Most of today's cameras, particularly the low-end point-to-shoot cameras, have a new rival in camphones. Several of the new smartphones have a minimum of 8 megapixel and higher cameras with HD video recording. They allow users to instantly capture the interesting moments of their life. Above all, the biggest advantage of a camphone is that it is always with you.
Here is a list of latest smartphones that vie for best camphone honours:
Nokia Pureview 808Nokia, once a leading handset maker that has now lost a lot of marketshare to Apple, Samsung and HTC, has launched Pureview 808, priced at Rs 33,000 (best buy price). The much-raved about Nokia Pureview 808 sports a 4.0-inches Amoled, ClearBlack touchscreen and has a resolution of 640x360 pixels. The pone is powered by a single core 1.3GHz ARM 11 processor with 512 MB RAM and runs on Symbian Belle.
Nokia Pureview has a 41MP camera sensor with Nokia Pureview Pro imaging technology andCarl Zeiss optics. It has a seperate processor for the camera and compresses pictures to a five MP output while retaining amazing amount of detailing even after zooming and high image stabilisation. It has many patented technologies that Nokia claims were five years in the making.
iPhone 4SApple's iPhone 4S has a 3.5-inches screen with a resolution of 640x960 pixels. The phone runs on iOS 5 and upwards and is powered by a dual-core processor A5 processor. The phone has 512MB RAM and promises a talktime of 8 hours.
iPhone 4S features an 8MP camera with LED flash that clicks some of the best pictures that any camphone promises. Combined with a number of apps available free on the Apple App Store, it offers a large spectrum of usage of pictures to the users.
Samsung Galaxy S III
Samsung's latest offering Galaxy S III runs on Android 4.0 operating system(Ice Cream Sandwich) and has a The device has 4.8-inches HD Super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels and is powered by 1.4GHz quad core Exynos chip processor and 1GB RAM.Samsung Galaxy S III has a 2,100 mAh battery.
The device has 8MP camera with LED flash. Though there is no increase in the camera pixel but the camera has zero-shutter-lag and a very clever feature that automatically suggests you the best shot
The camera clicks excellent close-up shots, both indoors and out, and having an impressively shallow depth of field and clicks good quality pictures under low light conditions.
HTC One X
HTC One X sports a 4.7-inch screen with Gorilla Glass and a 720p HD display. The device runs on 1.5GHz Tegra 3 quad-core processor, Android 4.0 operating system (Ice Cream Sandwich) with HTC Sense 4.0 UI and 1024MB RAM. The phone is 0.35-inches thick and has a high resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. The phone is powered by a 1800 mAh battery.
HTC One X has an 8 MP camera with LED flash. The phone camera has a speedy one second start-up, rapid-fire continuous shooting, simultaneous 1080HD video and imaging. It also has HTC ImageChip which helps to click shots regardless of lighting and movement.
Sony Xperia S
Sony Xperia S has a 4.3-inch TFT touchscreen with 720 by 1280 pixels resolution and the device is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core chipset coupled with 1024MB RAM. The phone runs on Android 2.3 operating system (Gingerbread) and boasts of 1750 mAh battery.
The phone has 12MP camera with an Exmor R sensor and LED flash. However, the output of the pcitures is consistently poor and we do not recommend this phone, at least for the camera, ditto for the picture handling capabilities. In particular, the camphone's image stabilisation is rather poor.
Samsung Galaxy Note
Samsung's best-seller tablet-phone hybrid Galaxy Note has a 5.3-inches HD super-AMOLED WXGA screen with 1280x800 pixel resolution. The device is powered by 1.4GHz dual-core processor and comes with 1GB RAM. Weighing as light as 178g, the device runs on Android 2.3 opertaing system (Gingerbread). Galaxy Note is powered by a 2,500mAh battery.
Samsung Galaxy Note features an 8MP camera, which is fairly good shots. But absence of a physical shutter button is a real drag considering the size of the handset. Shooting in low light gives good pictures since the flash is really bright. Shutter lag can be a slight issue.
