Reviews
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Mobile Photography – Google Pixel 2 review: Sets new record for overall smartphone camera quality
TheAppWhisperer has as intense association with DxOMark (the world’s most trusted and comprehensive database of objective image-quality test results for camera sensors, lenses, and mobile phones) and they have just published their latest test results on the Google Pixel 2 smartphone. David Cardinal the editor for this article explains that the Google Pixel 2 has achieved an overall DxOMark Mobile score of 98 points, the Pixel 2 becomes the new leader for smartphone image quality. “The Google Pixel 2 is the top-performing mobile device camera we’ve tested, delivering class-leading smartphone image quality in nearly every category. The Pixel 2 score of 99 for still photos is just a single point…
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Mobile Photography – Samsung Galaxy Note 8 – ‘Best Smartphone for Zoom’
DxOMark, is the trusted industry standard for camera and lens image quality measurements and ratings. TheAppWhisperer has as intense association with this company and they have just published their latest test results on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. Paul Carroll the writer for this review explains that the “Note 8 becomes the new joint leader for smartphone image quality alongside Apple’s iPhone 8 Plus. A phenomenal photo sub-score that breaks new ground as the first smartphone to hit 100 points makes the Note 8 the current class-leader for stills, thanks to excellent zoom quality, good noise reduction and detail preservation, as well as fast and accurate autofocus. The Note 8…
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Mobile Photography – WaterField Designs iPhone Camera Bag Review
Like many mobile photographers I have been searching for an androgynous, inconspicuous, compact case to carry my iPhone and the various lenses, tripods, cables, I have acquired, without being too large, for some time. Finally, I have found it! This week Waterfield Designs, based in San Francisco, United States, kindly sent me their brand new iPhone camera bag in premium full grain leather to review. This case has a super tight grain and resists moisture to a good degree, the waterproof zipper proves its worth. This case is also available in vegan 1050 Denier Ballistic Nylon, if you prefer, no animal products are used in this version at all, even…
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Apple iPhone 8 Reviewed – DxOMark
Just published by David Cardinal for DxO Mark the Apple iPhone 8 review makes interesting reading. “The Apple iPhone 8 is the highest-performing single-camera smartphone we have tested with our new protocols, with an impressive Overall score of 92. Despite having a smaller 1/2.8-inch sensor, it edges out our previous top scorers, the HTC U11 and the Google Pixel. This demonstrates how much Apple has been able to accomplish with the hardware and software that complement the sensor and are used for image processing. The iPhone 8 also provides major improvements over the iPhone 7 in a number of areas, including capturing HDR images, as well as flash performance.“, said…
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Apple iPhone 8 Plus Reviewed – DxOMark
Just published by David Cardinal for DxOMark the Apple iPhone 8 Plus review makes interesting reading. “The Apple iPhone 8 Plus is the best-performing mobile device camera we have ever tested. Its overall DxOMark Mobile score of 94 sets a new record, beating out the 90 points for both the Google Pixel and the HTC U11, as well as the 92 that its sibling iPhone 8 just scored. Its Photo score of 96 is also a new record, blowing past the Pixel’s 90. For Video, its score of 89 is among our highest, but tied with the HTC U11 and slightly below the Pixel’s 91. Of course, the Pixel is…
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iPhone 8 Plus Camera Review in India
Many thanks to my dear friend Austin Mann who has granted permission for me to reproduce this article ‘iPhone 8 Plus Camera Review in India’, here on TheAppWhisperer.com, the most popular mobile photography and art website in the world. To read this article on Austin’s site, please go here. (All photos ©Austin Mann) “I’m writing to you from a small hotel room in India having just experienced a magical adventure in western India orchestrated by friends at Ker & Downey. I’ve shot thousands of images and countless portraits with the iPhone 8 Plus and I’m excited to share what I’ve learned. While the iPhone 8 Plus looks essentially the same as the…
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LG Announce New Flagship Smartphone with First to Feature Plastic OLED FullVision Display
According to circulating rumours, LG the Korean smartphone manufacturer, have been selected to supply the iPhone 8 with an OLED screen. What we do know is that LG have invested $7 billion into OLED production facilties. So, it’s not a huge surprise to hear of LG’s brand new flagship smartphone, announced today, will feature the world’s first smartphone device to feature a plastic OLED FullVision display. “Expertise in OLED has long been a core competency of LG, and the technology has always been seen as a potential value-add for smartphones,” said Juno Cho, president of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “With competition in the global smartphone space fiercer now than…
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Mobile Photography – First Impressions Review of Ztylus Revolver Lite Kit for iPhone 7 Plus
Ztylus Innovation are an interesting self-funded company, their products initially originating from a working garage driven by a small team with the philosophy to create unique products from the ground up. In December of 2016, they co-launched the world’s first dual optics solution for the iPhone 7 Plus with another company called Kamerar. This product was called the Kamerar ZOOM Lens Kit. Ztylus Innovation developed the optics for their kit and Kamerar developed the case. The Revolver Lite for the iPhone 7 Plus is one of our follow up developments for dual lens optics. Their current dual lens options include the Revolver Lite and Switch 6 lens kits that were…
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RED Hydrogen One Brand New Smartphone – In Greater Depth…
You may have heard that RED, the ultra high end camera manufacturer has stepped into Smartphone territory and announced a premium smartphone called Hydrogen One, with ‘holographic display’. Designed to work on the Android platform with a 5.7 inch display apparently will ‘seamlessly switch between traditional 2D content and holographic multi-view 3D content, as well as interactive games’. Preorders are already filling up for the $1,195 aluminium version and the $1,595 titanium model on RED’s website, with shipping expected to be early 2018. It’s interesting… I am a huge fan of RED gear and having visited Google’s HQ in London a few times, I know they’re packed into their YouTube…
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Nokia smartphones to feature ZEISS optics
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, and ZEISS on 6th July 2017, jointly announced the signing of an exclusive partnership that aims to set new imaging standards within the smartphone industry. This long-term agreement builds on the shared history and expertise between ZEISS and Nokia smartphones. With a joint ambition to advance the quality of the total imaging experience on smartphones spanning the entire ecosystem from software, services, through to screen quality, and optic design, the partnership will see ZEISS and HMD Global co-develop standard-defining imaging capabilities and will bring the ZEISS brand back to Nokia smartphones. This pledge to constantly improve consumers’ imaging experience is a reflection of…
