Rumor: Samsung Galaxy S10 to feature triple-camera

I really do like the stereo speakers and powerful audio on S9 .

And the compact feeling size - despite 5.8" screen.

IF Samsung goes to 3 Cameras rather than a larger Sensor with 3 apertures - they will fall behind in image performance to Phones with larger sensors.

Jul 17, 2018permalink

A single larger sensor Camera with 2 or 3 switchable apertures will perform far better in every way.

Without going to a larger sensor -other than low light performance- there have been minor improvements in Phone Cameras in the last few years . For photos to be viewed on Monitors - we need a Sensor SIZE increase to make a leap forward.

I HOPE there is an S10 Pro Version [ upcharge $] with 5.8" flat screen / 6 Gigs Ram / 4000 Mah Battery / slightly thicker body than S9 required . Rugged ,full features with the metal rims protecting the glass.
S9 feels like a Compact Phone- needs a larger battery for Pro use .

IF S10 Pro -has a larger battery , larger Sensor , flat screen , rugged rims, 6 Gig Ram, 4000 mah battery
it can be the Pro Standard for Professionals who
rely on their Phone !

Make a Pro Version of the smaller one Samsung and it will sell - Professionals need it.

AND they will buy it.

40 to 70% larger Sensor can make a true leap in Phone Cameras ...

Jul 17, 2018permalink

Red1Rocket

Over 95% of users of cell phones could care less about image quality or camera functions. They are only taking "snap shoots" and using cell phones to do so because they don't want to use a real camera. Samsung and other phone manufacturers need to drop the phone development and work on other areas of interest to phone users. One simple function that I would like improved is the transfer of photos/files from the phone to other devices. This should be as simple as ever but so far all of the solutions are cumbersome given the simplicity of the function.

Jun 30, 2018permalink

AndyS42

I do not see the point in adding more cameras. Why do Samsung not get the patents from Minolta DiMAGE X range and instead mount a zoom sideways in the phone.
They could easily fit a 5X optical zoom with optical image stablisation (20-100 equivalent) and be way ahead of the pack.
If you had a flip mirror you could even use the same camera for front and rear facing.

Jun 30, 2018permalink

pro photo 2011

The Chinese cell phone makers have been out-innovating Samsung and Apple. Now, who is copying who?

Everyone knows that the camera function is the differentiator among the competition, so photographic/videographic capabilities of the phones are even outpacing dedicated cameras.

So if you want to the most advanced camera, you may have to buy a cell phone. I know I'd be getting a Huawei P20 Pro soon.

Jun 30, 2018permalink

supeyugin1

Let the crappy multi-camera race begin!

Jun 29, 2018permalink

Lol. Exactly . Instead or putting 2 or 3 (¿?) mediocre Cameras -

Use a LARGER Sensor and make a true leap in phone cameras- if that is the goal.

And give Pros a larger battery option on the 5.8 " version !

I use my phone like a pocket laptop as do many .

IF a slightly thicker version of S9 with 4000 mah battery and more rugged flat screen, 6 Gig Ram -oversized camera Sensor
S10 Pro - or whatever you call it - will be huge.

Spare the gimmicks and bells and whistles for the OTHER models but make a Premium Business Class 5.8 " Phone also .

Amazing thing about S9 is - it feels compact in pockets despite 5.8" screen ...

Jul 17, 2018permalink

fromass

Improve the cameras, yes.
Even the S9 takes proper photos, almost like a good compact camera.
But the flagship's getting bloated and slow! I've noticed this immediately after upgrading to S9! My old OnePlus 5T was much faster!
4GB RAM was barely enough for Android devices at 2017, 8GB should be standard on a current "high-end" device...

Jun 28, 2018permalink

kevin_r

Then of course there's the emerging rumor that a latest software upgrade for the galaxy s7/edge slows down the phone (you can see it on review sites, read actual USER comments and come to a simple conclusion).

This of course fits in with the fact that more and more people are simply ignoring the latest round of new versions of phones and sticking with what they already have.

Hence, to make the new intros work from a financial standpoint, one has to force the older models to become less attractive. Seems like other manufacturers first need to learn the same lesson that Apple has already experienced for itself.......

Jun 28, 2018*permalink

jizzy32

My s7 edge is super slow after the oreo update. The only thing i dont like about android is that you are forced to update the software.....

