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Captivate camera vs iphone 4

Hey all,
It seems that both the iphone 4 and the captivate have a 5mp camera. However, there are 2 Huge differences that i have noticed.
1st. The gallery on the iphone allows you to double tap a photo to zoom in, but it also refocuses the image turning it incredibly clear. The captivate allows the double taping, but it does not refocus the image
2nd. The iphone 4 camera appears to be much sharper than my captivate, edges seem smoother and overall quality seems much clearer. The captivate seems like it has a white distortion to it.
I was wondering if anyone else has noticed this. I love the captivate but i'm on a "vacation" with the parents and i keep switching to iphone because of its amazing camera quality. Maybe there are settings that i'm not inputting, or maybe another app i should try?
Camera Settings on captivate:
Focus Mode: Auto focus
Timer: Off
Resolution: 2560x 1920
White balance: Auto
Effects: Normal
ISO: Auto
Metering: Centre-weighted
Image Quality: Superfine

1st. the gallery as in gallery of photos already taken? because it is impossible to refocus a picture you have already taken. although the captivate if you tap the screen while your taking a picture it will focus on that area for you
2nd. could be, never compared them myself

He means when you zoom in abd its blurred, the iphone fixes it.

The iPhone 4 has got the captivate beat in terms of camera quality. I think even the 3G (not even 3GS) is better than the captivate. I seldom take pictures as do the majority of people I assume. Its not really too important as long as it takes decently clear pictures. No phone can really take the place of a cheap point and shoot camera yet (and I mean current popular phones, not those weird cameras with phones built in.)
The camera quality is definitely somewhat of a bummer even though its acceptable. The worst part is that the camera has a large red blotch in the center if its in anything less than optimal lighting. It can only really be seen when pointing at a white wall though.
Yeah this phone is only good for its small size, screen, processor, and video chip. Everything else it does courtesy of Google. Samsung could very well have produced the perfect phone if they spent as much time as apple did, but I would say the Epic 4G is pretty close.

I disagree.
IPhone 4 > Captivate > 3GS > 3G
But almost any decent point and shoot is far better than any of them.
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Hey,
Thanks soo much for the quick replies. I've come to learn that the camera on the captivate is very tempramental, sometimes the shots look incredible and others it can be pretty horrific. Sunset photos are much much better on the captivate than on the iphone which is a nice plus.
Another question i have that sort of pretains to this topic is about the gallery itself. If you take photos with the camera and save them to the phone they show up in gallery with the most recent photos in front. If you use the camera and take photos but save them to the SD card, they show up with the most recent photos in the back. Is there anyway to fix that?
P.S. I just recently learned (and accomplished) flashing the JH2 rom to my device!! i'm stoked
Thanks again

When I compare my wife's iphone to my gs, my pictures do stuck compared to it. Not to mention the iphone has a light. But, when it comes to video capture, the gs is better.
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canister214 said:
When I compare my wife's iphone to my gs, my pictures do stuck compared to it. Not to mention the iphone has a light. But, when it comes to video capture, the gs is better.
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I'm almost inclined to agree, some videos do come out amazing on the captivate and others not so much. But at least with videos there is a close comparison, the photos are no where near eachother though

The iPhone has an amazing camera, honestly, I'm not to disappointed in losing to it, I new it probably would going into it. To me lower quality camera is far out weighed by the higher quality OS.

I've also noticed that a lot of Captivate video seems better than iP4 video. Aside from a sharper, lesser noise picture, the iPhone seems to exibit some jellyfishing where the Captivate does not.

I don't know about you guys, but I LOVE the captivate's camera. Definitely a step up from my old bold 9700s. Here is a picture I took in the rain b&w to make it dramatic lol:
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iphone4 has hands down the best mobile phone camera. It takes the best videos and photos easily surpass any other phone. It has to do with their "backlit" sensor. Each pixel on their sensor collects more light than on any phone sensor. There's no two ways about it.

Captivates videos can be good depending on lighting conditions. I wish that had a setting for wind mic however. Not useful if the video is on a boat or in a car.