Intel Xolo X900
Intel debuted in the smartphone market with Xolo X900 smartphone. As the name says, powered-by 1.6 GHz Intel Medfiled processor and 1GB RAM, the phone runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) which is upgradable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The phone sports a 4.03-inches TFT LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels and boasts of 1460 mAh battery.
Xolo X900 has an 8MP rear camera with single LED flash that can click upto 10 photos in less than a second. The still shooting mode of phones camera includes customisation options for the burst mode and FPS, image capture size, compression level, and bracket modes. Though under low light conditions, the image quality falls.
Nokia Lumia 800
Nokia's first Windows Phone Lumia 800 sports a 3.7-inches AMOLED touchscreen ClearBlack display and a resolution of 480x800 pixels. The handset is 12.1mm thick and weighs 124g. The phone is powered by a 1.4GHz processor, with 16GB of internal storage, and 1540mAh battery and a microSIM slot.
Nokia Lumia 800 features a 8 MP auto focus camera with Carl Zeiss Optics, 2x LED flash and an external capture button. The phone clicks poor quality photos in low light conditions.
Motorola Razr
Motorola Razr sports a 4.3-inches super AMOLED screen with advanced qHD resolution of 540x960 pixels and weighs 127g.The phone is powered by an 1.2GHz dual core processor coupled with 1GB RAM. The device runs on Android 2.3 operating system (Gingerbread) and boasts of 1780mAh battery.
Motorola Razr has an 8MP camera with a flash that is capable of shooting HD videos but clicks very average quality pictures.
HTC Sensation XL
HTC Sensation XL runs on Android 2.3 operating system (Gingerbread). The device boasts of a 4.7-inches WVGA display with Gorilla Glass and resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. Sensation XL is powered by a 1.5GHz single core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, which is coupled with 768MB of RAM. The phone has 16GB of internal storage and has a 1600mAh battery.
The phone has an 8MP auto focus camera with dual-LED flash. There's almost no zero shutter lag, hence clicking pictures is instant. There are plenty of scene modes too, including a Panorama mode, a backlight HDR mode etc. But when it comes to clicking pictures in low light, the camera automatically decides not to use flash and that actually produces low quality pictures.
Here is a list of latest smartphones that vie for best camphone honours:
Nokia Pureview 808Nokia, once a leading handset maker that has now lost a lot of marketshare to Apple, Samsung and HTC, has launched Pureview 808, priced at Rs 33,000 (best buy price). The much-raved about Nokia Pureview 808 sports a 4.0-inches Amoled, ClearBlack touchscreen and has a resolution of 640x360 pixels. The pone is powered by a single core 1.3GHz ARM 11 processor with 512 MB RAM and runs on Symbian Belle.
Nokia Pureview has a 41MP camera sensor with Nokia Pureview Pro imaging technology andCarl Zeiss optics. It has a seperate processor for the camera and compresses pictures to a five MP output while retaining amazing amount of detailing even after zooming and high image stabilisation. It has many patented technologies that Nokia claims were five years in the making.
iPhone 4SApple's iPhone 4S has a 3.5-inches screen with a resolution of 640x960 pixels. The phone runs on iOS 5 and upwards and is powered by a dual-core processor A5 processor. The phone has 512MB RAM and promises a talktime of 8 hours.
iPhone 4S features an 8MP camera with LED flash that clicks some of the best pictures that any camphone promises. Combined with a number of apps available free on the Apple App Store, it offers a large spectrum of usage of pictures to the users.
Samsung Galaxy S III
Samsung's latest offering Galaxy S III runs on Android 4.0 operating system(Ice Cream Sandwich) and has a The device has 4.8-inches HD Super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels and is powered by 1.4GHz quad core Exynos chip processor and 1GB RAM.Samsung Galaxy S III has a 2,100 mAh battery.
The device has 8MP camera with LED flash. Though there is no increase in the camera pixel but the camera has zero-shutter-lag and a very clever feature that automatically suggests you the best shot
The camera clicks excellent close-up shots, both indoors and out, and having an impressively shallow depth of field and clicks good quality pictures under low light conditions.
