Samsung infographic on image sensors explains what it takes to make a good smartphone camera

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Taking photos with a smartphone camera has become rather commonplace today, with smartphones offering image quality that rival those of some cheaper dedicated cameras. However, for most folks, a good camera is usually the one with the higher amount of megapixel count, which isn't actually the case, as a higher megapixel count usually just decides how much detail you can capture in a particular image. So, what does make a good smartphone camera? Well, it's the image sensor, and Samsung's infographic explains how and why.

The infographic talks on a lot of factors that come into play when it comes to image sensors, including low-light sensitivity, color accuracy, and capture speed. The Galaxy S4 and Note 3 offer great image quality with a rather standard-sized camera sensor, so Samsung sure does know what it's doing, and with the Galaxy S5 set to feature a 16-megapixel camera, the infographic is a good indication of what we can expect from the upcoming flagship in terms of camera quality.

Abhijeet Mishra - Editor-in-Chief

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First Samsung device: SGH-D500

Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.

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Samsung infographic on image sensors explains what it takes to make a good smartphone camera

Abhijeet Mishra - Editor-in-Chief

[email protected]

First Samsung device: SGH-D500

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