GSMarena did a very good comparison of the two phones, click next page until your at 'camera comparison'. They gave the galaxy s a better score actually.
here is a link to the page
gsmarena.com/samsung_i9000_galaxy_s_vs_apple_iphone_4-review-500.php

eatkabab said:
The iPhone 4 has got the captivate beat in terms of camera quality. I think even the 3G (not even 3GS) is better than the captivate. I seldom take pictures as do the majority of people I assume. Its not really too important as long as it takes decently clear pictures. No phone can really take the place of a cheap point and shoot camera yet (and I mean current popular phones, not those weird cameras with phones built in.)
The camera quality is definitely somewhat of a bummer even though its acceptable. The worst part is that the camera has a large red blotch in the center if its in anything less than optimal lighting. It can only really be seen when pointing at a white wall though.
Yeah this phone is only good for its small size, screen, processor, and video chip. Everything else it does courtesy of Google. Samsung could very well have produced the perfect phone if they spent as much time as apple did, but I would say the Epic 4G is pretty close.
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Fail, TROLL.
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n4d3r said:
GSMarena did a very good comparison of the two phones, click next page until your at 'camera comparison'. They gave the galaxy s a better score actually.
here is a link to the page
gsmarena.com/samsung_i9000_galaxy_s_vs_apple_iphone_4-review-500.php
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GSMArena's review is unprofessional at best. Seriously, it's awfully bad.
The iPhone 4's camera is the best camera on a mobile phone at this time, period; but it does have it's issues.
White balance is auto only and not very good; and many indoor shots, depending on lighting, come far too yellowish.
Compared to the SGS, it has a wider focal range. This is well and good for "panoramic" shots, but it has a smaller macro range (meaning you have to stand further back from small objects to focus on them). This is not really an issue, but mostly a design decision.
As the GSM Arena review states, the metering is fixed in "matrix" mode, which means that unless you manually tap to correctly expose the area you want, it won't always be accurate by default and will be very sensible to change depending on what enters the frame.
Video on the iPhone is leaps and bounds better than video on the SGS, which is soft and lacks bitrate. It also has tap to focus on video which the SGS lacks (why, samsung?). Not to say the SGS's video is crap, but it could be a lot better.
On the other hand, the SGS has a lot of different options for the camera, which makes up for the slightly worse image quality (mostly due to crappier sensor and aggressive software noise reduction). So in the end, you have to decide whether you want a better sensor or more settings to tweak
I have no idea how GSM Arena came to the conclusion that the SGS camera was better. I'ts mind boggling.
As for the flash, to me it's only useful as a flashlight.

I'm happy to see that i'm not just screwing something up on my phone. I've been in a huge switch and swap routine these past few weeks going from iphone to captivate and back. While i wish there was someway to improve the camera quality on the captivate i think i've come to live with it. At least the videos are comparable.

Sorry, iPhone 4 does not have the best camera. Check Nokia and even Xperia X10.
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nokias camera are soooo far ahead of the ip4 camera..

I find it amazing that cellphones these days pack so many features into a small package. 5MP Camera, HD Video recording, beautiful and large LCD screens? Who still remembers beepers/pagers? hahahaha
Anyways I'm sure the iPhone 4 camera is a little better but the Captivates HD video comes out nicely. I think it has to do with Samsung having the ability to make Digital Cameras.

Camera ghosting

Greetings folks, a total android noob here, just got my glacier last week, havent really got guts to root it, but been following everything around till I decide to root it.
Im not sure if it's just me, since at least I tried to search and browse around, I didnt see anyone mentioning the ghosting/slow fps on the camera (both picture and video). But I checked on youtube, I found a sample video from Glacier, definetely showing a similar ghosting result, especially on the movement.
I use my camera a lot for taking pictures and video of my 2 kids, kids tend to cannot stay still, and most the picture I took, as long as they stay still it will looks crisp, but if they move, the shutter cannot freeze the movement, those result in blurry pictures.
In video mode, everything is sharp, but when there's movement, it shows really bad ghosting, I think at least my old blackberry bold even though the video quality is bad, but still, doesnt show this kind of ghosting on movement.
I just want to make sure, it's not my camera, and the one I found on youtube, that has defected camera, because I havent see anyone here complaining about it.
But nevertheless, really love my phone, just only if I can take better pictures and video, my life would be complete

I would have to agree for the most part - I've only taken one video (and it was indoors in a bar) and honestly it wasn't too bad for the conditions. However, the camera is extremely slow reaction from the time the button is pushed. If your subject moves in that 1-2 secs you'll end up with a crappy pic, something you didn't expect to get in the shot, or definite ghosting.
I'm not impressed with the camera at all. Loving everything else, so I can live with the sub-par camera, but it's a let down. I came from an iphone 3GS and Vibrant, and both cameras were better (esp the Vibrant's).
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same here. I can deal with the pictures but video recording is a bit low quality. I'm not expecting for the mt4g to replace my camcorder but at least record without ghosting. my HD2 didn't have a problem at all. hope this can be fix with a driver/app.

