Back in January, a leak had revealed that the 2021 ZTE flagship, the Axon 30 Pro, may come with a 200MP sensor. The source had revealed that the camera will be a Samsung S5KGND with a pixel size of 1.28um. It turns out that the leak was incorrect as an official poster released today has revealed that the new Axon flagship will have three 64MP cameras.

This is the first time we will see such a setup on a smartphone and we can’t wait to see how well the Axon 30 Pro performs with these cameras. Alongside the 64MP main camera, it appears ZTE will also give the phone a 64MP telephoto camera just like that of the Galaxy S21+ 5G while the third 64MP sensor should be an ultrawide angle camera.

A number of flagship phones these days have more than one primary camera. Phones like the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, the OnePlus 8 Pro, the Mi 10 Ultra, and the Find X3 Pro all have more than one high-end camera but the Axon 30 Pro will be taking it to another level with its three 64MP sensors.

The phone is also expected to come with a Snapdragon 888 processor, an AMOLED display, 55W fast charging, and run Android 11 out of the box.

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Samsung’s one of the upcoming mid-rangers is the Galaxy A72 smartphone. It is likely to go official very soon. Amidst a lot of leaks about the device, it has received TUV Rheinland certification for Fast Charging.

A Samsung device with model numbers- SM-A725F/DS, SM-A725F gets TÜV certification issued by TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd. If you recall, this model number has already appeared on certifications like BIS. It is likely the upcoming Galaxy A72 according to previous reports.

The said certification shows that the device supports 9V at 2.77A charging. This is approximately 25W charging that is already present on its predecessor, Galaxy A71. Similarly, it’s supposed sibling Galaxy A52 is also coming with the same charging tech as the last-gen A51.

If this turns out true, it wouldn’t be much of a surprise to see the same battery capacity(4,500mAh) on the A72. For instance, contrary to early rumors, the Galaxy A72 will mostly arrive with the Quad-Camera setup. Among the others, the primary lens is said to be a 64MP camera sensor like the A71.

That’s not all as Leaked mold images show similar port placements, rectangular Camera layout as the predecessor. Besides, reports also say that the device will likely get the same 6.7-inch Infinity-O AMOLED display. However, the main difference will be in processor as the 4G version might feature  Snapdragon 720G whereas the chipset of 5G is a mystery.

The device is expected to arrive in Black, Blue, White, and Violet colors. So far, vague rumors say that the 4G variant of the device might retail for €400-€500 while the 5G variant could be somewhere around €500-€600.

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Ever since the Huawei Nova 8 launch date was announced, we have been coming across a lot of leaks. In the run-up to the December 23 event, it looks like everything about the device will probably be revealed. A recent leak shares the real-life images of the Nova 8 non-Pro in Green color.

As reported by ITHome, tipster Digital Chat Station has revealed the real-life image of the Huawei Nova 8 smartphone. Accordingly, the Nova 8 will have a 6.57-inch FHD+ OLED display. The display will have a refresh rate of 90Hz and probably a 2560×1080 pixel resolution. Interestingly, a live image shared by him shows a single punch-hole screen.

This leak corroborates the early report on specifications which said Nova 8 will have a 90Hz OLED screen with 1 billion colors. Anyway, a new report by ITHome shares additional images of the Nova 8. It shows the rear of Nova 8 having a Green color with an oval-shaped camera module.

Earlier today, a leaked render showed a similar module that goes well with this leak. The module has an LED flashlight and four sensors out of which the first one is pretty large. As you can see below, it has a white ring around it, and “AI QUAD CAMERA”, “ULTRA HD SENSOR” slogans surround it. Also, there is a ‘nova’ branding and Huawei logo at the bottom.

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Nova 8, 8 Pro Camera Specifications(Expected)

Besides, the tipster says that the punch-hole on Nova 8 is about 4mm and the same as that of Huawei Mate40. However, the difference here is the punch-hole is moved to the center instead of the top-left position on the latter. Plus, it also confirms that Nova 8 series will have two devices.

This is because the previously leaked poster showed a device with a dual punch-hole screen which is likely Nova 8 Pro with dual cameras. Speaking of which, the Nova 8 series’ camera specifications will almost be similar unlike the predecessor, Nova 7 and 7 Pro. At the back, both the devices will have a 64MP main, 8MP ultra-wide, two 2MP sensors(likely macro, depth).

On the other hand, the Nova8 will have a single 32MP selfie shooter whereas the Nova 8 Pro will have dual 32MP and 16MP sensors. Other alleged specifications include a Kirin 985 SoC, 66W SuperCharge technology, and a rumored starting price of 3,000 yuan($458) for Nova 8, and 4,000 yuan($611) for 8 Pro. Let’s wait for the official launch to know more.

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Earlier today, Huawei confirmed that it will unveil the Nova 8 in China on December 23. While the official poster only has a silhouette of one smartphone, it is expected to reveal Nova 8, Nova 8 Pro. And now, the specs of both of the two devices have been leaked.