HTC One X
HTC One X sports a 4.7-inch screen with Gorilla Glass and a 720p HD display. The device runs on 1.5GHz Tegra 3 quad-core processor, Android 4.0 operating system (Ice Cream Sandwich) with HTC Sense 4.0 UI and 1024MB RAM. The phone is 0.35-inches thick and has a high resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. The phone is powered by a 1800 mAh battery.
HTC One X has an 8 MP camera with LED flash. The phone camera has a speedy one second start-up, rapid-fire continuous shooting, simultaneous 1080HD video and imaging. It also has HTC ImageChip which helps to click shots regardless of lighting and movement.
Sony Xperia S
Sony Xperia S has a 4.3-inch TFT touchscreen with 720 by 1280 pixels resolution and the device is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core chipset coupled with 1024MB RAM. The phone runs on Android 2.3 operating system (Gingerbread) and boasts of 1750 mAh battery.
The phone has 12MP camera with an Exmor R sensor and LED flash. However, the output of the pcitures is consistently poor and we do not recommend this phone, at least for the camera, ditto for the picture handling capabilities. In particular, the camphone's image stabilisation is rather poor.
Samsung Galaxy Note
Samsung's best-seller tablet-phone hybrid Galaxy Note has a 5.3-inches HD super-AMOLED WXGA screen with 1280x800 pixel resolution. The device is powered by 1.4GHz dual-core processor and comes with 1GB RAM. Weighing as light as 178g, the device runs on Android 2.3 opertaing system (Gingerbread). Galaxy Note is powered by a 2,500mAh battery.
Samsung Galaxy Note features an 8MP camera, which is fairly good shots. But absence of a physical shutter button is a real drag considering the size of the handset. Shooting in low light gives good pictures since the flash is really bright. Shutter lag can be a slight issue.
Intel Xolo X900
Intel debuted in the smartphone market with Xolo X900 smartphone. As the name says, powered-by 1.6 GHz Intel Medfiled processor and 1GB RAM, the phone runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) which is upgradable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The phone sports a 4.03-inches TFT LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels and boasts of 1460 mAh battery.
Xolo X900 has an 8MP rear camera with single LED flash that can click upto 10 photos in less than a second. The still shooting mode of phones camera includes customisation options for the burst mode and FPS, image capture size, compression level, and bracket modes. Though under low light conditions, the image quality falls.
Nokia Lumia 800
Nokia's first Windows Phone Lumia 800 sports a 3.7-inches AMOLED touchscreen ClearBlack display and a resolution of 480x800 pixels. The handset is 12.1mm thick and weighs 124g. The phone is powered by a 1.4GHz processor, with 16GB of internal storage, and 1540mAh battery and a microSIM slot.
Nokia Lumia 800 features a 8 MP auto focus camera with Carl Zeiss Optics, 2x LED flash and an external capture button. The phone clicks poor quality photos in low light conditions.
Motorola Razr
Motorola Razr sports a 4.3-inches super AMOLED screen with advanced qHD resolution of 540x960 pixels and weighs 127g.The phone is powered by an 1.2GHz dual core processor coupled with 1GB RAM. The device runs on Android 2.3 operating system (Gingerbread) and boasts of 1780mAh battery.
Motorola Razr has an 8MP camera with a flash that is capable of shooting HD videos but clicks very average quality pictures.
HTC Sensation XL
HTC Sensation XL runs on Android 2.3 operating system (Gingerbread). The device boasts of a 4.7-inches WVGA display with Gorilla Glass and resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. Sensation XL is powered by a 1.5GHz single core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, which is coupled with 768MB of RAM. The phone has 16GB of internal storage and has a 1600mAh battery.
The phone has an 8MP auto focus camera with dual-LED flash. There's almost no zero shutter lag, hence clicking pictures is instant. There are plenty of scene modes too, including a Panorama mode, a backlight HDR mode etc. But when it comes to clicking pictures in low light, the camera automatically decides not to use flash and that actually produces low quality pictures.
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