At its annual developer conference last week, Xiaomi announced an upcoming wide-aperture lens that retracts into the body of a smartphone when not in use, promising long optical zoom without ...

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The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is expected to use the Samsung ISOCELL HP2 sensor (that's the "HP2" part). This is the same ...

Artificial intelligence might be the main selling point of smartphones this year, including the iPhone 16 series, but the camera experience will continue to be a big factor in choosing one model over ...

Sony is always on the cutting edge of mobile camera technology, and a recent report in Nikkei Japan indicates that the company believes its breakthroughs will see smartphones match and even overtake ...

The Xiaomi 13 Ultra will have a one-inch main camera with variable aperture tech. This feature should address a long-standing issue with large camera sensors and wide apertures. The Xiaomi 13 Ultra is ...

In a major update to the camera system, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the iPhone 18 Pro's wide angle lens will be upgraded to have a variable aperture. In a blog post that he says is based on his own ...

Apple could adopt a variable aperture system for the iPhone 18 Pro’s main camera that would enable the device to adjust the aperture size and light intake depending on surroundings. DLSRs typically ...

Apple will soon introduce a powerful new iPhone camera technology that could significantly improve image quality by functioning more like the human eye. According to a recent report from famed ...

Variable aperture, which once was a digital SLR and mirrorless camera thing has now arrived in smartphones. Every year, smartphone manufacturers look for several advancements in the camera system of ...