Tipster Digital Chat Station(via Mydrivers) has shared the supposed specifications of the Huawei Nova 8 and 8 Pro. To get things out of the way, he says that the images are for reference only. Anyway, the leak says that both the devices will retain the same Kirin 985 SoC from predecessor.

For the unaware, Huawei launched the Nova 7 series in April and Honor 30 series back in April. Both the series have the same SoC which is a slightly cut-down version of the Kirin 990 flagship SoC. Now, we aren’t sure how this would be possible considering early reports which say that the company’s Kirin SoC devices have been selling at high prices due to chipset shortage.

This is due to the US ban that effectively stops Huawei from producing its own Kirin SoC. Anyway, if it lands on Nova 8 series, one of the reasons could be the result of a survival mode. The company had to stock SoCs for the future before the US ban deadline arrived.

Huawei Nova 8, 8 Pro Specifications(Rumored)

Anyway, the spec sheet says that Huawei Nova 8 will have a 3D hyperboloid Glass design and a thickness of 7.64mm. It will likely feature a 90Hz OLED curved screen with 1 billion colors. For cameras, it will have a quad-camera setup(same on 8 Pro) with a 64MP main sensor. Other sensors include an 8MP ultra-wide, two 2MP macro and depth sensors. Upfront, it will have a 32MP selfie shooter.

The Nova 8 Pro, on the other hand, will have an ultra-curved screen(80° curvature) with a 120Hz refresh rate and 1 billion colors as per the leak. However, compared to non-Pro, this will have a 32MP and a 16MP dual selfie cameras. Apparently, it has features like vlog mode, front& rear dual-scene recording. It is worth noting that official teasers confirm the earlier report on the oval-shaped camera layout for the Nova 8.

That said, both the devices are said to feature the Huawei 66W SuperCharge technology. Further, Nova 8 and 8 Pro will have 8GB RAM and 128/256GB storage options. Regarding the price, rumors say that Nova 8 will start at 3,000 yuan($458), while the Nova 8 Pro will begin at 4,000 yuan($611). Let’s wait and see if these specs turn out to be true.

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The POCO X3 is an upcoming smartphone from the latest Xiaomi sub-brand. The phone will be its first smartphone this year which is not a rebadge of a Redmi phone.

The POCO X3 will have four rear cameras arranged together in a quite unusual camera housing. The global spokesman for the brand, Angus Kai Ho Ng, has shared sample photos taken by the phone and also confirmed in the tweet that the POCO X3 has a 64MP sensor.

Testing out the camera set-up with the latest #POCOX3
It's really more than just a normal 64MP
Lots of cool awesome features to share very soon!

Both photos were taken by POCO X3 #POCOisBack #POCOX3 NFC pic.twitter.com/eBCLe8WZ4d

— Angus Kai Ho Ng (@anguskhng) August 27, 2020

According to him, the two photos were taken by the phone, yes, including the one that shows someone holding the POCO X3 itself.

Other than showing off what the phone is capable of with respect to camera performance, the first image also confirms the POCO X3 has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. If you zoom in to the side of the phone, you can see the indentation on the side where the power button will usually be.

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A leak from yesterday revealed the device has a 120Hz refresh rate and a 240Hz touch response rate. Seeing as it has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, it is most likely an LCD panel. The leak also revealed the display has a centered punch hole.

It has also been reported that the POCO X3 will have a 20MP selfie camera, a 5160mAh battery, support for 33W fast charging, and will be powered by a yet-to-be-announced Snapdragon 732 processor. The device is also expected to be announced on September 8.

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OmniVision has announced OV64B 1/2″ camera sensor which the company claims is the world’s first 0.7-micron 64-megapixel image sensor which can be used in high-end ultra-thin smartphones.

In comparison, Samsung ISOCELL Bright GW1 64MP camera sensor is larger as it uses a 0.8-micrometer pixels on a 1/1.7-inch sensor. On the other hand, the Samsung ISOCELL Bright 48MP sensor uses 0.8-micrometer pixels on a 1/2-inch sensor.

Comparing the new sensor with Sony, the Sony IMX686 is a 64MP image sensor with a large sensor size of 1/1.7” and a pixel size of 0.8μm. The Sony IMX586 48MP camera sensor offers a pixel size of 0.8 μm onto a 1/2-type unit.

The OmniVision OV64B is built on the company’s PureCel Plus-S stacked die technology and a four-cell color filter array (CFA) with on-chip hardware for re-mosaic. Along with the 64MP resolution images, the sensor can also output 16MP images with 4x sensitivity because of the near-pixel binning which is equivalent to sensors with 1.4-micron pixels, says OmniVision. This should result in better low-light photography.

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As for the video, the sensor supports 4K video recordings with electronic image stabilisation (EIS), as well as 8K video at 30 frames per second (fps). It also has support for slow-mo capture at up to 240 fps at 1080p and 480 fps at 720p.

