear
cameras that include optical image stabilization
on both the wide - angle and
telephoto lenses.
The Razer Phone comes with two 12 MP
cameras on the rear, one wide and one
telephoto, similar to other modern flagships.
If you're ready for something new, including an almost edge - to - edge OLED display with TrueTone and HDR, a TrueDepth
camera that gives you Portrait selfies, face tracking and Animoji, and Face ID facial identity scanning, an optically stabilized
telephoto lens
on back, and a new gesture navigation system
on front, then get your order in as soon as you can for iPhone X.
To answer your question: well, I do think I am delivering a much better display and better overall
cameras (yes, yes, I know, only if
telephoto is not a factor — but heck, 2x Zoom is basically taking two steps forward), Face Unlock (come
on, it is fast and is addictive) and basically everything else that was good about you — the slightly curvy, compact metallic body, Corning Gorilla Glass protected display, Dash Charge, 4G, Bluetooth, NFC, the works.
LG has stuck with its wide - angle
camera over the
telephoto one
on other flagship phones, so there's still no portrait mode.
The new Mi Mix 2S» cornerstone is, however, those two 12 - megapixel
camera sensors
on the rear, one of which is a
telephoto lens capable of 2X optical zoom.
Those
cameras may sound similar to the ones
on the OnePlus 5, but OnePlus has this time ditched the
telephoto lens and instead opted for dual
cameras with similar, larger f / 1.7 apertures.
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
Image stabilisation is confined to the wide - angle lens as with the iPhone 7 Plus, but the dual
camera on the iPhone X will also introduce it to the
telephoto lens (as we saw
on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8).
Specifically,
on the rear of the phone, the S9 + has the 12MP, dual - aperture «wide angle»
camera Samsung is making a big deal about, along with a 12MP «
telephoto» lens with a f / 2.4 fixed aperture.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 specifications: 6.3 - inch 2K SAMOLED Infinity Display Exynos 8995 octa - core 2.3 GHz processor 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storge (expandable to 256 GB) 12MP + 12MP rear
camera (OIS
on both) with
telephoto and wide - angle lens and 8MP front
camera 3300 mAh battery Android Nougat with Samsung TouchWiz
on top Bixby voice - assistant S - Pen
Apart from the software, another highlight of the Mi A1 is its dual
camera setup
on the back, with the phone coming with a 12 MP + 12 MP wide angle lens and
telephoto lens combo.
The rear
camera on the iPhone X is very similar to the one
on the iPhone 8 Plus, with some very small differences, notably Optical Image Stablisation (OIS)
on the
telephoto lens (like in the Galaxy Note 8)
Asus Zenfone 4 Selfie Pro Specifications: 5.5 - inch Full HD AMOLED display Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa - core processor 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage (expandable to 2 TB) 12MP + 12MP front
camera with
telephoto and wide - angle lens and 16MP rear
camera 3000 mAh battery Android Nougat with Asus ZenUI 4.0
on top
The iPhone X comes with dual 12MP
cameras on the rear, with a secondary
telephoto camera.
The S9 Plus benefits from rear dual - lens
camera, too, giving it the same
telephoto capabilities as last year's Note 8 (the S9 has one lens
on the back).
It's probably only a matter of time before the optics
on the
telephoto camera are upgraded — for a lot of people
telephoto will be the go - to shooting mode, especially when iOS 10.1's portrait mode update arrives.
Apple has also made its smartphones water - resistant, capable of wirelessly charging and it has included a
telephoto second
camera lens
on the back, and it does have that easy - to - reach home button that's missing from the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus.
The phone features two shooters
on its rear; a
telephoto 12 - megapixel f / 2.4 lens and a wide - angle 12 - megapixel f / 1.7
camera, both with optical image stabilization, a move Samsung says is a first for the smartphone industry.
The manufacturer ended up using a primary 12MP
camera — similar to that
on the Galaxy S8 + — and augmenting it with a secondary 12MP
telephoto lens.
Shutterbugs should be happy to find a 12MP wide - angle lens with top - shelf Zeiss optics and 13MP
telephoto shooter
on the back of the 8 Sirocco, which just so happens to be the Nokia 7 Plus rear
camera arrangement too.
The
telephoto lens is the only one that's optically stabilized
on the P20 Pro, though I can't say I've seen any hand shake in the hundreds of photos I've shot with any of the
cameras on this phone.
The
telephoto portrait lens
on the iPhone X's dual -
camera has a better aperture than the iPhone 8 Plus.