New Snapdragon Chips Bring Dual Cameras To More Mid-Tier Phones (engadget.com) 13
Qualcomm is launching three new chips for mid-tier smartphones -- the Snapdragon 632, 439, and 429 -- all of which promise to make dual cameras more commonplace. Engadget reports: The octa-core 632 is unsurprisingly the headliner, and can support two 13-megapixel rear cameras for those all-important portrait and telephoto shots. It's up to 40 percent faster in raw computational power than the Snapdragon 626, and that means enough power for 4K video capture and "FHD+" resolution displays. Its cellular modem can handle LTE Advanced, too. The Adreno 506 graphics are only about 10 percent faster, but you're still looking at a chip that can handle at least some modern 3D games without flinching.
The octa-core Snapdragon 439 and quad-core 429, meanwhile, are focused more on stepping up the baseline quality for lower-cost devices. They make do with support for dual 8-megapixel cameras and won't handle 4K, but they should deliver up to 25 percent more CPU performance over their forebears (the 430 and 425) on top of the AI-related functions. The best bang for the buck comes with the 429 -- while the Adreno 505 graphics in the 439 are a respectable 20 percent faster, the Adreno 504 inside the 429 is a whopping 50 percent faster. The first phones using these chips will appear sometime in the second half of the year.
The octa-core Snapdragon 439 and quad-core 429, meanwhile, are focused more on stepping up the baseline quality for lower-cost devices. They make do with support for dual 8-megapixel cameras and won't handle 4K, but they should deliver up to 25 percent more CPU performance over their forebears (the 430 and 425) on top of the AI-related functions. The best bang for the buck comes with the 429 -- while the Adreno 505 graphics in the 439 are a respectable 20 percent faster, the Adreno 504 inside the 429 is a whopping 50 percent faster. The first phones using these chips will appear sometime in the second half of the year.
You progtards happy about harassing McConnell? (Score:1)
This doesn't apply to anyone in the Trump administration who will soon be relinquishing all cell phones and such devices, for life in many cases.
After a few more Supreme Court nominations? Who cares!
Are you progtards happy now about harassing McConnell and his wife yesterday?
Keep pushing that Trump Derangement Syndrome. It's working so well - for everyone but progtards.
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Oh, that pesky First Amendment prohibiting compelled political speech. If you're upset about today's Supreme Court deci
What is "raw computational power?" (Score:2)
camera for telephoto and for portrait on rear (Score:2)
i'd rather have 1 camera with zoom lens having ring or lever my finger could move
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that's nice, I have some wonderful cameras too...but I don't normally carry them in my back pocket. neither do you.
we have phones most the time and we want to take nice pictures with varying focal length.
phone pictures can be very beautiful these days
Only two? (Score:2)
Why I wanna fuck around with two cameras, when I can have FIVE?
https://www.engadget.com/2018/... [engadget.com]
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Why I wanna fuck around with two cameras, when I can have FIVE?
For sure!
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the very best shave from a razor with twelve blades
Yes, we all got the reference before you explained it, thanks.