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The Next Nokia Smartphone Will Feature Unique 5-Camera Setup
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Just because of the photo?
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And the huge advantage of Google reading all your emails and tracking you everywhere and the very secure App Store. All great features, true...
This could be amazing if executed right. You could have (35mm/ff equivalents) 20mm for landscape/astro, 35mm for street photography, 50/85 for portraits and a macro.
Design or Function? Function wins everytime. If Design compliments Function a nice bonus. The results will define which it is.
interesting, glad someone is innovating. Will have to see how useful it is. I'm not a believe this is a game changer though. Sounds like a gimmick.
Nokia phones were full of crappy software that was more gimmick than functional. So will refrain judgement. But I LIKE the competition. Android is dominating the world, too bad Apple sales are tanking. But when you have horrible leaders like Tim Cook with no vision, that's what happens!
Nokia phones were full of crappy software that was more gimmick than functional. So will refrain judgement. But I LIKE the competition. Android is dominating the world, too bad Apple sales are tanking. But when you have horrible leaders like Tim Cook with no vision, that's what happens!
Exactly what the world needs so everyone can take photos that they will never print but upload to Instagram with a 1080px in width by 1350px max resolution. What's the point of all this camera BS when nearly no one uses the camera for what they are actually built to do. How many folks are printing large framed images for their home? Not many, but I am and the iPhone 5 did this just fine.
The only way to not be tracked is to abandon all technology and go live with the monks in the mountains of Tibet.
Although Nokia embracing Android One is a good thing, the camera part is purely custom, just like what Xiaomi did for their Android One phones. Google has a different vision for Android stock camera app, ie put functions via software AI. Google's stock camera app doesn't even support dual camera setup (see Pixel phones).
It will only a matter of time that Android One will become "fragmented" on its own.
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Larger sensor takes a lot of space, and most of the benefits of larger sensor (shallow depth of field, less noise, better low light) have been taken care off by software (see Google Pixel, Apple's own ISP and portrait mode, Huawei night mode, etc).
Physically zooming lens didn't work. Samsung (and I think Asus) have tried it, but those phones bombed. Nobody wants a clunky phone. So the solution some OEMs are doing is with multiple cameras with multiple focal lengths. We will see where the sweet spot is. Apple is baking on regular and telephoto lens. LG is betting on regular and wide angle lens. Samsung is trying everything with 4 cameras. And Nokia wants to trump them all. It's good though that these companies are willing to try and see what will work.
When Microsoft took over Nokia's smartphone manufacturing business and wrote it off, veteran Nokia and Microsoft employees created a company in Finland (called HMD Global) with the aim of licensing the brand, acquiring Nokia and Microsoft's mobile-related patents and trademarks, and designing devices in-house. Because they lack the capacity to manufacture the phones themselves, they tasked Foxconn to do the job. So far, they're doing great especially in Europe.
That’s just stupid! Desperation to get the highest DXO Mark score......
The XR and Pixel line have shown what is capable with clever software and hardware and SINGLE lens cameras and you don’t need to made a wired monstrosity with 5! To take decent photos and videos!
The XR and Pixel line have shown what is capable with clever software and hardware and SINGLE lens cameras and you don’t need to made a wired monstrosity with 5! To take decent photos and videos!
I really hope Apple goes to 3-4 cameras or some other tech to give iPhones even better photos.
