If not, i don't think applecare is worth to get at all since their phone is very long lasting. My sis accidentally dropped her iphone 6+ while walking and taking out from her handbag, and tempered glass cracked instead of the real screen. Also have another friend with spidery screen on his very antique samsung, very common leh, how can u not known of anyone with cracked screen. 
Duno if smartphone insurance will up her premium anot 
I c. I think u mean the macro shots eh. Like the foreground is sharp but background blurred. I don't mind leh. At night if don't need those software optimized night modes, is quite good for me liao.
I'll just shoot with auto mode all the way coz I'm not really into the manual controls. 
I c. I think u mean the macro shots eh. Like the foreground is sharp but background blurred. I don't mind leh. At night if don't need those software optimized night modes, is quite good for me liao.
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Btw how do you know the May 29th date? Is it because of the HWZ launch event? That one had a typo in the date--it's now changed to April 29.I think it has quite a few... like Pro, Flex, Beat and their G flagship + other variants market. Of course SS worse la, big small medium every size also have.
Haha no no, the official launch date is 29th May!
I like how Andrew Martonik put the aperture theory across photography. That's why I have high expectations of LG G4's wide f/1.8 lens, lol. Hope it doesn't disappoint and they have engaged good software engineers to max out the lens potential.
Sick of taking lousy night photos, very grainy while turning flash on makes Casper faces
True, our size quite small % to Korea market. At least the price range is reasonable enough. Haha, still cannot get over the fact that Koreans have free screen replacement for one year.
Only Korea is launching on 28th April.
Singapore consperm is 29th May launch!
See below
LG LV31.. the brother of L24? with 3GB ram or this..
I c. I actually liked the htc one m8's low light performance, based on reviews I saw. Back then all the other popular flagships pretty much sucked in the low light department. And that was f/2.0, so I guess it wouldn't be bad to have f/1.8.this is a nice example.
http://photographywisdom.com/understanding-depth-of-field-for-the-beginner-photographer-1182.html
But of course in mobile the difference wont be that drastic cause the differences are tiny. Also it's not just the aperture too, the sensor, image processor, the lens, all plays a part too. But to me, most important thing in mobile is software.
If you ask me, I think 0.1 isn't going to be a huge difference on camera modules this small... but what do i know. haha. Maybe when it comes out i'll see if i have a chance to test it out.
Anyway, camera is something that is hardware dependant in a sense. A tiny camera module like on phones will always lose to a point and shoot of the same generation (don't talk about point and shoot from 10 years ago la, lol). So software optimisation, good image processing, can make up for a lot of hardware compromises. Like even on the iPhone 6 without OIS, the camera still does well with digital stabilisation and optimisation. At this point, most modern smartphone is "good enough" to replace normal point and shoot for the casual user.
totally agree with your auto mode comment. I also shoot in auto mode most of the time even though I am okay with manual mode. I only use manual mode if i have to, or if the situation allows me to use it to capture a better/unique shot.
On a phone, i think usability is important. Like on the S6 or iPhone, there is no need to change to night mode, landscape mode, portrait mode, or whatsoever. The camera automatically takes care of everything and lets you capture a good image with as little hassle as possible. LG needs to have a good auto mode too if it wants to compete in the camera race.
Having manual camera controls isn't anything new in android now that we have Lollipop's camera2 api. if they have a bad auto mode, most people are going to end up with bad looking images because not everyone is familiar with or can be bothered with manual controls. But if they have a good auto mode, everyone who uses the camera is going to end up with good looking images.
Now like different story. LG and Samsung seems miles ahead of the camera game. The laser focus tech of LG seems rather useful in most situation and the g flex 2 does rather well in terms of picture quality in reviews. Can't wait to see what LG is bringing to table with G4.I c. I actually liked the htc one m8's low light performance, based on reviews I saw. Back then all the other popular flagships pretty much sucked in the low light department. And that was f/2.0, so I guess it wouldn't be bad to have f/1.8.
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I c. I actually liked the htc one m8's low light performance, based on reviews I saw. Back then all the other popular flagships pretty much sucked in the low light department. And that was f/2.0, so I guess it wouldn't be bad to have f/1.8.
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Actually, Ultra Pixels vs sensor size... logically if you squeeze less megapixels in, will you get the same performance with a smaller sensor with less MPs vs a larger sensor but with more MPs?In HTC's ultra pixel case, the aperture is just part of the equation. It's the sensor as well which has "larger" pixels on the sensor. The sensor itself is actually no bigger than other phones these days. The larger pixels on the sensor allows for better light sensitivity according to HTC, but it come with its downsides too with the overall output being the main one.
I've not used the M8 before but did have the M7 which has OIS. But you can clearly see how much better the camera on the S6 is, especially in low light. Both were taken at the first try. The one taken on the M7 even has some minor motion blur despite having Ultra Pixel and OIS. The S6 does have a wider aperture and a larger sensor though.
M7 night:
S6 night:
M7 day:
S6 day:
In the day time shot you can also see the difference in the aperture. How the Guan Yin is slightly more blurry on the S6 and how it's sharper on the M7.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Actually, Ultra Pixels vs sensor size... logically if you squeeze less megapixels in, will you get the same performance with a smaller sensor with less MPs vs a larger sensor but with more MPs?
I can't figure out why HTC didn't add in OIS for the M9. Quite a major fail IMO. At least if they add OIS it can 'save' the average camera in some situations.
Really hope LG can impress here. For competitive reasons I don't want Samsung to dominate the Android market... later they complacent and come up with something like the S5 again
Bring on the G4!
Actually, Ultra Pixels vs sensor size... logically if you squeeze less megapixels in, will you get the same performance with a smaller sensor with less MPs vs a larger sensor but with more MPs?
I can't figure out why HTC didn't add in OIS for the M9. Quite a major fail IMO. At least if they add OIS it can 'save' the average camera in some situations.
Really hope LG can impress here. For competitive reasons I don't want Samsung to dominate the Android market... later they complacent and come up with something like the S5 again
Bring on the G4!
. My contract is up for renewal next Monday and the G4 is expected to hit here end of may. By then I would have already got the S6. They should launch earlier and not let Samsung steal the show.
In HTC's ultra pixel case, the aperture is just part of the equation. It's the sensor as well which has "larger" pixels on the sensor. The sensor itself is actually no bigger than other phones these days. The larger pixels on the sensor allows for better light sensitivity according to HTC, but it come with its downsides too with the overall output being the main one.
I've not used the M8 before but did have the M7 which has OIS. But you can clearly see how much better the camera on the S6 is, especially in low light. Both were taken at the first try. The one taken on the M7 even has some minor motion blur despite having Ultra Pixel and OIS. The S6 does have a wider aperture and a larger sensor though.
M7 night:
S6 night:
M7 day:
S6 day:
In the day time shot you can also see the difference in the aperture and depth of field. How the Guan Yin is slightly more blurry on the S6 and how it's sharper on the M7.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