Jun 29, 2018permalink

ChuckTa

I love competition. I switched from Samsung S7 to Huawei P20 Pro because of the image quality (due to the 3 cameras on phone) , now Samsung follows suit. Next will probably be Iphone. More importantly, Huawei uses a 1/1.7 sensor as its main sensor. I hope Samsung will do something similar and push the competition forward.

Jun 28, 2018permalink

Exactly- an S9 with a larger battery , larger sensor ,
more Ram and a more rugged non protruding flat screen for some of us could be a near perfect phone.

Jul 17, 2018permalink

explorer70

I need a MF camera with a dual sim phone, that will cover my needs!

Jun 27, 2018permalink

LGO

It's already available now if you link the two via cable as well as WiFi or BT. It is if you need this setup to be pocket-size where you will have a problem. =)

Phone-cameras has a significant advantage in terms of the effort and resources that the manufacturers are investing in computational-photography which easily dwarf those from the mainstream camera manufacturers.

While sensor size, optics and the ability to zoom will be a major challenge for phone cameras, phone-camera manufacturers will be breaking new grounds in computational-photography that the mainstream camera manufacturers will need to follow (other quite reluctantly) or risk being left behind.

While many will focus on the 3-camera aspect of the new phone models, I am more interested in what the phone-cameras can do with its software that traditional cameras are unable to perform. Interesting times ahead.

Jun 29, 2018*permalink

fstws6

S8+ still going strong..no need to upgrade IMO

Jun 27, 2018permalink

Wow, you made it a whole year! :)

Jun 28, 2018permalink

Jesse_Just_Him

Me too~~~

Jun 28, 2018permalink

kevin_r

This is precisely why the latest version of the OS degrades performance on the galaxy s7/edge. It is an abominable piece of malware to force the users to upgrade their phones. Check out the review sites and read the actual USER comments and form your own conclusion.

Jun 28, 2018permalink

$DiffractionLtd$

DiffractionLtd

It's still primarily a phone and phone "photographers" are still fair-weather photogs.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

I wish there was still a downvote button.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

$DiffractionLtd$

DiffractionLtd

There should be. I could down-vote every stupid phone article we are inundated with.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

You could try not clicking on articles about phones?

Jun 28, 2018permalink

$DiffractionLtd$

DiffractionLtd

But it's such a chore having to skim over soooooo many articles on phones you'd swear it was a landing page for Verizon.

Jun 28, 2018permalink

WillWeaverRVA

Calling it now: Apple's next iPhone, the iPhone 11, will be so named because it will feature 11 cameras.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

1. how is a phone held so as not to smudge 11 camera lenses?
2. I want a phone which has a Leica, Zeiss, Nikon, Canon, Olympus cameras in one phone.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

If they would implement a Canon camera the video resolution would max out at 1080p

Jun 27, 2018permalink

jkenny23

Amazon Fire Phone wasn't too far off the mark.. 4 front facing IR cameras, 1 selfie cam, and 1 rear facing camera for 6 total...

Jun 27, 2018permalink

kevin_r

Are you sure it won't be two cameras, II as in roman numeral II...?

Jun 28, 2018permalink

sportyaccordy

I'm disappointed in the direction phone cameras are going. I guess if you need it all multiple focal lengths make sense. But I was hoping for multiple same FL modules to improve image quality.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

rhurani

10 years ago the trend was increasing number of pixels. Now- number of cameras. I'll wait till we reach 24 Mega Camera per phone

Jun 27, 2018permalink

Albert Valentino

In another 10 years they might be able to link a number of cellphone camera pictures to be able to produce 3D multi perspective images. They are already doing this in key sequences in movies where the action stops or slows and the viewer sees the seen from different angles.

My big question is, when will it end 🤔

Jun 27, 2018permalink

@Albert, there will come a time the phone's backplate will be peppered with lenses like smallpox.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

supeyugin1

You missed the f-number race. It's still going on (Galaxy S9 is the current leader).

Jun 29, 2018permalink

mermaidkiller

It is not the tenth anniversary, but the ninth. The Galaxy S was released in 2010, so that in 9 years ago in Feb 2019, not 10.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

RPJG

It's the 10th edition of the phone. We knew what he meant.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

Albert Valentino

exactly

Jun 27, 2018*permalink

It is 10th iteration because the other Galaxy S marked-up iteration explodes upon use so they hurriedly came up with replacement.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

They must have meant the 10th anniversary of the Galaxy brand line as a whole. The original Galaxy came out in June 2009 (with Android 1.5!). First Galaxy S a year later.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

taktak91

If Samsung want me interested in their products, they should bring back NX1 and market it worldwide.

