Samsung Galaxy S11 to have a 108-megapixel camera, report says
Samsung's next flagship, the Galaxy S11, will likely come with a quad, 108-megapixel camera. This is according to a new report by Bloomberg, which cites people familiar with Samsung's plans.
That's an immense jump, megapixels-wise, from the S10, which has a triple, 12/12/16-megapixel camera. It's not particularly surprising, though, given that Samsung already sells a 108-megapixel sensor to third-party manufacturers, such as Xiaomi.
Furthermore, unofficial renders of the Galaxy S11 show a massive camera bump on the back, with five rear cameras nested inside.
The setup on the new Samsung will be quite similar to the penta camera system on the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 (read my review of that device here), according to the report. Besides the main, 108-megapixel sensor, there will also be an ultra-wide lens and one with 5x optical zoom, as well as a depth sensor for those bokeh shots and AR apps. Unlike the renders above, the new report claims the S11 will have a total of four rear cameras.
My impressions of the Xiaomi Mi Note 10's camera system were very positive; in fact, with a little tweaking it would probably be the best on the market. I'd still say the iPhone 11 Pro has the best camera, but I wouldn't be surprised if Samsung's Galaxy S11 dethroned it come February, when the phone is likely to be announced.
Bloomberg says that Samsung will also put the high-res sensor, as well as a the 5x zoom camera, onto its next foldable phone, which will reportedly have a clamshell design. This is interesting; the last rumor we've heard about that phone was that it'll be fairly cheap at $845, which indicated mid-tier specs (a la Motorola's foldable Razr).
The new foldable will likely be unveiled alongside the Galaxy S11 in February.
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Excited to try the 108 megapixel camera. Too bad I’ll have to wait till it comes out on the iPhone tho. Oh well. 🤷♀️
ReplyDeletemy condolences
DeleteI only use apple products.
Deletexiomi phones has
DeleteStill has a tiny tiny little lense.
ReplyDeleteSo if implemented correctly, they are gonna use pixel binning probably in bins of 4 so at most you'll have a 27 mp camera. Should allow for pixels not in use to capture more data. But that's a perfect world scenario. Saying a phone has 108 mp is same as xiomi or however you spell it saying their phone is 48 mp but you effectively get 12 mp cause of binning.
ReplyDeleteYou can bloat the file size all you want. Photo quality is all about the optical hardware.
ReplyDeleteThe phone manufacturers are where the camera manufacturers were 15 years ago in the Megapixel Wars.
ReplyDeleteWhen you don't need a zoom lens because cropping does the same.
ReplyDeleteCould be sent to outer space to replace Hubble telescope
ReplyDeleteBy 2025, back of the phone will have 20 camera lens
ReplyDeleteI think they forgot they call these things phones for a reason.
ReplyDeleteFill up the 64gb memory with 20pics. lol
ReplyDeleteYou also have the option to print a photo the size of your house!
DeleteI think my first digital camera had 5 megapixels. 😂
ReplyDeleteiPhone users hate to wait until 2030 to have it
ReplyDeletethat's exactly what pixels do..... Improve quality. A 144p camera is going to have a terrible image quality compared to a 1080p.
DeleteP = Pixels.
144 pixels vs. 1,080 pixels.
An increase of pixels improves image quality.
More pixels doesn’t mean the quality is going to be better.
Deletewe’re not counting megapixels. Sorry.
DeleteFor those who want to shoot for the stars and capture them with their phone.
ReplyDeleteThey never mention, with the tiny sensors and lenses used in these phones this just means more pixels of noise and blur and needlessly large image files clogging up your phone's storage. So about as useful as a hole in the head. lol
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DeleteIn which case one could re-sample (interpolate) the images in an image editor. There might be some advantage in doing that if one wanted print large images e.g. posters. But I don't see any advantage for people who primarily share images on social media and rarely print anything beyond the size of a birthday card. Any one wanting to print larger images on regular basis would be better off with a more professional camera such as a DSLR.
Deletenot if you download those pics, edit them and use them.
DeleteIts time to thrive android!! While apple is weak!
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