The OmniVision OV64B sensor feature type-2, 2×2 microlens phase detection autofocus (ML-PDAF) to boost autofocus accuracy. It also provides a CPHY interface for greater throughput using fewer pins.

As of the availability, OmniVision says the first sample units should ship out to prospective clients in May 2020. However, it remains to be seen which smartphone company adopts this sensor for their devices.

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It is already known that Huawei’s sub-brand Honor is currently working on its flagship smartphone lineup — Honor V30 series, which is expected to launch pretty soon. Now, it has been revealed that the company is working on another mid-range smartphone.

The upcoming Honor smartphone with model number LRA-AL00 has been certified by 3C, hinting that its launch date is not far away. Further, the listing reveals that the smartphone will come featuring a 64-megapixel camera sensor. This will make it the first smartphone from Honor to feature a 64MP camera and now we have come across more details related to the camera.

A new report related to this upcoming smartphone reveals that the device will come equipped with 1G+6P lens from Lianchuang Electronics, which is designed for high-end devices. Interestingly, the maker of the camera lens has not revealed details about it, citing confidentiality agreement. Although it’s safe to assume that the 64MP camera sensor will be provided by Samsung given that its the only company to have a 64MP sensor in the market right now.

The listing also suggests that the device will come with support for 20W fast charging technology. As per the document, this upcoming Honor smartphone is being referred as “Laura” for the internal research and development.

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The smartphone in question seems to be the one that we reported earlier to get launched along with the Honor V30, as a part of Honor Note series. However, there’s a possibility that its not a part of Honor Note series and could be all-new device.

Apart from the 64-megapixel camera sensor and 20W fast charing support, the phone is expected to come powered Huawei’s own 7nm Kirin 810 octa-core processor. It remains to be seen if the company continues without offering Google Play Services outside China as well, similar to what it did with the Mate 30 series.

Given that the company’s own HarmonyOS is not yet ready for smartphones, it’s more likely that the brand will continue with the same strategy it adopted for the Mate 30 series for the software department. Thus, while the smartphone will be powered by Android OS, it won’t be Google certified and so no official access to Google services and apps.

While the smartphone will be a mid-range offering, there’s no information available regarding its pricing or launch date. We expect to know more about the smartphone, including its specifications, in the coming days.

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OPPO-backed budget smartphone maker Realme has already confirmed that the Realme X2 smartphone will be launched in China at an event on 24th September. While the phone was expected to be the re-branded version of the Realme XT recently launched in India, it’s pretty evident that’s not the case.

Instead, it seems like the Realme X2 is a rebranded version of the Realme XT 730G smartphone teased by the company’s CEO Madhav Sheth which is slated to go official in India this December.

Now, just a day before the official launch of X2 smartphone, Realme’s Chief Marketing Officer Xu Qi Chase has revealed the key specifications of the device. He confirms that the phone will come powered by Snapdragon 730G chipset and will have LPDDR4X RAM as well as UFS 2.1 internal storage.

He has also confirmed 64MP quad-camera setup on the back and a 32MP front-facing snapper. The phone will be powered by a 4,000mAh battery with 30W VOOC 4.0 fast charging support. It will also support NFC, in-display fingerprint sensor, Dolby sound, etc.

The display is expected to be the same as the XT, featuring a 6.4-inch S-AMOLED Full HD+ display with 2340 x 1080 pixels screen resolution, and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. It will be offering 91.9 percent screen-to-body ratio. While Xu Qi Chase has suggested 6GB + 64GB model, we also expect 8GB + 128GB variant.

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The quad camera system on the phone will consist of 64-megapixel Samsung GW1 primary camera sensor, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens, a 2-megapixel dedicated macro camera and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. The smartphone will be running Android 9 Pie operating system out-of-the-box with ColorOS on top. Do note that most of these specifications were already confirmed by the company through various teasers.

Realme, which made its debut last year in India has seen a tremendous growth in the country but the company is now also focusing on its home market China where it started operations earlier this year. While most smartphones from the company gets first launched in India, some important devices are debuting in China first.

Realme X was first made official in the Chinese market and now the Realme X2, which seems to be the re-branded Realme XT 730G is getting launched in China, month before its India launch this December.

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The Redmi K20 Pro Exclusive Edition will be announced tomorrow and it has already been confirmed that it will be powered by the Snapdragon 855 Plus processor. Today, more details have surfaced revealing that it will come with more than just a new processor.

Earlier, it was officially revealed that the phone will come with 512GB of internal storage, double that of the standard edition’s highest configuration. Now Redmi has released a poster that reveals the phone will also have 12GB of RAM!

The standard edition K20 Pro comes in 6GB RAM and 8GB RAM variants, so the switch to 12GB of RAM is a significant one. But that is not all.

Redmi also revealed that the Exclusive Edition will come with a better primary rear camera, actually even more cameras. Rather than 48MP triple sensors, the phone will have a 64MP quad-camera setup. The 64MP camera is most likely the Samsung GW1 ISOCELL sensor inside the Redmi Note 8 Pro.