I think the camera is a HUGE improvement to my old MyTouch3G, it's a night-&-day difference to me. I love having a flash now for the camera on my phone, very nice. The video could be much better when indoors, as I too have experienced the ghosting effect. But, again that's another improvement to my old MT3G. What is disappointing to me is the front-facing camera, as its quality is quite poor but I don't think it's a 5 MP camera like on the back of the phone.

The FFC is only a VGA resolution (640x480 or 480x640) resolution.

dustrho said:
I think the camera is a HUGE improvement to my old MyTouch3G, it's a night-&-day difference to me. I love having a flash now for the camera on my phone, very nice. The video could be much better when indoors, as I too have experienced the ghosting effect. But, again that's another improvement to my old MT3G. What is disappointing to me is the front-facing camera, as its quality is quite poor but I don't think it's a 5 MP camera like on the back of the phone.
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It's certainly an improvement over the MT3G, but that's also a big step back in technology used in phones (at least on Tmob) compared to those out today from Tmob and other carriers. I don't think you can compare a current release phone to one released a year or two ago as the newer one sure as hell should be vastly improved. With the great overall build quality and HW specs of the MT4G, it's just disappointing that the camera/video is sub-par (IMO) to some competition.
I much prefer the MT4G over the Vibrant I switched from, but two things I miss most on the Vibrant are the camera/video (even though it lacked LED flash) and speaker/multimedia support.
As I said, I'll live with it for all the other +s the MT4G offers. I've never been one to rely on my phone for camera/video anyway.

I hope it's just something that would be easily fixed by a driver or firmware update, it's a disappointment, but not enough to make me ditch this awesome phone.
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Yeah, the pictures i've taken have been slightly grainy and lacking in sharpness. I haven't taken a video yet, but the samples i've seen aren't that great.
Does the quality improve using vignette or another camera app?

lghorn said:
It's certainly an improvement over the MT3G, but that's also a big step back in technology used in phones (at least on Tmob) compared to those out today from Tmob and other carriers. I don't think you can compare a current release phone to one released a year or two ago as the newer one sure as hell should be vastly improved. With the great overall build quality and HW specs of the MT4G, it's just disappointing that the camera/video is sub-par (IMO) to some competition.
I much prefer the MT4G over the Vibrant I switched from, but two things I miss most on the Vibrant are the camera/video (even though it lacked LED flash) and speaker/multimedia support.
As I said, I'll live with it for all the other +s the MT4G offers. I've never been one to rely on my phone for camera/video anyway.
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i also feel the same way coming from a vibrant, though i would have to add that i miss the samoled screen

clivo360 said:
Yeah, the pictures i've taken have been slightly grainy and lacking in sharpness. I haven't taken a video yet, but the samples i've seen aren't that great.
Does the quality improve using vignette or another camera app?
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yes. camera 360 and vignette improve files sizes greatly. as well as quality
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Lockeskidney said:
yes. camera 360 and vignette improve files sizes greatly. as well as quality
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Nice pics.
Which one of those apps did you use, and did you use default settings or custom?

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Nice pics.
Which one of those apps did you use, and did you use default settings or custom?
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i'd like to know also.

S4 camera better than lumia 920 and iPhone 5

The s4 has been ranked second after the untouchable Nokia 808. http://bgr.com/2013/05/24/galaxy-s4-camera-test-iphone-5/ funny enough the over hyped HTC one is no where to be found.
I think our dear phone has been proven to be worth the money once again.
Views and comments below please.
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well it doesn't suprise me since it's 13mp vs 8mp it even does beat xperia Z's 13mp and htc even super duper ultra won't help it

I think DXO hasn't tested HTC One yet..but I seriously doubt it will score anything higher than 70.

strip419 said:
The s4 has been ranked second after the untouchable Nokia 808. http://bgr.com/2013/05/24/galaxy-s4-camera-test-iphone-5/ funny enough the over hyped HTC one is no where to be found.
I think our dear phone has been proven to be worth the money once again.
Views and comments below please.
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The One is nowhere to be found cause they didnt tested it yet.
Now try again.

