New iPhone 4 camera test reveals impressive pictures and video

21 June, 2010
New iPhone 4 camera samples and the first 720p video sample surfaced this weekend. A Czech user got his hands on Apple's latest and yet unreleased phone and he shared some real-life camera samples...

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  • 21 Jun 2010

I like the way iPhone4 evolved, the camera seems significantly better than before, the resolution is greatly improved, it has some type of multi-tasking (not the real one but pretty good) ... but Nokia N8 is just better in some ways I am interested in (camera - bigger sensor plus xenon, more features like widgets, HDMI, radio, USB OTG, free GPS, FM Transmitter and a software which allows more control over the phone - files, more types of connections, real multi-tasking, etc). iPhone is better looking, has an easier to use and more fluid interface and has quite a lot of applications. So each has it's good parts. I will go for the N8, it offers more for the price (60% of the iPhone price and has many features the iPhone doesn't have and the most important it is not so strictly "controlled" by the manufacturer - the main weak point compared with the iPhone, except the number of applications available, is the resolution of the screen). Both phones are good, each one can choose their favorite.

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    • Anonymous
    • 4TM
    • 21 Jun 2010

    Bricked, 21 Jun 2010By all means, this camera should be as good as the N95 one,... moreThe iphone4's camera is way better than the n95, but since you're just a nokia fanboy, you'd actually believe that a low end nokia device with 1mp camera is better than the iphone4, lol.

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      • Deep space bar
      • kDi
      • 21 Jun 2010

      [deleted post]I have a
      Full Keyboard
      48gb
      5mp camera with dual LED flash
      Full HTML with 9.4 adobe flash
      A-GPS
      3.5' touchscreen at 480x800
      800mhz CPU w/256mb RAM & 744mb ROM
      With a 3D accelerator
      And i can put it in my pocket
      And more

      So why the hell would i want a over priced,over hyped locked enviroment
      Picture frame

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        • Deep space bar
        • kDi
        • 21 Jun 2010

        [deleted post]Lol when your phone doesn't shatter after 3 drops let us know who has a better build XD
        You know in the army they use plastic for their windows on their stuff not glass

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          • Anonymous
          • 4TM
          • 21 Jun 2010

          Deep space bar, 21 Jun 2010Lol your comparing a crappy camera against a crappy camera ... moreThat's what you say, but the flock of people who will be trying it out at the Apple store and will be buying it will all enjoy their new iphone4, while you'll be stuck with your nokia device and stuck hating the iphone, hahahaha

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            • kDi
            • 21 Jun 2010

            scorpion 2012, 21 Jun 2010anyone that says something bad about iphone it doesnt have ... moreLol your comparing a crappy camera against a crappy camera lol you should compare it to the n86
            C905 has a garbage camera lol
            What about low light pics apple doesn't wanna show them lol cause we all know they will photoshop them lol
            Those samples apple pulled are so no from the iphone they are from a digicam or dslr it's too noticable

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              • Anonymous
              • 4TM
              • 21 Jun 2010

              Just look at the unit sales of the iphone4 people, and get your cue from that. It's going to be crazy this Thursday at Apple stores. It would be another historical and record breaking release day in the mobile phone industry. And oh, nokia fanboys will again of course come out with their best (yet lamest) excuse their puny brains could ever come up with, and say that Apple hired people to fall in line outside Apple stores and buy the iphone4. Hahahaha.

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                • nFd
                • 21 Jun 2010

                By all means, this camera should be as good as the N95 one, seeing as optics have improved since it was released.

