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Samsung has revolutionized the concept of mobile zoom cameras with its latest creation – the dual folded camera module that's capable of optical 10x zoom. It debuted with the company's latest flagship phone series, specifically the Galaxy S21 Ultra model, but this impressive technology won't remain exclusive to Samsung. Or at least, this isn't what […]
Samsung's Camera Controller app has been updated to support the Galaxy S20 series. If you own one of the latest flagship models, you can now download the app, sync the device with a compatible Samsung smartwatch, and use the wearable as a remote viewfinder and shutter button. Camera Controller was originally announced along with the […]
Samsung has filed a trademark for the Galaxy 360. It hasn't used this moniker for a product before. There's a solid chance that the company is going to use it for its 360-degree camera. That product has previously been called the Gear 360. Samsung has recently been shifting some of its Gear branded products to […]
Samsung's Galaxy Apps store and its Gear Apps store have been estranged for some time, with Gear S2 users having to have the Gear Apps store for their smartwatch apps and the Galaxy Apps store for everything else. The Korean giant has started streamlining its experience so as to make its own software and services more […]
Only a few weeks ago, the first hints pointing to a new 360 degree camera named Gear 360 surfaced. Now, with only a few weeks until Samsung's next big Unpacked event, we can exclusively confirm the Gear 360 VR camera is real, and coming soon. The Gear 360, likely an offshoot of Samsung's Project Beyond, is a compact […]
Samsung might be cooking up a couple of new camera features that seemingly go hand in hand with the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 Flex Hinge / Flex Mode. The Korean tech giant has applied to trademark two new Flex-based monikers, i.e., FlexSnap and FlexShot. These two new terms, discovered by […]
The Samsung Expert RAW camera app is getting a new update this week. Owners of supported devices can visit the Galaxy Store and download version 2.0.09.1 of Expert RAW – the update should be available for everyone already, but if not, you should see it on your phone in the next few days. That's because […]
Samsung has remained the second-largest CMOS image sensor provider on the market after Sony, but the gap between the two companies appears to widen at Samsung's expense. In terms of market share in the third quarter of 2022, Sony and Samsung were followed by Omnivision, Onsemi, and GalaxyCore. According to a market report by research […]
Samsung unveiled the world's first 200MP mobile camera last year. The company didn't reveal any availability plans, but industry watchers expected this new 200MP ISOCELL HP1 sensor to debut on a Xiaomi smartphone this year. That has yet to happen. In fact, Xiaomi might be switching to a Sony Exmor sensor, and in light of […]
The smartphone camera megapixel war has been going on for about a decade now. There was a period of respite in recent years, but it didn't last long, and OEMs are now racing again to increase the resolution of their smartphone cameras. Samsung's been doing the same ever since it released the Galaxy S20 Ultra […]
Samsung's mobile phones went full circle, from not having a front-facing camera more than a decade ago, to having one, to having an Infinity cutout or notch, and back to not having a front-facing camera. At least in appearance. The Galaxy Z Fold 3 is Samsung's first mobile device to feature a UDC, or Under-Display […]
Samsung recently unveiled its 50MP ISOCELL GN2 camera sensor for smartphones. It is the successor to the company’s first-generation 50MP camera sensor, the ISOCELL GN1. Apart from being Samsung’s biggest smartphone camera sensor ever, the ISOCELL GN2 brings important improvements in autofocus and HDR performance. The company should prefer the ISOCELL GN2 over any of […]
Samsung might be working on a new ISOCELL image sensor with a 200MP resolution. Although the product has yet to be confirmed, a few industry watchers claim that the sensor has the S5KGND designation, and more importantly, it could debut with the help of a non-Samsung device. The ZTE Axon 30 Pro might be the […]
In another case of technology being used to enrich the lives of people with special needs or disabilities, Samsung Electronics UK and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) have joined forces to bring Shakespeare’s famous Romeo and Juliet love story to life for students with special needs at Welcombe Hills School in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Over the course […]
Samsung unveiled its new Gear 360 (2017) VR camera alongside the Galaxy S8 back in March this year. It's capable of shooting true 4K video in 360-degrees. The camera's predecessor could only shoot 360-degree video in “near-4K.” The Gear 360 (2017) became available for purchase just a few months ago. It's now being offered as […]