strip419 said:
The s4 has been ranked second after the untouchable Nokia 808. http://bgr.com/2013/05/24/galaxy-s4-camera-test-iphone-5/ funny enough the over hyped HTC one is no where to be found.
I think our dear phone has been proven to be worth the money once again.
Views and comments below please.
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Read your post twice. Still desperately trying to find a sense in it that would justify opening yet another camera thread. Camera still superb at good conditions. And really crap at lowlight and fast moving objects. Shutter speed is pathetic. ONEs video/sound recording also way better. And I tested both for weeks. But wait: that's been basically said on every second page here.

slind said:
Read your post twice. Still desperately trying to find a sense in it that would justify opening yet another camera thread. Camera still superb at good conditions. And really crap at lowlight and fast moving objects. Shutter speed is pathetic. ONEs video/sound recording also way better. And I tested both for weeks. But wait: that's been basically said on every second page here.
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I will listen to the certified camera tech company , NOT YOU
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shox22 said:
The One is nowhere to be found cause they didnt tested it yet.
Now try again.
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I bet you a £100 it won't beat the s4.....NEVER... Not with 4-detail lacking- ultrapixel camera.
This will go down as probably the most hyped tech of 2013 that ended up being @*****
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I hate the way reviewers just say Galaxy S4......WHICH VERSION????
They are both very very different!

I think Samsung could do better camera. In low light conditions it is crap, shutter speed is still very low and on 1080p videos you've got tearing smearing with picture zoomed in.

You know, low-light (especially with motion) is the weak-spot of the GS4 camera but we have plenty of examples of high shutter speed images in the various camera threads.
Captures of hose water, kids jumping and so on are "frozen" as long as it's medium light or above.

ChronoReverse said:
You know, low-light (especially with motion) is the weak-spot of the GS4 camera but we have plenty of examples of high shutter speed images in the various camera threads.
Captures of hose water, kids jumping and so on are "frozen" as long as it's medium light or above.
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My low light experience with the S4 is superb. It's able to capture, in night mode, even pictures made in a dark room.
Anyway, use the flash if you in a dark place

I would agree, the s4 really has got itself a very good camera. Im an outgoing person and I take most of my photos in high or medium lights. Its very seldom that I would take pictures of something or someone in low lights. I would use a flash if i really want to capture them with as much detail as possible.
Heres my very first shot of my s4 after i got it out of the box. It was very cloudy thst day. I cropped the fountain area only.
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All cameras are useless in low light unless you can control the shutter speed and keep the camera stable. Even high end Cannon or Nikon cameras need a good flash or a tripod to get good results in those kinds of conditions. If you have unwanted motion in the framing then it's game over. At the end of the day, if you can't get light through the lens and onto the sensor, you can't expect to get good pictures. There are dirty tricks that can are employed, such as a high ISO speed, merging images, or a large low res sensor, but at the end of the day you're still making sacrifices with the image.
This low light camera business has become a proper skit for selling smart phones.

low light conditions with Night Mode One.
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Thanks

Full resolution images would be perfect for a camera shots thread

More, please!

does it take images in 16:9 at full 13 mp

I wonder if it can beat S4 and G2 in photo results,all the reviews compare it to M8's 4 UP which is non-sense

pratik_s said:
does it take images in 16:9 at full 13 mp
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No the resolution is 13mp at 4:3 ratio. The camera module is such only.
vegetaleb said:
I wonder if it can beat S4 and G2 in photo results,all the reviews compare it to M8's 4 UP which is non-sense
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The M8's 4up camera is not nonsense at all, in fact if you don't look at the resolution, it's one of the best performing phone cameras. The E8's camera is not the best 13mp sensor out there, but it performs really well because of HTC's Image Chip 2. That makes it insanely fast. It's results are comparable to S4, and the speed makes it better. I don't know about G2 though, never seen it.

so at which resolution it can take photos in 16:9 and i have in reviews that it does have a yellowish or pinkish tint to photos.is it true? thanks in advance

pratik_s said:
so at which resolution it can take photos in 16:9 and i have in reviews that it does have a yellowish or pinkish tint to photos.is it true? thanks in advance
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It's around 10.5-11mp, I don't know the exact resolution. You have the option to choose between the rations 16:9, 4:3 and 1:1. But it doesn't mention the resolution separately!
Also, there are no yellow/pink tint in the pictures. The come out really well in broad daylight, as good as any picture can get. In dark conditions, it's decent, but not as good as the ultrapixel cameras.

