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Pixel 5 new camera software coming?

Started Sep 20, 2020 | Discussions thread
DigiPainter Regular Member • Posts: 301
Re: Pixel 5 new camera software coming?

Im a Pixel owner, but one thing that annoys me about some Pixel owners who are not photographers is they state it is the best camera in any smart phone, which is straight up rubbish.
The IMX363 has been in use for too long now, asking a ridiculous price for the Pixel 5 when the OP Nord is half the price and near identical hardware with an imx586, which runs GCam perfectly (one of the best ports Ive seen).
Im waiting for the p6 to upgrade. Pixel have been milking sub standard hardware for price premiums for far too long and rubbish battery optimisation. Its embarrassing, worse yet people see the AI which bins the worst photo of a set and think its the camera then they see HDR+ and think over saturated HDR bordering on puke levels with over sharpening is amazing. I can understand that given they do not understand photography. But Google are preying on these people. Yes its easy to use software, but the IQ vs either the imx586, 686. 700 or any of the Samsung Bright 5 sensors is just TERRIBLE. 
The phone should be good though. Hopefully Google being a software company actually put some effort into optimising the battery and not just letting the 4100mah battery and the 765 SoC which is not much better power wise than the 730 but has 20% better battery optimisation.
Id sum it up as, Google stop being lazy, producing the same phones and milking them for all they are worth.

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