                5mp is the bottom end now for cameraphones, and is enough for any casual user. They just need to improve hardware rather than pushing for more mp. 12 mp is ridiculous for a phone. Unless it's a dedicated device.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 4TM
                  • 21 Jun 2010

                  David, 21 Jun 2010Now these shots actually look like they came from a proper ... moreOh please, you're a nokia fanboy. Even a 1mp nokia camera would look better for you than this, right?! Hahahahaha

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 4TM
                    • 21 Jun 2010

                    akash from nepal, 21 Jun 2010not impressive like nokia n8 camera samplesLook at how ridiculous nokia fanboys are. When Apple submits photo updates that look great, it's been doctored. But when n8 submits great photo samples, we should take it as it is, hahahahaha.

                    You guys are running out of reasonable things to say to badmouth the iphone, so you guys just illogically say that it's bad no matter how great the photos and video samples' quality are.

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                      • Nicolas
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                      • 21 Jun 2010

                      Heartbreak Kid, 21 Jun 2010What the Samsung Wave does is try and bring it great specs ... moreWell, its your loss, I've been out of Samsung handsets since the D900, which put everything else out there to shame in its days and for many months after. Software will only take you as far as your hardware can push. An apple NEVER uses latest tech on their phones, Samsung on the other hand has introduced the lightest, slimmest, best LCD's, largest capacity of times out the door as the tech was avaliable...which makes sense since they build and provide the world most of the phone's components. Sure software can be frustrating even more when they are supposed to be "smart" phones, but their hardware is always more advanced than apple's. I'had the best experience ever with D900 as a non smartphone era and am looking forward to Samsung reclaiming the top with the Galaxy S.

                      As galaxy s has android and such good hardware it will popular (after all AT&T will have its exact hardware as i897 Captivate), it will be rooted fast and we will not have to rely on Samsung for updates/upgrades. Don't worry, Samsung won't miss you, but this time you will certainly miss them, literally ;) .

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 4TM
                        • 21 Jun 2010

                        Antivirus, 21 Jun 2010Not bad samples, but nowhere near the "perfect" s... moreWhat are you talking about. These sample pictures have the same quality of pictures from the ones from Apple. Even the reviewer has stated that. Just admit that the iphone4 rocks and can beat other current phones even with higher megapixels. It hurts huh?! Lol.

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                          • 21 Jun 2010

                          Bricked, 21 Jun 2010So you've done a comparison based on a few photos? Get a... moreIf GSMArena can do it so can I... and judging by the few supplied samples it's not that impressive, rather average, but it it's worth saying that at least they upgraded it a bit.

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                            • scorpion 2012
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                            • 21 Jun 2010

                            anyone that says something bad about iphone it doesnt have it and he is jelous. I have 3gs and i had a c905 and camera in a 3gs is way better than c905. In c905 the colors are faded but iphone have a beautiful piczure with real colors. i dont wanna anithing else than this iphone. IPHONE RULEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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                              • 21 Jun 2010

                              HMMMMM,,, what is new in video ? even sony ericsson vivaz is way better then iphone 4 in video / thats all

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                                • kDi
                                • 21 Jun 2010

                                Bricked, 21 Jun 2010Iphone 4.0 OS is very good by the way. I'm using it now, an... moreHow can you tell if it looks the same as it did 4 years ago lol atleast symbian changed haven't you seen the home screen for s60 5th now . Now that is a huge change ios4 just has a wallpaper that's all doesn't look any different

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                                  • 21 Jun 2010

                                  Anonymous, 21 Jun 2010Impresive for 2003 were in 2010 !!!Yeah, and 720p video was common on smartphones in 2003....

                                  ....doofus.

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 21 Jun 2010

                                    Impresive for 2003 were in 2010 !!!

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                                      • nFd
                                      • 21 Jun 2010

                                      Iphone 4.0 OS is very good by the way. I'm using it now, and it's SO fast and responsive. No crashes (and I doubt that there will ever be).

                                      No bad for a new version of an OS. Many of the new features (for the iphone before any fanboy attacks) are subtle, but

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                                        • nFd
                                        • 21 Jun 2010

                                        [deleted post]So you've done a comparison based on a few photos?

                                        Get a grip man, you can't compare this until you have it in your hands.