Jun 27, 2018*permalink

sportyaccordy

But you didn't buy it when it was available..... which is why they pulled out of the market.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

I was about to ... but it was sold out ...

Jun 27, 2018permalink

taktak91

It wasn't readily available in Japan.

Jun 28, 2018permalink

sportyaccordy

That's fair. Still, the interest wasn't there. Samsung is smart. No sense throwing good money after the bad. IT's a shame because the NX1 was easily the best APS-C body on the market. It might still be to be honest.

Jun 28, 2018permalink

flip 21

why is Samsung trying to reinvent the wheel? They already created the best mirrorless camera of all times...

Jun 27, 2018permalink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjAZnGeBcgg

It was a teaser ...

Jun 27, 2018permalink

S Yu

The smearing is nothing to follow, I certainly hope they stick to proper bayers.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

Akpinxit

This starts to remind me Gillette shaving knifes , currently equipped with five blades and counting ...

Jun 27, 2018permalink

dqnielg

Jun 28, 2018permalink

The Squire

Why oh why are Canon and Nikon being SO LAZY while companies like Samsung are innovative?

All Canon and Nikon DSLRs only have ONE CAMERA. Lazy!

I was thinking of buying a new DSLR but now Im going to wait until someone releases one with 3 or 4 cameras. Probably Sony.

Jun 27, 2018*permalink

Flowchart

triple-camera.. uh ok?

Anyone care to explain, in short, the benefits?

Jun 27, 2018permalink

If you break two of them you still have one left. Considering how often smartphone screens crack, that may be a selling point :)

Jun 27, 2018permalink

Otaraka

If you google about the Huawei P20 Pro, it explains their take - one large colour sensor, one B+W, one zoom. They can be combined in various ways to get a better image overall.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

You can take a portrait of each of the Kardashian sinsters at once.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

flip 21

Well, Franz Weber, that is actually a bad thing ;) LOL

Jun 27, 2018permalink

Androole

A few different options...

1) One wide angle lens. One normal lens. One telephoto lens. Benefits are obvious.

2) One wide RGB sensor. One wide monochrome sensor for increased sensitivity / less luminance noise. One normal or telephoto RGB sensor.

So in either case, you either get increased focal length flexibility, or increased image quality. So really, the benefits are obvious.

And because the individual sensors are small, they do not need long physical focal lengths for a given field of view, so they don't significantly increase the thickness of the camera the way a large sensor would.

All makes sense to me from an engineering point of view.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

Well....instead of having 1 Camera with a very large sensor ....we have 3 smaller sensors in 3 Cameras so it's like having 3 mediocre cameras...

No that's not it.....we have the 'World's First Phone with 3 Cameras ' you are always' ready for anything 'with 3 Cameras.

One of the Cameras is as clear as Note 4 was...

I am working on the Ad Copy....lol.

Jul 17, 2018permalink

ScapingFeet

I predict a 600mm f/4 lens on this baby

Jun 27, 2018permalink

Arek Halusko

The shaver blade wars have begun....

Jun 27, 2018permalink

photomedium

I predict top of the line phones will move up to ~$2k price point within the next 3 years.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

It doesn't take a genius to predict that, since iPhone X is already at 1.500...

Jun 27, 2018permalink

People buy 2k phones for the camera of it.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

NetMage

The most expensive iPhone X is $1149, it would be a huge increase in price to be $1500.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

I just checked apple.de and they list 1.319€ for the 256GB model (64 is way to small for a device not having a card slot), which is according to todays exchange rate USD 1.524,69. So yes, it is at $1.500 already

Jun 28, 2018permalink

Why do people spend 2k on phones but balked at 2k cameras? Your guess is better than mine.

Jun 28, 2018permalink

Quantum Scientist

Samsung can do all the hardware upgrades it wants but their phones are still junk. The problem with their phones is that they come pre-crapified with loads of software, junkware, crapware and maybe even dirty underware that cannot be removed. If they sold their phones with just basic Android like Google Pixel, then they'd have something.

I work in a secure environment and our corporate security division has identified over twelve serious security issues with Samsung software and apps. Pathetic marketing.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

wetsleet

I had the original Galaxy Note. It had windowed apps and floating video windows, I could SMS defined groups of people, and many other things. These features eventually - like years later - made it into vanilla android.

