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A Few iPhone XS Camera Observations
One of the most impressive elements of the iPhone XS is the new camera, which appears to be far more enhanced than even Apple let on when they revealed it a few weeks ago. Before I get into a strong of posts comparing the 2018 and 2017 iPhone cameras, I wanted to take a look
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The Future of Multi-Camera Smartphones
In 2018 you have many options when it comes to smartphone cameras. Since the iPhone 7 Plus in late 2016, there has been a trend towards dual-camera setups1. Basically any phone that’s serious about cameras has 2 lenses on it nowadays. That is, with the exception of the Huawei P20 (3 lenses) and
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2 Flagships, 2 Budget Phones, and a Real Camera Walk Into…oops…Take the Same Picture
Last night I gushed a little about how wonderful the camera on our phones have become in recent years. The phone I have in my pocket these days is either an iPhone 8 Plus or a Google Pixel 2, both of which are widely considered to be best in class, but I wanted to put
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Pixel 2’s New “A.I. Powered Zoom” Still Can’t Beat the iPhone
View this post on the largest screen you can to really see the differences in quality.
I’ll keep this one short and sweet because a few pictures speak a thousand words. Google rolled out Android 8.1 and a few smaller updates, including a new ability to use “A.I.” to enhance photos that
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A Few Months Later: Benchmarking the iPhone 8 Plus and Pixel 2
There has been a lot of talk recently about smartphone performance lately, and whether or not one company is slowing down their phones. For my part, I happen to have an iPhone 8 Plus and Google Pixel 2 in front of me, both of which have been heavily used and each of which I benchmarked
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Just how fast is “faster wireless charging” in iOS 11.2?
NOTE: Samsung's "Fast Charge" charging pad does not have any hard numbers I can find that indicates how much power it will provide. The below findings display a notable change from previous testing of wireless charging I've done. I'll update this article if I can get more
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What happens when you try to charge your iPhone wired and wirelessly at the same time?
On Tuesday night the Verge tweeted out this clip about whether or not you can charge your iPhone 8 faster by plugging it into the wall and also placing it on a wireless charging pad.
https://twitter.com/circuitbreaker/status/925464914369462272
They didn’t answer the question in the clip, but other news outlets have
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Pixel 2 and iPhone 8 Plus low light camera comparison
I’ve already compared the photos and videos that the Google Pixel 2 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus can produce, but those test were all in good conditions. the sun was out! Both cameras did well in those conditions, but maybe we can get some more difference in their performance when we go out and
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HEIC images save space, but do they sacrifice quality? I don’t think so.
https://twitter.com/mattbirchler/status/924639096110239744
You may have noticed I’ve been taking a lot of photos for the site lately, and that means I’ve been looking at a lot of photos in the Finder as get everything where it needs to go. I was struck this morning by how much smaller the
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Google Pixel 2 and iPhone 8 Plus camera comparison
One of the big reasons I got a Pixel 2 this year is because of the camera. I already own an iPhone 8 Plus, which has a truly spectacular camera, but the Pixel 2 is supposed to be no slouch either. Let’s take a look at a few comparison shots I took over my
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Comparing video on the Pixel 2 and the iPhone 8 Plus
I’ve had the chance to do a little outdoor video work with the new Pixel 2 and this phone has a very nice video camera built into it. The crowning achievement is the combination OIS and EIS they have going on, both of which work together to deliver the best stabilized video I think
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What’s the best way to charge your iPhone 8 Plus?
The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus brought more new ways to charge up than any iPhone before them. This year we got real fast charging with high watt power bricks as well as wireless1 charging via Qi-compatible charging pads. And of course all the traditional wired ways of charging still work.
I wanted to
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How much extra space does the iPhone X’s screen get you?
There has been some minor confusion about how much benefit the iPhone X’s 5.8 inch display will actually deliver over the current iPhones on the market. Some have been overjoyed with the extra screen size, saying it will get them a screen like the iPhone 8 Plus, but in a smaller frame. Others
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4k 60fps and 1080p 240fps video from the iPhone 8 Plus
If you were wondering what footage looks like from the iPhone 8 Plus’s new camera, below are a few examples I took on a walk around town last week. I did do a little color correction on some of these to make the colors pop a little more, but no other edits have been
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Beginning to test iPhone 8 Plus charging speeds
I’m preparing a week of serious testing of the many ways you can charge the iPhone 8 Plus. I have 4 different power bricks and 2 wireless chargers at my disposal, all of which will be used to charge the iPhone. I am only testing speed and nothing else. If you are morally opposed
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Studio Lighting on the iPhone 8 Plus is really something else
One of the coolest new features of the latest iPhone (Plus model only) is that we now have “studio lighting” options in portrait mode. These include 4 different types of lighting you can have simulate over a subject’s face1. Apple touted this as one of their examples of using machine learning to create the
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Slow Sync Shutter on the iPhone 8 Makes the Flash Suck a Little Less
I’m not an expert at this stuff so bear with my simplified explanation, but the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus have a new “slow sync” feature when using the flash. This essentially keeps the shutter open for a few moments longer than normal so that it can capture more color from an entire scene,
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Comparing the iPhone 8 Plus camera to last year’s iPhone 7 Plus
Yesterday I compared the speed of the iPhone 8 Plus compared to last year’s iPhone 7 Plus, and the brand new iPhone 8 wiped the floor with the iPhone 7. Today we’re taking a look at the cameras. I took some photos as well as some short videos while walking around on my