phonecam 2020-05-13T21:34:30+05:30 Shubham https://phonecam.netlify.app Galaxy S20+ DXOMARKED! Shubham https://phonecam.netlify.app/galaxy-s20-dxomarked.html 2020-05-12T22:49:19+05:30 DxOMark recently scored the most expensive device in the Galaxy S lineup - S20 Ultra, it got a commendable score of 122 overall, this time around the second best of the lineup has been put through its mettle. S20+ scored an overall score of 118,… ]]>

DxOMark recently scored the most expensive device in the Galaxy S lineup - S20 Ultra, it got a commendable score of 122 overall, this time around the second best of the lineup has been put through its mettle. S20+ scored an overall score of 118, which places it tenth in the evergrowing list of smartphones. Just a reminder, the S20+ uses a 12MP primary camera with a large 1.6um pixels, there is no pixel binning here. The telephoto us a 64MP camera with no optical zooming capabilities whatsoever, an ultrawide 12MP lens and a 0.3MP lens for portrait shots.

Galaxy S20+ DXOMARK rating

 

This score actually triumphs the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max and the Galaxy S10+ 5G, the photography score of 127 shows the key strength of the device - great photos! The device was praised for its excellent exposure, wide dynamic range, vivid colors and exceptional ultra-wide capabilities.

Better than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

As expected of the 64MP telephoto lens without the tele part, the resultant cropped images lack the sharpness of its bigger sibling. As DXOMARK states, details are softer in medium and long range zoom shots. Though the 0.3MP time of flight sensor helped to garner a good reputation for portrait shots.

On the video front, high details, good dynamic range, fast autofocus and good object tracking helped to up the video score, while presence of some noise low light videos were the culprit of lowering the score.

All in all, the Galaxy S20+ is a very good camera performer which is more than enough for most users, hopefully Samsung will update the camera processing further improving the already great results.

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]]> Pixel 4a Camera Samples Leaked Shubham https://phonecam.netlify.app/pixel-4a-camera-samples-leaked.html 2020-05-13T21:34:25+05:30 Google is yet to officially announce Pixel 4a, May 22nd is the date for the release, but a popular youtube channel "TechnoLike Plus" has leaked an extensive camera analysis with camera samples. The answer to the question - is one camera enough? As leaked earlier,… ]]>

Google is yet to officially announce Pixel 4a, May 22nd is the date for the release, but a popular youtube channel "TechnoLike Plus" has leaked an extensive camera analysis with camera samples. The answer to the question - is one camera enough?

As leaked earlier, the camera specs is just normal - 12.2MP Sony IMX363 sensor with f/1.73 aperture. This won't make sense to most other smartphone brands but Google heavily depends on software optimization and computational photography to catch up, just like Apple did with its iPhone SE (2020). Julio Lusson has his analysis video up:

Some astrophotography shots - 

pixel 4a astro photography
pixel 4a astro photography

Zoom samples (1x, 3x, 8x) -

pixel 4a zoom
pixel 4a zoom
pixel 4a zoom

Low-light samples (Auto, Night Sight) - 

pixel 4a low light
pixel 4a low light

It would be intriguing to see which single camera smartphone triumphs - Apple iPhone SE or the Pixel 4a, either way customers will get a value for money smartphone with great camera.

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]]> Realme X50 Pro 5G Video Recording at 4k 60FPS Shubham https://phonecam.netlify.app/realme-x50-pro-5g-video-recording-at-4k-60fps.html 2020-05-03T15:16:45+05:30 A software update to Realme X50 Pro adds the support for recording videos in 4K resolution at 60 frames per second. Apparently the hardware was already capable but the software was not fully utilizing it. This new firmware also updates the Android security patch level… ]]>

A software update to Realme X50 Pro adds the support for recording videos in 4K resolution at 60 frames per second. Apparently the hardware was already capable but the software was not fully utilizing it.

This new firmware also updates the Android security patch level to April 2020, adds a new charging icon. With this, a new screen color mode is enabled - Vivid Mode. More details regarding the update below:

  • Security
    • Android security patch level - April 2020
  • Desktop
    • New charging icon added
  • Settings
    • Vivid Mode - a new screen color mode added
  • Camera
    • 4k video recording at 60fps
    • Photo quality optimized
  • Optimization
    • Network stability
    • Screen redness at low brightness optimized
  • Known issue fixed
    • Screen rounded corner problem fixed

The update is rolling out in India to a limited number of users with broaded rollout to be started soon, the update version is RMX2076PU_11_A.19. The update can be downloaded from this link as well.