Many people castigate manufacturers for being slow to adopt the latest version of Android, impatient for the latest features. I often wonder if they are the same people who castigate manufacturers for inventing and adopting the very same features themselves years earlier.

The difference between Samsung's 'bloat' and stock android's 'purity' is but a few years.

As to your take on Samsung's software security, see:
https://www.sammobile.com/2018/06/26/galaxy-s9-galaxy-s8-and-galaxy-note-8-us-military/

Jun 27, 2018*permalink

Marksphoto

don't worry, everything you do on your smartphone is not secured, google has access to everything you do, everywhere you have been and everything you say. Ok google is a key word, they can spot other keywords from your daily conversations and use that data to market to you, spy on you etc. If you want security use the old nokia phones.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

TrojMacReady

It's funny that because of that "junkware" most people still like coming back to Samsung phones after trying other Android phones, including "vanilla". Even though most Android Vanilla features actually debut on Samsung phones and are then pretty much ported to Android in general.

Of all the OEM Android browsers, the Samsung one (available in the Playstore) is arguably the best and even has many things over Chrome (including speed). As an example of that "junk".

And FYI, there was a vanilla Android version of the S4 and it failed miserably.

Jun 27, 2018*permalink

(unknown member)

S4 active here.

You can easily disable the junk

Jun 27, 2018permalink

I also had an S4 active. This was the first and last Samsung phone i bought in my life. You cannot disable the junk that makes the phone sluggish and battery life poor. I almost returned to my old iphone 4 (that was almost 4 years old then, had much older hardware, but felt no more sluggish and laggy than the then brand new S4 active and had even better battery life) back then.

Luckily someone showed me a Z2 which I then bought after only 2 months of using the S4 and I realized that Android phones can be snappy and have good battery life. I never "returned" to Samsung, not as long as any chinese backyard manufacturer makes phones that outrun Samsung phones by a wide margin.

Samsung makes great hardware, but their junk software is so bad that it nullifies any advantage they may have over the competition and turns it into the opposite. That even shows in the camera test of S9+. What a pity.

Jun 27, 2018*permalink

Henrikw

Samsungs are crap phones because they contain "junkware" which can easily be disabled? right.....once I have disabled this junkware I am enjoying a phone which takes a 256gb memory card, enables me to drag and drop files from my pc as if it's an external hard drive, enables me to plug in my expensive headphones, enables me to customize the look and feel to suit my needs including helpful widgets - and much, much more....switching from Apple was the best decision I made.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

So if you succeed in removing all the junkware, you still have to cope with the crapware?

Jun 27, 2018permalink

(unknown member)

@breschdlingsgsaelz. Well I did disable the junk on the S4 active..

Jun 27, 2018permalink

The Crapware on Samsung cannot be removed and most of it not even disabled. All of the Stuff @Henrikw emphasizes works just fine on other Android smartphones without the bloatware, too with the added benefit that they are much snappier to use and have longer battery life with similar hardware.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

@NicoPPC: what kind of launcher are you using? The Samsung one is the worst peace of software I have seen in a long time and I suspect it is responsible for most of the bad performance and battery life.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

Otaraka

The P20 has similar issues. Wish it was easier to separate hardware and software on phones, but theres little incentive to do so from a manufacturer perspective.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

Rolandigital

Base model with a single camera then.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

thx1138

Rumour; Samsung S12 to feature 4 cameras

Even stronger rumour: We don't give a toss.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

photomedium

Your post lacks originality.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

GreatOceanSoftware

Then they should have announced it as the S11. Binary geeks will get that.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

brn

A true binary geek would have called it the S1010. Yours is just the S3.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

GreatOceanSoftware

Exactly. 3 cameras.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

GreatOceanSoftware

I’ll go back to base 10 humor now ;-)

Jun 27, 2018permalink

brn

Dang it. I didn't see what you were doing. :)

Jun 27, 2018permalink

erotavlas

A more important question is, when will humans finally get three eyes?

Jun 27, 2018permalink

My boss has already

Jun 27, 2018*permalink

Melindra

1) please DPR, talk about products that exist, it’s confusing.

2) Google does better than all others with a single sensor/lens. I feel like the number of cameras on phones is the new megapixel race.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

Google is no longer the best. The P20 Pro, for example, has better IQ due to its monochrome sensors. Hardware is still important.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

Mortal Lion

Who cares, really?

