Flashback: a decade of iPhone camera tech

26 June 2022
12MP sensors as far as the eye can see. We kid, we kid. Apple actually brings new tech to iPhones, at least the Plus/Pro versions.

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potato4k, 26 Jun 2022How many people shooting 8k videos constantly on their phon... moreimagine if you were trying to post 108MP photo to social media. it would have compressed to 5MP. for example: whatsapp. basically i took a 108mp pic on it then compresses to 500kb. sometimes 1MB in size.

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    • 27 Jun 2022

    you have to suffer, 27 Jun 2022just because of the megapixel number, you cant compare betw... moreYes the main thing for quality image is sensor size and software to handle raw image compression

      Sean, 27 Jun 2022iPhone camera not worth to be kept compared to Lumia 1020. ... morejust because of the megapixel number, you cant compare between those.

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        • Anonymous
        • UG4
        • 27 Jun 2022

        Best phone ever for the casuals. Complex photography is hidden but still available.

        Even the basic Camera app is great. Every shot on iPhone is a gem. Casuals just need to remember 3 basic modes.. it should cover most cases.

        1. Portrait - If you want to capture the subject only.
        2. Video - If you want to capture video
        3. Photo - Every other stills.

        For people who missed shots often: Settings -> Camera -> Preserve Settings. Practice, take out iPhone, press screen and swipe left.

        For the non social casuals its a QR code scanner, text detector.

        Nowadays the tech is so hair thin, its the application that counts.

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          • Anonymous
          • 04N
          • 27 Jun 2022

          Anonymous, 27 Jun 2022make an article about "a decade of iphones SoC" ... morebeat soc iphone? made by tsmc?

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            • Anonymous
            • nDy
            • 27 Jun 2022

            make an article about "a decade of iphones SoC"
            From the mediocre SoC in smartphones to the best one

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              • Anonymous
              • nDy
              • 27 Jun 2022

              make an article about "a decade of iphones battery"
              From the worse battery life in any smartphones to the best

                JGS88, 27 Jun 2022So, nothing about the sensors? Where they come from the las... moreiPhone 8 and iPhone X apparently used Sony Exmor RS sensors. Can't find any info for iPhone 7 and older models...

                  Anonymous, 26 Jun 2022Most of iphone's weight is not mainly the frames. Ev... moreIt is mainly the frame material, aka stainless steel on the Pro iphones. There are many larger Android phones with larger batteries that are lighter, simply because they use plastic.

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                    • 27 Jun 2022

                    So, nothing about the sensors? Where they come from the last 10 years..? I know the i11, 12 and 13 have Sony, but before that?

                      The Flip, 26 Jun 2022Apple uses HEIF and HEVC formats which are nightmare format... moreBlame Google for that, not Apple. HEIC is a superior quality and size format, if Google Photos can't automatically convert images for storage, what are they even doing?! My cloud provider which is probably like 100 times smaller than Google automatically converts HEIC photos to JPEG if I want that to be happening. I can as well have originals uploaded.

                      You also don't seem to know iPhones that well considering how much you complain about them here. iPhones store in HEIC by default, but every time you use Share, they convert images automatically to JPEG, making experience rather seamless.

                        The Flip, 27 Jun 2022It's only a gimmick until Apple blatantly copies Andro... moreIt's hilarious how you don't apply the same set of rules for Android. It's always just Apple that copies features, but Android totally doesn't ever do that. Also, which "Android" are we talking here? The AOSP one or the endless versions of it done by individual vendors like Samsung or Xiaomi? You do realize they copy functionality from each other on literally daily basis... Also where in hell did you manage to find webOS as a "gotcha" argument lol?

                          SShock, 27 Jun 2022The whining collective, not you specifically. You know, the... moreIt's only a gimmick until Apple blatantly copies Android like they did to webOS with the gesture swipes. Then it becomes useful because Apple does it. Then all their cattle worshippers will say they invented it and was Google that copied them.

                          For every step Apple tries to do, they take two steps back. They stagnated the market with their removal of features and slow adoption to innovation. Then when they finally do it, it's like because they're patient. They wait to perfect it. If others are first to the market, all that was beta. Apple can do no wrong.

                            Anonymous, 26 Jun 2022I have ipad and this long support has no use. I'd ... moreI've started with iOS 12 and updated to latest version every single time on release day. Currently on iOS 15 and I can't wait to get iOS 16. For me it has been great and like billion times better than with any Android phone I've ever owned, that basically didn't even get any updates, like at all.

                              notafanboy, 26 Jun 2022What other Apple articles did I whine in? What other articl... moreThe whining collective, not you specifically. You know, the same ones who constantly come into Apple articles and complain about s**t like periscope zoom. There is this 1% of loud people who demand periscope zoom or "no buy" and the rest just doesn't care. Periscope zoom is just such a niche thing and only reason companies include it on their flagships is to tick a "big specification on paper" that they then sell to you every single year.

                                Nick Tegrataker, 27 Jun 2022Overall image quality at the raw level has been definitely ... moreThat is absolutely true. I don't know why reviewers don't even mention the DNG aspects. I used Moto G52 and its camera is termed as garbage. And it is garbage until you use the Raw. There may not be more details than in the regular mode but they are much better and more organically present.

                                  in your 3rd Graph (main Camera Aperture) are you sure in 2021, f/1.5 and f/1.6 are written correctly?

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                                    • Sean
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                                    • 27 Jun 2022

                                    iPhone camera not worth to be kept compared to Lumia 1020.

                                    It has been low spec all the while.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • Lkg
                                      • 27 Jun 2022

                                      Nick Tegrataker, 27 Jun 2022My comment was supposed to be a reply to your other comment... moreAnyway, it is expected when you go from 1/2.6" to 1/1.3" .
                                      Which is exactly 3x larger.

                                      Problem is jpeg should be better as well. And it is not.
                                      Worst of all android flagships (except motorola).

                                      People wrongly think P6 Pro with larger cmos would humiliate all other phones.
                                      Could only get embarrassed by other that use smaller.

                                        Anonymous, 27 Jun 2022And what this have to do with the fact iphone does not do a... moreMy comment was supposed to be a reply to your other comment, I apologise.

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