Good Pictures !
These Pictures look great ! I am thinking about getting this phone.
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Better pictures with Google Camera?
Hey everybody, could some owner of the E8 test another camera app like the Google Camera on this phone? Is there a better picture quality especially in low light conditions or is it the same quality? I´m still not sure if I should buy this phone from a HK-based shop, in european countries the E8 is not available. Thanks a lot for any answers.

presets said:
Hey everybody, could some owner of the E8 test another camera app like the Google Camera on this phone? Is there a better picture quality especially in low light conditions or is it the same quality? I´m still not sure if I should buy this phone from a HK-based shop, in european countries the E8 is not available. Thanks a lot for any answers.
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To me it's the same quality - the camera is still bad in low-light conditions. You can use HDR to make pictures look a bit better though.

@crystal_ball: Thank you. Hmm, sounds not very well. I´ve now the HTC Desire Eye, it has the same camera specs than the E8. Often the picture quality looks better when I use Google Camera instead of the HTC camera app. I also think that the picture quality of the Xperia Z2, which I also have here, isn´t better than the quality of the HTC Desire Eye. But after testing so much devices (my smartphone-age began with the original iPhone) from different companies with different OS, I simple guess that nearly all companies simple want to sell as much as possible and that they don´t really care about progress for the customer - in this case about the quality of the camera modules.

Compared to a Nexus 5, is it better? I'm really happy with the camera of the Nexus (incredible HDR shots with all the upgrades of the camera - not the original pics of the initial reviews). I want to buy a E8, but I'm afraid the camera is worst.

Aquaservice said:
Compared to a Nexus 5, is it better? I'm really happy with the camera of the Nexus (incredible HDR shots with all the upgrades of the camera - not the original pics of the initial reviews). I want to buy a E8, but I'm afraid the camera is worst.
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Compared to the Nexus 5, it's leaps and bounds better. Way faster, and better more accurate results. HDR isn't that great though, but when I last used a Nexus 5, it wasn't good there too. Or maybe I'm talking on the scale of AMAZING HDR shots, which my One S had. And hence.
I suggest you try a hands on and then upgrade if it meets your needs. Only one thing I can assure you of, it's nowhere near "worst".

Aquaservice said:
Compared to a Nexus 5, is it better? I'm really happy with the camera of the Nexus (incredible HDR shots with all the upgrades of the camera - not the original pics of the initial reviews). I want to buy a E8, but I'm afraid the camera is worst.
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The camera is better than the M8 (except in extreme low light conditions). The camera is infinitely better than that in the Nexus 5.. I think the only camera that is better than this one is the camera in the M8 EYE (Among HTC phones that is)..

buggerman said:
The camera is better than the M8 (except in extreme low light conditions). The camera is infinitely better than that in the Nexus 5.. I think the only camera that is better than this one is the camera in the M8 EYE (Among HTC phones that is)..
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I personally find the camera on E8 better and more consistent than the M8 Eye. The OV sensor is more consistent in capturing decent images compared to the M8 Eye which has a Sony sensor. This may be my personal view though.

Silver.Shadow said:
I personally find the camera on E8 better and more consistent than the M8 Eye. The OV sensor is more consistent in capturing decent images compared to the M8 Eye which has a Sony sensor. This may be my personal view though.
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I agree with you. Though my friend says M8 EYE is better.. I prefer the no nonsense camera E8 features..

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I had htc butterfly before e8..very nice phone but not about camera..e8 has much better camera..but there is one strange thing..when u snap photo in auto mode for mini-second after press snap photo get blurred..but if u hold your finger to get af-ae locked photo get much better and detaild..happy to share it to u for take better picture

Confused.. Between s4 and nexus 5.. Help

I already own a nexus 5, I'm enjoying it, but sometimes I feel that the camera and display are very poor, I want a good camera and little bit lagg will be tolerable.. But i want a great camera.. A good display.. Please guide me

ali262883 said:
I already own a nexus 5, I'm enjoying it, but sometimes I feel that the camera and display are very poor, I want a good camera and little bit lagg will be tolerable.. But i want a great camera.. A good display.. Please guide me
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Buy a galaxy camera and if your nexus 5 is running a custom kernel tune your display

ali262883 said:
I already own a nexus 5, I'm enjoying it, but sometimes I feel that the camera and display are very poor, I want a good camera and little bit lagg will be tolerable.. But i want a great camera.. A good display.. Please guide me
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i have an s4 as well as a n5. stay far away from the s4! hell, ill sell it to you cheap, its the verizon version.

