mobile phone Camera

Camera Resolution

Camera of high resolution takes extremely detailed photos, which will look sharp on a large screen.

Threshold: > 5 MP

Photos captured by a less resolution camera don't look sharp on a large screen

Threshold: < 5 MP

Importance Level:

Very Important

Did You Know

Average camera resolution of phones launched in the year 2018 is 11.9 MP
Average camera resolution of phones launched in the year 2017 was 9.9 MP
Average camera resolution of phones launched in the year 2016 was 8.5 MP
The phone with the highest Camera Resolution is Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G 1TB, at 200 MP.

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 5G 1TB

Camera Resolution: 200 MP
Rs. 154,999
Realme 11 Pro Plus 12GB RAM

Camera Resolution: 200 MP
Rs. 30,499
Realme 11 Pro Plus

Camera Resolution: 200 MP
Rs. 28,999

Flash

With flash, bright photos/videos are captured even in low-light conditions.

Threshold: LED, Dual LED, Xenon Flash

Importance Level:

Moderately Important

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

True Tone (Dual LED) Flash
Rs. 33,999

Video Recording

HD/Full HD video looks extremely sharp & clear on an HD/Full HD TV/monitor.

More frame rate (30 - 120 frames per sec) results in smoother videos.

Threshold: 1080p, 720p

Lower resolution video does not look sharp in HD TV/monitor.

Importance Level:

Moderately Important

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

Slo-mo Video
Rs. 33,999

Secondary Camera

Higher resolution results in sharper video-chats & self-photos.

Threshold: > 1.3 MP

Lower resolution makes video-chats & self-photos blurry.

Threshold: < 1.3 MP

Importance Level:

Moderately Important

Did You Know

Average Secondary Camera Resolution of phones launched in the year 2018 is 10.4 MP
Average Secondary Camera Resolution of phones launched in the year 2017 was 7.3 MP
Average Secondary Camera Resolution of phones launched in the year 2016 was 4.3 MP
The phone with the highest Secondary Camera Resolution is Motorola Edge 30 Pro 5G, at 60 MP.

Motorola Edge 30 Pro 5G

Secondary Camera: 60 MP
Rs. 31,999
Infinix Zero 20

Secondary Camera: 60 MP
Rs. 17,999
Motorola Edge 30 Ultra 5G 256GB

Secondary Camera: 60 MP
Rs. 54,990

Zoom

Using Optical Zoom, the camera actually adjusts lenses to zoom in on the subject, resulting in better image quality.

Using Digital Zoom, the camera zooms in on the subject using software, resulting in degraded image quality.

Importance Level:

Moderately Important

Apple iPhone 5s

Optical Zoom - 10x

Image stabilization

Optical Image Stabilization is a highly effective method to optically minimise blurring of photos/videos caused by shaking during capture.

Electronic Image Stabilization is a lesser effective method to electronically minimise blurring of photos/videos caused by shaking during capture.

Importance Level:

Moderately Important

Apple iPhone 5s

Optical Image Stabilization

Software Features

Additional features offered in smartphones: Auto focus, HDR, panorama, geo-tagging, etc.

1Auto Focus 2 Touch Focus 3 HDR 4 Panorama

Auto focus

Camera can automatically focus on the subject you're capturing with the help of motor and sensors.

Importance Level:

Moderately Important

Touch focus

Touch Focus allows you to manually adjust the focus of the camera on to the subject, however it's only applicable on touchscreen devices.

Importance Level:

Moderately Important

HDR

HDR adds richness to the photos, which might not be natural but looks pleasing to the eyes. However, HDR should not be used in all situations especially when the subject is moving or the scene is having wide range of colors.

Importance Level:

Moderately Important

Panorama

Panaromic photography allows you to capture the whole scene of up to 360 degress in one photograph.

Importance Level:

Moderately Important

Special Features

Nokia Lumia 1020, 925, & 920 have PureView camera, for high quality shots in low-light.

Moto X has an extra pixel to capture brighter photos in low-light.

HTC One, One Mini, etc use ultrapixel camera with a larger sensor (2 microns) for impressive shots in low light.

Apple iPhone 5S has True Tone Flash for more natural-looking photos with flash and a large sensor (1.5 microns) for bright shots in low light.

Importance Level:

Personal Preference/ Doesn't matter

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