Other features of the phone confirmed include NFC, Hi-Fi audio, Type-C port, and a four-curved glass body with Gorilla Glass 5 on both sides. The image also says there is a 48MP camera which is a bit confusing since the primary rear camera is revealed to be a 64MP sensor. We’ll keep our fingers crossed on that.

The Redmi K20 Pro Exclusive Edition launches tomorrow night in China.

(Sources: 1, 2)

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UPDATE: The company’s CMO Francis Wang has confirmed that the Realme X2 is indeed the rebranded model of the Realme XT for the Chinese market.

Realme has announced that it will be hosting a launch event in China on 24th September where the company will launch the Realme X2 smartphone. The company has also confirmed that the phone will feature a 64-megapixel quad-camera setup.

Looking at the teaser poster shared by the company and the 64MP quad-camera setup features, the upcoming Realme X2 seems like a re-branded version of the Realme XT smartphone that was launched in India a few days ago.

When Realme entered the Chinese market a few months ago, the company had launched Realme X Lite, which was a re-branded version of the Realme 3 Pro smartphone in the Indian market.

However, there’s a possibility that the Realme X2 could be the Realme XT 730G that the company’s CEO Madhav Sheth teased during the Realme XT launch and revealed that it will be launched in India in December.

If the Realme X2 is the re-branded Realme XT, then we know what to expect from it since it has already been launched in India. It features a 6.4-inch S-AMOLED display with waterdrop notch, Full HD+ screen resolution, and 19.5:9 aspect ratio.

It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 AIE octa-core processor, with up to 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. The quad camera system on the phone comes with 64-megapixel Samsung GW1 main lens, 8-megapixel ultrawide lens, 2-megapixel dedicated macro camera and 2-megapixel depth sensor. There’s also a 16-megapixel front-facing snapper for taking selfies and video calling.

Running on Android 9 Pie-based ColorOS 6.0.1, the smartphone is powered by a 4,000mAh battery and VOOC 3.0 fast charging support. The Realme XT 730G is expected to have the same configuration, except for the chipset which will be Snapdragon 730G.

(Source)

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During the Realme XT launch event in India, Realme’s CEO Madhav Sheth teased the upcoming smartphone from the company — Realme XT 730G which is an upgraded variant of the smartphone launched today.

As the name suggests, the Realme XT 730G will come powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G octa-core processor which was recently launched by the company and is aimed towards gaming-centric smartphones.

Further, the company has also confirmed that the smartphone will come be powered by a 4,000mAh battery and will come with 30W VOOC Flash Charge fast charing technology. For comparison, the XT comes with 20W fast charging support.

While the company has not revealed this, the TENAA listing of this upcoming smartphone has confirmed that it will be featuring a 32MP front-facing snapper for taking selfies and video calling. It’s not yet clear if the phone will have a pop-up mechanism for front camera.

Apart from these changes, rest of the phone’s specifications will remain the same as the Realme XT. The smartphone will come with a 6.4-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with Corning Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection.

It will have up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. In the camera department, it’ll come with the same setup as the XT — 64-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL Bright GW1 primary sensor, an 8-megapixel 119 degree ultra-wide-angle lens, a 2-megapixel depth sensor, and a 2 MP macro sensor.

Since the operating system is not listed in the teaser, the company could launch the smartphone running the company’s much-awaited RealmeOS powered by Android 10. However, this is just a speculation and nothing of such sort has been confirmed yet.

Along with revealing some details about this upcoming Realme XT 730G smartphone, the company teased that “more surprises in December”. To know more about this, we’ll have to wait for a couple of months.

(Source)

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64MP camera & MTK Helio G90T

We are used to seeing new technologies featured on mainstream flagships. But recently, Redmi changed our imagination with the newly released Redmi Note 8 Pro: a true mid-range phone with an outstanding camera setup. A few months ago, Samsung released its latest phone camera sensor, the GW1 sensor, with a 64MP resolution. After its release, a competition started among smartphone makers, especially between Xiaomi and Realme to release the first phone with this sensor. And now, the winner is in our hands, the Redmi Note 8 Pro, the first smartphone with a 64MP-resolution camera.

The camera is not the only highlight of the Redmi Note 8 Pro. The phone is also the first phone to come with the MTK Helio G90T CPU. This new chip is a high-performance CPU targeted at the gaming market.

For convenience, we will divide the full review into two parts. We first bring the Redmi Note 8 Pro vs. Realme 5 Pro vs. Huawei P30 Pro camera comparison in this review, and in the next one, we will show you our test results on its gaming performance.

Redmi Note 8 Pro: Camera 

The vertical arrangement of the cameras on the RN8Pro is similar to the symmetrical setup on the Redmi K20 series. And it’s pretty smart that the fingerprint reader is right at the bottom of this vertical arrangement. The fingerprint reader is smaller in size but offers a superfast unlocking experience.