Jun 27, 2018permalink

Androole

I don't really care, do u?

Jun 27, 2018permalink

Barty L

I just chipped in here to let everyone know I don't care.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

doctor digi

I couldn't care less*

*Americans please note: this is the correct phrase.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

I have not even read the article

Jun 27, 2018permalink

Mortal Lion

So you are here for the comments

Jun 27, 2018permalink

jnd

Commenters care the most, obviously. Less care is from those who skim the article and go away, then those who read the title. The least caring people skip the link altogether and don't waste their time to argue here :)

Jun 27, 2018permalink

photomedium

I m starting a new rumor, the Galaxy S11 will probably have a quadruple camera but I am holding out for the iphone X3 that will have an hexagonal camera array copied from some other phone manufacturer.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

badi

Cool, probably DPR's next article will be about this.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

PDD

Do you like BLACKBERRY Smartphone?

Jun 26, 2018permalink

xoio

Things might flip 180deg .. And instead of phones with cameras, we'll have cameras with phones embedded. LOL

Jun 26, 2018permalink

180 DEGREES !!! That is stereophonic camera. stereo camera is a type of camera with two or more lenses with a separate image sensor or film frame for each lens. This allows the camera to simulate human binocular vision, and therefore gives it the ability to capture three-dimensional images, a process known as stereo photography.

Jun 26, 2018permalink

Barty L

I think Panasonic did the camera-with-embedded-phone thing (or maybe it just used an Android OS). Didn't take off.

Jun 27, 2018*permalink

Sergey Borachev

To all the immature Apple users here, calm down and read the Huawei 3-camera phone review and how good that camera is. It's about the technology, not the brand, stupid. 😉

Jun 26, 2018*permalink

gaul

Apple only for me thanks.. Blackberry or Palm or Microsoft in older times.. but G-o-o-g-l-e, no thanks very much.. Yuk..

Jun 26, 2018permalink

digital-freak

I feel the same about Apple, yuk!

Jun 26, 2018permalink

chadley_chad

Apple owners ... totally brainwashed!

Jun 26, 2018permalink

Quantum Scientist

Android owners ... totally brain dead!

Jun 27, 2018permalink

zubs

Apple could make a concrete block with their logo on it and the sheep would queue up to empty their wallets.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

MarioV

Apple and Android products are excellent. Unfortunately, its the moron holding them..

Jun 27, 2018permalink

jnd

Android owners have plenty of choice unlike the Apple cult where there is only One Right Product Line TM with walled garden ecosystem. Google develops the OS base but doesn't make the phone, you can choose your own impentation like Linux distro. You can even run community made custom build. A lot more freedom in the Android lands...

Jun 27, 2018permalink

milkod2001

@jnd
sure thing, if one wants to consider phone as geek toy than yes. The rest will use phone for phone calls, sms and a bit of youtube/internet. Any brand will do.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

chadley_chad

Quantum scientist ... ironic; as your comment suggests you’re the one who’s brain dead with that comment. It’s proven Apple owners are brainwashed ... unless they’re stupid ... must be one of those reasons for buying such hopeless kit!

Jun 27, 2018permalink

gaul

I would strongly suggest you would start to INFORM or REINFORM yourselves about G-O-O-G-L-E first.. before commenting here..

Not searching on G-O-O-G-L-E for this question obviously ;)

Jun 28, 2018permalink

MannyZero

3 cameras...?
OMG...Where is it going to end?

Jun 26, 2018*permalink

Jekabs

You should check out Light L16 camera ;)

Jun 26, 2018permalink

EcoR1

It’s not going to end any time soon. Each camera-module increases the amount of collected light and thus improves the picture quality.

Jun 26, 2018permalink

RedFox88

I miss the days of on topic discussions about news items on here. 🙄

Jun 26, 2018permalink

SheepStar

At what point is one larger sensor better than 3 small ones? I mean, you're giving up the surface area anyway, and a larger sensor would/could gather more light. It won't have image stacking capabilities but 2 larger sensors could cover that. I am going to guess that manufactures won't go past 3 sensors now, at that point they will be better off with 2 larger sensors. Also I am basing this off absolutely nothing other then gut reactions and pixie dust.

Jun 26, 2018permalink

RedFox88

Not at a point that a phone could handle a bigger image sensor. It's about longer focal lengths because people see the limitations of a fixed lens wide angle view

Jun 26, 2018permalink

Impulses

It's also not solely about surface area, the optics for a larger sensor require a much larger device thickness. Take a look at the Panasonic CM1 with it's 1" sensor and collapsing prime, it's about twice as thick as the average phone these days...