 

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]]> Samsung Develops 150MP Camera Shubham https://phonecam.netlify.app/samsung-develops-150mp-camera.html 2020-05-03T02:18:39+05:30 Samsung has already released its 108MP camera sensor which can be found in two of the current flagship devices, Xiaomi Mi 10 and Galaxy S20Ultra. They have already completed their R&D of 150MP camera sensor which could be available as early as second half of… ]]>

Samsung has already released its 108MP camera sensor which can be found in two of the current flagship devices, Xiaomi Mi 10 and Galaxy S20Ultra. They have already completed their R&D of 150MP camera sensor which could be available as early as second half of this year.

It is going to be a big 1" sensor, similar as in Sony RX100 cameras, which is noticeably larger than the 1/1.33" sized sensor used in ISOCELL Bright HMX 108MP sensor. Previously the largest sensor in smartphones record was held by Nokia Pureview 808 with its 1/1.2" sensor.

150MP camera with large sensor coming this year

Like the current 108MP sensor, the new 150MP sensor will also use the nonacell pixel binning technology, 9 pixels combined to form 1 pixel, resulting in a 16MP photographs. For reference, Galaxy S20Ultra gives a 12MP image while the Xiaomi Mi 10 with its tetracell pixel binning outputs a 27MP image.

Xiaomi is supposedly the first company to use this 150MP camera sensor, launching tentatively in Q4 2020 while Oppo and Vivo will follow the suit in 1st half 2021. Most probably Samsung will use this first in their Galaxy S21 series devices.

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]]> Samsung 250MP Camera Incoming? Shubham https://phonecam.netlify.app/samsung-250mp-camera-incoming.html 2020-05-03T02:06:31+05:30 Samsung has already mentioned they are working on a 600MP sensor to surpass the human eye, which is said to be equivalent to 500MP. Though this is their long-term goal, right now they are working on a 250MP sensor that will measure 1" diagonally. For comparison,… ]]>

Samsung has already mentioned they are working on a 600MP sensor to surpass the human eye, which is said to be equivalent to 500MP. Though this is their long-term goal, right now they are working on a 250MP sensor that will measure 1" diagonally. For comparison, the 108MP sensor in Galaxy S20Ultra measures 1/1.33" which is still significantly smaller.

150MP camera sensor on its way this year

Another good news is that Samsung has finished its research and development of 150MP sensor which will be available in many devices by the end of the year.

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]]> Redmi K30i With 48MP Camera Shubham https://phonecam.netlify.app/redmi-k30i-with-48mp-camera.html 2020-05-03T01:49:18+05:30 Xiaomi Redmi K30 global variant lacked any 5G support, though this feature was available in the Chinese model. To bridge this gap and take the crown of the cheapest 5G smartphone, Xiaomi is gearing up to launch a lite variant, the Redmi K30i with 5G… ]]>

Xiaomi Redmi K30 global variant lacked any 5G support, though this feature was available in the Chinese model. To bridge this gap and take the crown of the cheapest 5G smartphone, Xiaomi is gearing up to launch a lite variant, the Redmi K30i with 5G support. This time around rumour is that the global variant will have 5G feature as well.

Cheap Redmi K30i global with 5G support

Xiaomi will be cutting corners to lower the price of Redmi K30i 5G variant, one such pointer is the use of 48MP main sensor for its rear quad-camera array instead of the 64MP one present in Redmi K30 devices.

Redmi K30i 48MP primary camera

The above information comes from a string the MIUI camera app, to be used in the device "Picasso", which is the codename for Redmi K30 5G. Since this device is available in China with 64MP, it is safe to assume that the global version of Redmi K30i will have similar specs with a different camera setup.

No launch information has been shared yet, this seems to be a minor change to the already existing device, it could be just announced on Weibo anytime soon.

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]]> Samsung Galaxy Flip Z Bad Camera? Shubham https://phonecam.netlify.app/samsung-galaxy-flip-z-bad-camera.html 2020-05-03T01:10:17+05:30 Galaxy Flip Z was hailed as the true foldable smartphone, which woed the world with its form factor and foldable display. The hardware itself was nothing to talk about, considering the price, but with a mediocre score of 105 from DxOMark. This puts the Flip… ]]>

Galaxy Flip Z was hailed as the true foldable smartphone, which woed the world with its form factor and foldable display. The hardware itself was nothing to talk about, considering the price, but with a mediocre score of 105 from DxOMark. This puts the Flip Z just above Galaxy S9+ and Galaxy Note 9. Honestly, comparing it to the more conventional smartphone would be wrong as Samsung had to cut corners to be able to make foldable smartphone a bit more affordable.

Galaxy Flip Z DxOMark scores

DxOMark rating for the Galaxy Flip Z shows 2020 flagship with 2018 camera.

DxOMark praised the dynamic range, color rendering, noise reduction and wide angle photography while the device was criticized for low details, ringing artifacts, and slow autofocus. On the video front, fast focus was praised, vivid colors and stabilization helped increase the score. Contrary to photography, limited dynamic range and lower sharpness was the culprit in bogging down the video score.

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