An issue is that the camera housing protrudes quite a bit. But it has a similar hands-on feeling to the design of the OnePlus 7. Though the housing is centered at the back, the phone still wobbles a bit when it’s on the table.

From top to bottom, there is a 2MP portrait camera, followed by a primary 64MP Samsung camera with f/1.89 aperture, an 8MP wide-angle camera, and finally a 2MP macro camera.

We have already seen the first qual-camera combination on the Realme 5 Pro. As a result, to understand how powerful the 64MP resolution can be, we will do a full comparison of the Redmi Note 8 Pro with the Realme 5 Pro (its strongest competitor) and the Huawei P30 Pro (the industrial benchmark). At no point, the RN8Pro is expected to surpass the P30 Pro, but this will show you how its camera fares as compared to the best in the industry.

Redmi Note 8 Pro Camera: Outdoors 

Under good light conditions, the samples shot by the Redmi Note 8 Pro generally have great color reproduction as compared to the other two. It reproduces a natural color tone but uses AI recognition at the same time to make the samples slightly dramatic. Details are much better preserved as well.

In this group of samples, we turn off the color filter of the P30 Pro’s camera APP and add a chroma boost effect on the Realme 5 Pro. Actually, the P30 Pro shows better color reproduction no matter the details or the contrast exposure, while on the Realme 5 Pro, with boosted effects, images show a greater dramatic effect, while being rich details and featuring high-saturated colors in the bright parts. But it suffers from noise when the lights go down.

In low-light conditions, the P30 Pro shows its advantage in exposure balance. Both the bright lamps and dark areas have the right exposure and clear details. The Redmi Note 8 Pro is not bad considering its the first machine featuring the latest flagship Samsung camera sensor. However you do find some noise, despite not being very evident.

The Realme 5 Pro still maintains its dramatic boost style with vivid colors and bright exposure but brings in more noise as a result.

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In another group of photos of outdoor buildings, the Realme 5 Pro shows its delightful color reproduction with the perfect use of its chroma boost mode. For those who wanna simplify their post-editing work, I would say that the samples shot by the Realme 5 Pro are ready for social media right out of the gallery. The other two phones still maintain their good performance under such good lighting conditions.

An obvious difference here is that the images shot by the Huawei P30 Pro showcased relatively warmer tones while it’s much cooler on the Redmi Note 8 Pro. So generally, we prefer the P30 Pro for close portrait or still-life photography while we love the Note 8 Pro for landscape shots. This is because warm colors typically come out well in paintings or even in photos while cold colors recede. This was especially evident in the group of high buildings photos, where the samples of Redmi Note 8 Pro were much cooler.

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Redmi Note 8 Pro vs. Realme 5 Pro: High-resolution comparison

All these three phones have a high-resolution camera. The Huawei P30 Pro can output 40MP photos, and the Realme 5 Pro has the mainstream sony IMX586 with 48MP resolution, while amazingly, the Redmi Note 8 Pro can generate 64MP photos. The higher resolution also means you need more storage space.

A 40MP photo of the P30 Pro takes up around 8MB. The figure for the Realme 5 Pro is around 15MB, and for a 64MP photo shot by the Redmi Note 8 Pro you’ll need around 27MB of space. Fortunately, most users won’t have to resort to high-resolution photography all the time.

But there’s no doubt that the 64MP resolution sensor demonstrated some powerful advantages. The pictures shot by the Redmi Note 8 Pro retained more details and had less blur on photos (take the sculptures’ surface in the samples down below for example). Look at the zoomed-in images below and you’ll see that the 64MP photo caught better details of the sculptures even though we zoomed-in quite a lot.

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Close shot

The Realme 5 Pro and the Redmi Note 8 Pro both feature a macro camera. But unfortunately, our tests show that it may not be very practical. Although it’s probably good for shooting extremely close subjects, under most conditions, their primary cameras can do a much better job due to better resolution and a more natural bokeh effect.

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Ultra-wide angle

Huawei has a wide-angle camera with higher resolution, which made it take the lead in this round. From the samples of the other two phones, we actually can find the color deviation to some extent. The Redmi Note 8 Pro samples seem to come with a yellow-based high-contrast filter, while the Realme 5 Pro samples have more of a green filter.

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Redmi Note 8 Pro vs. Realme 5 Pro: Tele zoom

As for their zoom capacity, Huawei P30 Pro has one of the best telephoto cameras that you can find on a phone. So here we just want to show you the difference between the other two models as compared to the industrial benchmark. In the 5x zoom-in samples, the two mid-range models suffered from too much AI adjustment as the sky colors all turned out to be reddish. However, in the case of the Huawei P30 Pro, the detail retention was really remarkable especially when we saw the fountain in the sample. But in all fairness, please note that both the Realme and Redmi models do not feature a telephoto camera. So when it came to the 2x zoom-in competition, things got way better. Noticeably, the Realme 5 Pro still maintains high saturation.

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In these samples of the water surface, it seems that Redmi applied a radical AI solution when facing a low-light situation, so the sky was reflected remarkably compared to the other two samples.

