LG’s new flagship will have face unlocking tech that works in all conditions, company claims

In a few weeks, LG will introduce its new flagship smartphone, the LG G8. 
As is customary, though, the company is already trickling out information about the new phone. On Thursday, LG announced it has partnered with Infineon to build an advanc…

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Save an extra 20% on this impressive smartphone lens kit through Cyber Monday

One could argue that “Kodak moments” are going out of style: With 75% of all pictures being taken with phones nowadays, it would be more appropriate to refer to memorable occasions as “iPhone moments.” And whether you’re pursuing profession…

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Smartphones with 48-megapixel cameras are coming

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Smartphone cameras are about to get pretty insane. 

Sony, the company that struggles selling its own smartphones but is very good at building camera sensors for other companies’ phones, has announced its new IMX586 CMOS image sensor for smartphones. 

The sensor is pretty impressive, with 48-megapixel resolution and a minute pixel size of just 0.8 μm, both world firsts according to Sony. 

When this sensor makes it into smartphones, it will enable some pretty huge daylight photos with 8,000 x 6,000 pixels, beating even Huawei’s P20 Pro and its 40-megapixel sensor. Check out the example, which compares a 12-megapixel sensor with a 48-megapixel sensor, below:  Read more…

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Transform the zoom capabilities on your smartphone camera with this Kickstarter project

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When you’re at a concert or a big sporting event and you want to record what’s going on, using your smartphone can only get you so much detail. If …

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