simms22 said:
i have an s4 as well as a n5. stay far away from the s4! hell, ill sell it to you cheap, its the verizon version.
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I know that.. But I'm a camera addict.. I'm mostly out with my friends, hangouts, night outs, beaches etc.. I need a good camera.. I take Selfies with rear camera because front camera sucks

ali262883 said:
I know that.. But I'm a camera addict.. I'm mostly out with my friends, hangouts, night outs, beaches etc.. I need a good camera.. I take Selfies with rear camera because front camera sucks
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i got it just to use the camera actually, but samsungs software so pisses me off sometimes that i ended up using my n4 as a spare camera instead, and my s4 has been just laying around the last half year.
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and as i said, if you really want it, ill sell it to you, cheap. but its a verizon version.

ali262883 said:
I know that.. But I'm a camera addict.. I'm mostly out with my friends, hangouts, night outs, beaches etc.. I need a good camera.. I take Selfies with rear camera because front camera sucks
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best is to wait for the next nexus or else get a sony device they are the best in camera

I second shhbz here - wait for the next Nexus or get a Sony.
I don't find that Nexus 5 camera that bad though - sure, its not the best in the world, but it takes pretty good shots for what it is.
You could also consider a Samsung Galaxy K Zoom. The LG G3 is not a bad cameraphone either,

The camera is a lot better IMO with HDR. You aren't buying a $600 phone so they cut the quality a bit but honestly the camera is the only thing that feels inferior on this phone and even then it can be tweaked a bit and runs great.
However the screen is good. I find Samsung washes out their screens with overly bright colors. The only complaint I have is the contrast in full sunlight but the full brightness makes up for that OK.
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So i shouldn't?

G3 and xperia z1 out of budget.. Nexus is approximately 150$ expensive in India than the original price.. So not worth waiting for next nexus

How about a oppo n1 with the 360° 13mp camera for great selfies?
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dec1153 said:
How about a oppo n1 with the 360° 13mp camera for great selfies?
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Probably no.. Its overpriced, expensive than s5 also in India..

Shoot get the Nexus 5. You won't be disappointed.
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Nothing to be confused about
If u want better camera and battery go for s4
If u want fast updates and pure android skin go for n5.
Depends entirely upon ur priorities

I was there. Got n5. Hate about camera and battery life. Switched to s4 and flashed GPE rom. Camera is nice and battery life is infinity with the battery kit, but really missed the speed of the nexus 5. Now i switched back to n5, with elemental x, undervolted, underclocked to 1.7ghz. Battery life is improved significantly and camera is much better now on 4.4.4. Camera on my first nexus 5 with older rom gave me a headache, focusing and taking a picture was slow, but not anymore.
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I finally decided to stick with nexus 5 after doing many camera comparisons with the s4, I think nexus 5 has a better and more reliable camera.. S4 is totally unusable indoors even with perfect lighting.. Outdoors there are details, but colors are crap.. Saturated yet extremely unsharp display.. Nexus 5's crisp, sharp and almost near accurate lcd display beats the crap out of s4's display.. What's better with s4, just a little longer battery and better speakers..

In a mall while testing cameras,in first picture, s4 has a warmer photo, unrealistic, crap details, blurry, on the other hand nexus 5, better color accuracy, slightly better details, a bit steady (Now i know what's OIS is capable of).. Overall nexus 5 takes much better photos..
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I have just one problem with my nexus 5, the warm display [emoji20].. It sometimes feels very bad looking at it..

ali262883 said:
I have just one problem with my nexus 5, the warm display [emoji20].. It sometimes feels very bad looking at it..
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Nexus 5s are known to have a bit of a warm display, but compared to the s4 it still better, the s4 just brightens the colors to make the display look crisper

ali262883 said:
I have just one problem with my nexus 5, the warm display [emoji20].. It sometimes feels very bad looking at it..
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It can be tweaked with kernels and colour profiles.
Shiestie said:
Nexus 5s are known to have a bit of a warm display, but compared to the s4 it still better, the s4 just brightens the colors to make the display look crisper
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Actually Samsung used SAMOLED panels not LCD. That's why it looks oversaturated. Completely different screen technology
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