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Redmi Note 8 Pro vs. Realme 5 Pro: Night performance

As for the night shooting, all the three phones were pretty capable so as to make it their selling point. From the shooting experience, the Huawei P30 Pro forced you to hold the phone for more than 3 seconds, while the other two require just around a 2-second hold for shooting multi-photos with different exposures. But judging from the overall brightness and exposure balance, all the three candidates did a really great job.

However, their optimization strategies are quite different. The realme 5 Pro retained a natural image with limited noise at the center. Redmi Note 8 Pro’s sample featured more details due to a reduction of highlight exposure. While for the Huawei P30 Pro, it achieved the brightest night sample. Some people may even complain that Huawei has gone too far with its night mode.

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Conclusion

After comparing hundreds of samples shot by the three machines, we have to admit that the Huawei P30 Pro is still one of the best camera smartphones. The phone consistently produced strong colors, good details, and accurate exposure in all situations.

As for the Redmi Note 8 Pro, thanks to its high-resolution primary camera, it reserved the richest details. As the first phone featuring a 64MP camera, we are looking forward to its continuous software adaptation and development of more interesting applications. For the Realme 5 Pro, the Sony IMX586 provided the most mature experience. Matching the wonderful Realme camera algorithm, the images would surprise you at first glance with saturated tones and accurate exposure control. But for some, Realme’s camera could be a bit too saturated at times.

As for the Redmi Note 8 Pro, we saw its potentials as well as shortages in this comparison. The phone managed to capture natural tones with good details in all samples. Even the night mode turned out to be impressive despite the samples coming out a little overexposed at times.

One thing’s sure, with phones like the Redmi Note 8 Pro hitting the markets, cameras on mid-range smartphones will never be the same. You no longer have to buy a flagship smartphone for remarkable camera performance.

So which phone’s camera do you like the most?

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Xiaomi-backed Redmi recently launched the Redmi Note 8 series smartphones, which includes Redmi Note 8 Pro having a 64MP primary camera sensor. Today, after weeks of teasing, Realme has finally launched the Realme XT smartphone in India, making it the first 64MP smartphone in the Indian market.

The Realme XT features a 6.4-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with 2340 x 1080 pixels screen resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on top. The device also comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor. Under the hood, the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 AIE octa-core processor manufactured using 10nm process.

It comes in three variants based on the memory configuration — 4GB RAM with 64GB onboard storage, 6GB RAM with 64GB internal storage, and 8GB RAM with 128GB internal storage. There’s also a microSD card slot allowing users to further expand the storage capacity up to 256GB.

The highlight of the smartphone is the camera department. On the back side, the phone features a quad-camera setup having a 64-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL Bright GW1 primary sensor with 0.8μm pixel size and f/1.8 aperture. The primary lens is accompanied by an 8-megapixel 119 degree ultra-wide-angle lens with f/2.25 aperture and 1.12μm pixel size, a 2-megapixel depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture, 1.75μm pixel size, and lastly a 2-megapixel macro sensor with f/2.4 aperture and 1.75μm pixel size.

On the front side, the smartphone features a 16-megapixel Sony IMX471 sensor with f/2.0 aperture for taking selfies and video calling. It also comes with support for Dolby Atmos audio along with Super Linear Speaker and Super Power Amplifier.

The smartphone is running Android 9 Pie operating system out-of-the-box with a customised version of ColorOS 6 that now comes with features like Dark Mode, Font Customisation, Digital Wellbeing, App Clone, among a few others.

Connectivity options on the device include Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5,  GPS + GLONASS, and USB Type-C port. The device is powered by a 4,000mAh battery which comes with 20W fast charging support.

The Realme XT smartphone is being offered in two color options in India — Pearl White and Pearl Blue. The 4GB + 64GB model is priced at ₹15,999 (~$225) and the 6GB + 64GB model costs ₹16,999 (~$239). The top-end model of 8GB + 128GB is priced at ₹18,999 (~$268). The device will be available for purchase in India from 16th September via Flipkart and soon be available through offline stores across the country.

• 4GB RAM + 64GB storage: ₹15,999 (~$225)
• 6GB RAM + 64GB storage: ₹16,999 (~$239)
• 8GB RAM + 128GB storage: ₹18,999 (~$268)

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The Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro are shaping up to be really interesting devices. Some features have been confirmed such as the processor which is the new MediaTek Helio G90T. We also know the primary rear camera is a 64MP sensor paired with three other cameras.

Today, Redmi has released some promotional materials that highlight the camera prowess of the phones.

The first poster shows a cross-section of the phones’ rear cameras sensors. While the focus is on only three, we can see there is a fourth sensor to the right of the triple camera setup. This fourth sensor is rumored to be a ToF sensor.

The caption for this poster talks about how the cameras on phones have greatly improved in the last two decades. Back in 1999, phones had a single camera that could only take 0.1MP photos. Twenty years later, phones have four rear cameras and can shoot 64MP photos.

