Teardowns of the newly released Galaxy S9 show that Samsung is still using Sony sensors in some areas of the world. (more…)
Category: Samsung
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Turbo boost engaged. New UFS 3.0 storage standards released
UFS 3.0 flash standard has just been announced and flagship phones are about to make a big jump in the storage speed department. (more…)
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Galaxy S9 leaked image shows variable f1.5 / f2.4 OIS and 18:9 display
Leaked images of the Samsung Galaxy S9 show it to have a variable aperture lens which can switch between f1.5 and f2.4. (more…)
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New Samsung ISOCELL Fast 2L9 and Slim SX7 camera sensors announced
ISOCELL, whose parent company is Samsung, is releasing two new image sensors — ISOCELL Fast 2L9 and ISOCELL Slim 2×7. (more…)
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Pixel 2 officially best phone camera. Steals Apple’s crown.
Poor iPhone. They were at the top of the heap for a scant few days before Samsung tied them on DxO. Pixel 2 then came along to smoke them both.
According to DxO, the Pixel 2 has the best camera of any smartphone, scoring a massive total of 98. For photos, the Pixel 2 came in at 99, and for videos, 96.
While the Note 8 has a very slight advantage in photos over Pixel 2, the Pixel 2’s massive video score is what puts it up and over. For video, DxO is particularly impressed with Pixel 2’s exposure, quick transitions when lighting changes, autofocus, detail preservation, noise reduction, and stabilization.
Total Photos Videos Google Pixel 2 98 99 96 Samsung Note 8 94 100 84 iPhone 8 Plus 94 96 89 For photos, DxO was impressed by Pixel 2’s excellent autofocus, detail retention in dark and light areas, and with handling bright light situations outdoors. Though not mentioned by DxO, I suspect this latter bit is mostly due to HDR+ processing, but what’s important is that it’s effortless and automatic.
Pixel 2 achieves bokeh through its dual-pixel technology. Dual-pixel technology is a relatively new development in photography where each pixel on the sensor consists of two individual photodiodes, a left and a right. In addition to helping Pixel 2 render software bokeh, the dual-pixel tech is also what gives it its excellent autofocus performance.
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Apple overtakes Google Pixel in the camera department
In a back and forth battle between Google and Apple, Apple’s latest iPhone X / iPhone 8+ has taken the top spot with a score of 94 at DXOMark, the renowned camera benchmark authority. (more…)
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New 1000fps Samsung sensors are coming in October
Samsung will be stepping up their smartphone camera technology big time with a planned sensor capable of super slow motion at 1000fps. (more…)
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ISOCELL officially now a brand as opposed to just a technology
Four years back Samsung released their new sensor technology, ISOCELL.
Pixels are so densely packed in today’s sensors, that neighboring pixels end up collecting some of the photons of pixels near them. This is called ‘crosstalk’. ISOCELL promises (more…)
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Samsung ready to ship incredible 49 inch gaming monitor
Samsung is now producing the widest consumer LCD available on the market. It’s a massive 49 inches wide with an aspect ratio of 32:9. To put this in perspective, most ultrawide monitors are 21:9, and normal monitors are generally 16:9.
Ultrawide monitors are a relatively new type of monitor and are manufactured with gamers and high-productivity business applications in mind. The resolution of the CHG90 is 3840×1080, which makes it essentially two 1080P monitors in one– Without the bezels interrupting the view.
Highlights of the Samsung SHG90:
- Quick response times of up to 1ms (1/1000 of a second): Motion blur reduction from the CHC90’s VA panel allows gamers to game without motion blur.
- Refresh rates up to 144MHz: Each pixel can refresh 144 times per second, which makes for super high frame rates if you’ve got a PC which can push games this fast.
- Curved display: Brings the edges of the monitor closer into your peripheral vision, thus requiring less head movement and more comfortable viewing angles.
- 178 degree field of view (FOV): This allows you to see more in front of you. Compared to the CHG90, viewing a typical 16:9 monitor is like looking at a scene with your hands up at the sides of your face, essentially putting peripheral vision out of play. With the CHG90, you see much more.
- Quantum Dot Technology: Promises up to 1 billion shades of accurate colors.
- HDR10 support: Some content is now being produced in HDR. The CHG90 supports HDR10 which promises double the perceived brightness and color perceoption of sRGB.
- Supports Radeon Freesync 2: This will be the first monitor released to support AMD’s new Freesync 2 technology. In a nutshell, AMD Freesync 2 helps HDR and wide color gamuts work better by offloading much of the work from the monitor onto the GPU.
- 20 step black equalizer: This technology allows you to see detail in dark, near black areas of an image.
- Audio-aligned Arena Lighting: Works with sound to add to the excitement of gaming by brightening the display as the game’s sound grows louder, which increases moments of high intensity.
For productivity and professionals, beyond looking downright awesome, the CHG90 opens up a huge display space for working. Professional photographers will get a super-enhanced color gamut for accurate color reproduction.
The Samsung CHG90 is set to ship in the 2nd week of July and sells for a $1499.
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Samsung plans a bezel-less display for the Galaxy S8
According to inside sources, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 will be following in Xiaomi Mix’s footsteps and carry a bezel-less display, with the display taking up the entire top real estate of the phone. (more…)
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3 pics Sony IMX258 vs Samsung S5K3P3 Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi5
In part 1 of this series we have a daylight test between Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro with the 16MP Samsung S5K3P3 sensor camera and the Xiaomi Mi5 with the 16MP Sony IMX298 sensor camera. (more…)
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Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Samsung 2M8 ISOCELL big sensor camera
Much news has been made about Lenovo Zuk Z2. Beyond the premium SoC, RAM, and ROM (see full specs of Zuk Z2), the Zuk Z2 also carries with it the Samsung (more…)