'We've been saying that the size of a pixel is very important for ages and it's well known in photographic circles, but it's only true to a point,' she said.Ī single large pixel won't do photographers much good as there's no way to capture tonal variations and details. We asked Angela Nicholson, head of testing, photography portfolio at Future, about the camera's tech and low pixel count to see if it makes a difference or if HTC is just blowing steam. Will HTC overtake other smartphone makers simply because of its superior low light camera capabilities? Not likely, but it does give the Taiwanese firm a feather to put in its cap. A giant leap in what's possible.'Ī side-by-side comparison of top camera phones found that only the iPhone 5 stays on par when it comes to low light performance.

Better action shots, burst mode of 8 shots a second. ' the UltraPixel camera - pixels gather 300 percent more light than conventional sensors. It's an approach Croyle said is industry leading. On Twitter, Facebook, Google News, and Instagram.HTC is calling the feature UltraPixel, a method that swipes at the trend of shoving 'bigger' cameras into thinner phones. For audiophiles, the phone can now handle higher-quality sound files, and the two external speakers have been tweaked so that one focuses on high end notes, while the other emphasises bass.įollow HT Tech for the latest tech news and reviews, also keep up with us This should make it easier for HTC to upgrade the 10 from its present version of Marshmallow 6.0 to Android N much more quickly. It has very little UI enhancements and sticks mostly to a stock Android look. In recent months, HTC has branched out to fitness and virtual-reality devices. The company doesn't currently rank as one of the top five phone manufacturers worldwide, according to the market-research firm Gartner. HTC's flagship phones have drawn good reviews in the past, but it's had trouble translating those into sales. In last year's HTC One M9 phone, 'the imaging performance was not up to the kind of spec of what we really like to see in a flagship.'

is to get the best of both worlds,' said Nigel Newby-House, HTC's associate vice president for product planning in North America. The rear camera is now 12 megapixels, the same as the latest Apple iPhones 6s and Samsung Galaxy S7 phones. The camera unit tries to strikes balance - larger individual pixels, but not as large as before.

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