Another poster talks about the ultra-clear image quality of the 64MP sensor. The camera sensor is said to have a very high detail such that you can zoom in up to 25 times and still have a clear image.

The last promo poster mentions the 64MP primary camera’s resolution – 9248 x 6936, which is nearly double 8K resolution, 7.7 times that of 4K UHD, and 25 times the resolution of 1080p FHD.

The Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro will be announced on August 29 in China alongside the 70-inch Redmi TV.

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At Realme‘s launch event earlier today, the company announced a new upcoming device with four cameras on the rear. This device will go directly head-to-head with Xiaomi’s upcoming Redmi device with a 64MP rear camera. This one’s also different from the Realme device with a 48MP camera we had heard about from before, which means there’s a whole new slew of possible specs here.

The biggest selling point of this new device is still going to be the camera setup it has going on. One of these sensors is the currently hot 64MP ISOCELL GW1 sensor by Samsung, while the other three cameras consist of a super wide angle camera, macro as well a depth sensor. No info regarding the front camera, but that’s not really all that important.

Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth confirmed that the company would be launching three smartphone cameras before Diwali this year. These three new smartphones would be launched under the Realme, Realme Pro and Realme X series. Sheth also took a dig at Xiaomi and said that Realme is offering the world’s first hands-on experience rather than showing a slide presentation.

Of course, this hands-on experience comes with one big caveat, that being that it came under heavy wraps to basically disguise the device’s design and look. Despite that, we still get a fairly good look at the device’s camera capabilities as well as the phone’s model, that being RMX1921. This is interesting, as it could indicate that this is a new version of the Realme X.

Officially however, Realme has yet to announce anything else about the new device. We’re not sure if we’ll see this new device launch at Realme’s upcoming August 20th event, though it’s highly likely it will. There are three devices set for launch on that day, and it’s highly likely at least one of those will be this brand new device.

Whatever Realme has in store for us, we’re really eager to see it. The company has a stellar reputation of making some excellent mid-range devices, and so far they’ve yet to disappoint. It’s also great to see some true competition going on in the mid-range market, considering how it’s been getting somewhat stale in the past few years.

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Realme had confirmed a few weeks back that it was working on a 64MP camera smartphone. Now, Realme’s CEO, Madhav Seth has given us an official date of its launch, August 8. The company will take the wraps off the new model at an event in New Delhi, India, possibly becoming the world’s first smartphone maker to launch a 64MP camera smartphone.

Realme is in close competition with the Redmi brand in India as well as in China. Interestingly, even Redmi has confirmed a 64MP camera phone in development. However, we don’t have a word on its release date. What makes Realme’s new phone so special is not just its 64MP camera but also its quad-camera setup. The company has confirmed the presence of four cameras via its teaser, which will also make it the first Realme smartphone to feature more than two cameras.

We are taking a leap in smartphone camera on 8th August and we are doing it here in India. Get ready as we unveil the world's first 64MP Quad Camera on a smartphone at our camera innovation event. And this is among the first surprise of the season. Stay Tuned! #LeapToQuadCamera https://t.co/kSUMacQ9TI

— Madhav X (@MadhavSheth1) August 2, 2019

Realme has already teased what the new 64MP sensor is capable of. The company’s CEO had shared a camera sample from the large sensor and it turned out to be pretty detailed. Back then, he also confirmed that India will be the first country to get the new 64MP Realme model.

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Last year, the Realme 2 was announced in August and the Realme 2 Pro was made official later in September. So it is speculated that the 64MP smartphone could end up being a part of the Realme 4 series. However, given its quad-camera setup, it’s very likely that this new model ends up in the premium Realme X series or comes as a brand new lineup.

The 64MP sensor inside the new Realme smartphone should be the Samsung’s 64-megapixel GW1 1/1.72″ sensor that has a big pixel size of 1.6microns.

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At a time when the smartphones with a 48-megapixel camera sensor have become popular, smartphone manufacturers are now going to step forward and have started working on smartphones having a 64-megapixels camera sensor.

Yesterday, Xiaomi-backed Redmi shared a camera sample of a smartphone that features a 64 MP snapper and announced that the mobile industry has officially entered the era of a 64 MP camera phones.

It is believed that the Redmi’s first smartphone with a 64 MP sensor provides images with a resolution of 9248 x 6936 pixels and about 20MB in size. The screenshot of the phone’s view-frame reveals that “64MP” mode as well as other modes such as photo, video, portrait, night scene, panorama, video, among others.

Now, the company has officially revealed more details about the upcoming smartphone. It confirmed that smartphone will come with four camera sensors where the primary snapper will be of 64-megapixels. It also added that a single image will be of around 20MB in size and the resolution will be well over 8K TVs and could probably the highest ever for a smartphone ever made.

While the company has not confirmed this, it is believed that the Redmi smartphone will come with Samsung ISOCELL Bright GW1 64MP sensor which comes with pixel-merging Tetracell technology and remosaic algorithm that offers 16MP images in low-light environments where four pixels are merged to work as one to increase light sensitivity.

