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The replaceable batteries are the reasons I can keep using the phone for so long. The original battery already puffed up and couldn't hold a charge. Security and software update is an issue, but ...

I see your point. The photo was good, but no where near as good as the one with Mi 11 Ultra GCam. And unless the lightning condition was actually darker than it shows, I would expect it to turn ...

Really?! Thanks for the points. The phone was not released officially in Canada, so didn't know what the normal price would be. Was intrigued that it can take 27mb photos!

Great! If there is quick shot to shot ability even though processing has to catch up after, it is no big issue. Really nice place! G5 is a good phone - it has its quirks but very unique phone at ...

I was too late... the open box item was snatched by someone by the time I made it there. There is another open box item, the Xiaomi Note 10 Pro for CAD $550. Would you have any experience about ...

It is chinese version but with Google Play sideloaded already. Does it matter?

Thank you for the explanation! So there may be a slight price to pay on shutter lag and saving speed. Compared to the Nokia 1020, is the shot to shot speed comparable? Also during the 3 seconds of ...

The quality is absolutely amazing. The details and sharpening and colours are all very pleasing and work well together (composition and place helps of course!). When you say it is slower than ...

I get that. Picking between the two devils, I would rather have realistic, photo like image for a bright sunny scene at the cost of mushy shadow details (ie. Huawei Mate), rather than great shadow ...

That's very interesting observation. I have been focused on the bright areas of the frame, and prefer the Huawei over the other two: Mi stock GCam Huawei Is this the price to pay for better shadow ...

Yikes, this looks to be a completely different issue then. And even sadder is there is no new LG phone to upgrade to.

That would be the next frontier! But at 600mm, or even 400mm, no amount of image stabilization will be adequate with the ergonomics of a cell phone. If the smartphone of the future will also built ...

Comparing CM1 to 808 and they performing similarly on image quality is not surprising, but iphone at that time was not in the same league.

For image quality wise, how would you judge the quality when the native resolutions between 1020 and modern phones are drastically different? Viewing at 100% but at different native resolutions is ...

Sorry to hear that. The pics looks like there are still dust, or the back cover glass is heavily scratched. You likely did already, but try use a blower or clean, lint free cloth to clean the glass ...

This is very interesting. In this type of bright sunny situation, the denoising looks too strong for both stock Mi and GCAM. As a result, the plants in the middle of the frame looks like a paint ...

One big issue with it is that the camera module is mechanical (ie. the lens zooms out), of which dust and lint gathering will result. But the biggest issue is there is NO lens protection at all.

It depends on how you perform your comparison. Would you compare the 5mp "Pureview" shot with a 12mp shot from the current phones? Or would you blow up the 5mp -> 12mp, or downsize from 12mp -> ...

Yes to comparison!

This is just dust on the lens - no repairs needed!!! My LG G5 (which is the same year as the V20) has the same problem - accumulating lint and dust. Every few months, I have to remove some screws ...