Jun 26, 2018permalink

SheepStar

True, but they can make a collapsing lens for a phone too. My basic point is I don't see them going past 3 lenses.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

Impulses

Err, the Panasonic CM1 IS/WAS a phone, heh... The collapsing prime lens needed (and it was f2.8 IIRC) for the 1" sensor made it a brick, even by the standards of the year it launched in. There's seemingly no way to go with a larger sensor without making the device beefier, at least not without an optics breakthrough.

A 20mm thick phone just isn't gonna catch on in today's market. I can see a company cramming a 4th camera module in (because that just increases surface area or robs ya a little of battery space) before anyone attempts a significantly larger sensor again. The only way the latter happens is if the modular approach catches on.

Moto has had the best modular implemention but the one camera module was rather meh cape like despite the Hassy branding. I do think there's still a lot they can build upon with two or three camera modules tho.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

SheepStar

I never said it had to have a medium format sensor, 2 sensors the size of 4 smaller sensors. They could also look into that curved sensor tech that has been floating around to make the lenses less complicated and more compact. Might improve sharpness as well.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

Impulses

Not sure if you took offense to what I pointed out or what, but I clearly wasn't talking about MF either.

My point was that the most logical and significant jump in sensor size that they could take would be to go 1", (as the CM1 phone already did) but even that is kinda impractical. Two or even three smaller sensors are still not taking up quite the same surface area as one 1" (3x might be close after accounting for the lenses), and the extra depth needed for the lens is still the far bigger hurdle.

Curved sensors could indeed help tho, who knows, maybe we'll see another 1" sensor phone in our lifetime and it won't be a brick... Chances are looking pretty slim in the near term tho. Those optics made of water could be another interesting development that could revolutionize options here...

Jun 28, 2018permalink

arhmatic

Is this news now? Wait till Apple reinvents this with the triple camera in 2022...

Jun 26, 2018permalink

Before iPhone comes up with triple camera somebody will up the ante: 4 Cameras

Jun 26, 2018permalink

CaPi

S10 already?
Software stays crap I would think

Jun 26, 2018*permalink

MannyZero

CaPi... I couldn't have said it better..!!
Not forgetting the non-optional "System Updates" which have NOTHING to do with updating the phone capabilities, as they pretend, but what they do is to allow, while you sleep, intrusive sales animations and stupid promos you do not need, but there's NO way out of it and they shorten the battery life and hog up the RAM.

Jun 26, 2018permalink

Alannn123

Quick, Grab tinfoil hat guys!

Jun 26, 2018permalink

sunilkumar

i will never buy phone based on camera. I will buy phone for phone and then its camera may be

Jun 26, 2018permalink

Any of the flagship smartphones do the phone part equally well. Since that's not the defining feature, who not choose the camera part you like.

Jun 27, 2018*permalink

Enginel

Lol, Android was originally intended for cameras not phones.

Jun 30, 2018permalink

Sure, that's what they told investors, but it wasn't really developed to the point of being an actual camera OS. Then Google bought it and changed directions to make it a button-driven Blackberry/Moto Q clone; after the iPhone was revealed they changed directions again to make a touchscreen OS. If developed by its actual intent it would have been controlled by the camer's buttons, without a touchscreen.

Jun 30, 2018*permalink

onlyfreeman

Next they need to put 3 phones in 1 camera.

Trust me, it will be great.

Jun 26, 2018permalink

The technology is already available it is called dual-SIM phone. A two-phone in one. It is not really a triple-camera. It is THREE-LENS cellphone camera. Because it is physically improbable to cram three cameras in one phone.

Jun 26, 2018permalink

Chuckmet

You got it backwards, he said 3 phones in 1 camera.

Jun 26, 2018permalink

@Only: It will have 3G, LTE, and Wifi Calling so that's three phones.

@Mariano: Its not three lenses, its three lens/sensor modules which is three cameras.

Jun 27, 2018permalink

racin06

Interesting innovation by Samsung. Well, at least the iPhone 20 will have this technology in the future.

Jun 26, 2018permalink

brn

"Interesting innovation by Huawei. Well, at least Samsung will have this technology in the future."

Jun 26, 2018permalink

photophile

Wonder if Gillette will now offer five blades...

Jun 26, 2018permalink