It also comes with the company’s proprietary ISOCELL Plus technology that reduces light leakage. It supports real-time high dynamic range (HDR) of up to 100-decibels (dB) that provides richer hues. The sensor is equipped with a Dual Conversion Gain (DCG) that converts the received light into an electric signal. This allows the sensor to optimize its full well capacity (FWC), utilizing the collected light more efficiently especially in bright environments.

Apart from Xiaomi’s Redmi, other smartphone brands which are reportedly working on a 64 MP camera smartphone includes Realme and Samsung. Realme CEO had shared the camera samples of this upcoming smartphone last month, confirming that the company is indeed working on such a device.

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Following the tweet by Realme’s CEO revealing they will launch a 64MP quad camera smartphone this year. and showing us the first camera sample, the official Realme Weibo account has given us a first look at the device.

The unnamed Realme phone will have its quad rear cameras lined up vertically on the left side of the phone. All the sensors will share a single housing with the main 64MP sensor having yellow rings around it. Finally, flanking the cameras is an LED flash.

The post says users will be able to shoot ultra-high pixel images with a resolution of 9216 x 6912. The cameras will also have AI features for the best output when shooting.

Other than the cameras, there isn’t much else the image reveals about the design of the phone. However, since this was shared by the Weibo account, we have a feeling the phone will launch first in China.

Madhav Sheth already revealed the 64MP sensor is Samsung’s new GW1 sensor with a 1/1.72 sensor size and 1.6µm pixel. The Weibo post says the phone will launch in the second half of 2019, so we can look forward to a July release date at the earliest.

The rest of the specs are still under wraps but those should surface ahead of the official announcement, either from leakers or even from Realme.

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Samsung released a 64MP camera sensor recently and it is expected to show up in devices in the second half of the year. A Galaxy A series smartphone is said to be the first phone to come with the sensor. It has also been reported that Redmi is also working on a phone with the same sensor.  A recent finding in the MIUI camera app further confirms it.

The discovery was made by XDA-Developer member kackskrz. He found strings that contained “64MP” and “Ultra-Pixel” in the latest MIUI Chinese developer ROM (version 9.6.17). He also found the text “64MP DUAL CAMERA” in one string, confirming the Redmi phone will come with dual rear cameras.

The 64MP sensor is the Samsung 64MP ISOCELL Bright GW1. It has a pixel size of 0.8μm and a feature called 4-in-1 Tetracell technology a.k.a pixel binning. What this means is that 64MP shots are actually 16MP; or in the case of a 48MP camera, actually 12MP, With Pixel Binning, low-light images should be better. You should also be able to shoot in 64MP when you switch to the Pro Mode or are in well-illuminated areas.

The unknown Redmi phone is expected to be the first phone in China with a 64M camera. There aren’t any other details regarding the specs of the phone at the moment but more details should surface soon.

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A couple of months back, Samsung launched the Galaxy A70 smartphone which comes with a 32MP front-facing camera. Now, the company is gearing up to launch the Galaxy A70S smartphone, which will be the world’s first smartphone to feature a 64MP camera sensor.

The Samsung Galaxy A70S will be launched in the second half of this year but the exact launch date is not yet known. As per the reports, the smartphone will come with Samsung’s ISOCELL Bright GW1 camera sensor.

Announced earlier this month, the new ISOCELL Bright GW1 is a 64MP camera sensor that offers the highest resolution so far for the smartphone. It comes with pixel-merging Tetracell technology and remosaic algorithm that offers 16MP images in low-light environments where four pixels are merged to work as one to increase light sensitivity.

It also supports real-time high dynamic range (HDR) of up to 100-decibels (dB) that provides richer hues. The sensor is equipped with a Dual Conversion Gain (DCG) that converts the received light into an electric signal.

This allows the sensor to optimize its full well capacity (FWC), utilizing the collected light more efficiently especially in bright environments. It also supports 480fps Full HD slow-motion filming and will have High Dynamic Range, as well as support for Super PD — a high-performance phase detection auto-focus technology.

This will make it the highest megapixel count camera sensor for smartphones in the market. Currently, the highest megapixel smartphone camera sensor is of 48MP, being offered by Sony as well as Samsung.

The Samsung Galaxy A70S could be the upgraded version of the A70 launched in March this year. It comes with a 6.7-inch Infinity-U Super AMOLED Full HD+ display and a 32MP snapper housed inside the notch.

It is powered by Snapdragon 670 SoC, coupled with up to 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. It comes with triple camera sensors on the back — 32MP with f/1.7 aperture, an 8MP f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle camera with a 123° FOV, and a 5MP f/2.2 depth sensor.

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The phone also features an in-display fingerprint sensor for security. It runs Android 9 Pie-based Samsung One UI out-of-the-box and is powered by a  4500mAh battery with support for 25W fast charging technology.

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