Contact picture size in for best resolution - AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL

I would like to know if one of you knows the picture size resolution for each contact in the people app so I can optimise the quality of the picture and not have it all blurry or ugly looking. Most of my contacts have their facebook profile picture synced to my phone but I find the resolution really ugly.
Thanks for the help
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From earlier reading I think it's 256 by 256 in ics
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Umm I have a problem with getting the picture clear in the contacts them self. My small thumbnail pictures are fine but when you go into a contact and you have that bigger picture at the top it looks like its a stretched out bad resolution picture and it don't seem to matter what resolution I use it still degrades the picture to a really bad level. Any body found how to get around this yet?
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Bigger 3d pictures

Can we have full screen pictures after shooting a 3d photo?
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No.........
Possible if you crop the photo
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Can we have full screen pictures after shooting a 3d photo?
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the photos would be smaller, not bigger as it would require some of the top and bottom cropping off. I'd prefer them to be the size they are now!
You can make the pictures larger by using the phones photo editor if you want to. Hold your finger over a pic while browsing the gallery and when menu choices are offered choose the edit option and from there you can adjust size etcetera. I have only used this resize ability for my 2D to 3D conversions to fit them better on screen as optimus photos are a good size anyway.
Alternatively you can take two higher resolution pictures using an app like 3dsteroid and have the app turn them into one large 3D image.
Dave
Yes they would be slightly smaller - if cropped on the phone (takes work too) - but to fill the whole phone screen would make them light more pixels (on the phone).
It is really a pitty the cam does not opt for filling the screen - btw. In filming it does - and it looks good in WIDESCRREN.
I hope to have it corrected in the photo mode @ a later time.
Cheers
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heiwid said:
Yes they would be slightly smaller - if cropped on the phone (takes work too) - but to fill the whole phone screen would make them light more pixels (on the phone).
It is really a pitty the cam does not opt for filling the screen - btw. In filming it does - and it looks good in WIDESCRREN.
I hope to have it corrected in the photo mode @ a later time.
Cheers
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the photo mode is correct (4:3)
filming uses more of the screen because it's 16:9 but the resolution is much lower
Yes, i know the filming res is much lower and not better. But still i would love to get rid of maybe 20% res, but be able to see the pics full screen.
One more cropped image size in the cam settings (in 2d and 3d) would satisfy my needs @ all.
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Small addition (begging to lg):
The same problem with pictures not beeing displayed full screen applies on my brand new 16:9 led tv - a shame - even more if seen in 3d. It makes the view into the screen like a keyhole effect.
I would really appreciate the possibility of shooting cropped img in the 16:9 format which is also the screen aspect of the phone itself and i think almost every modern display device.
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One S vs iPhone 4S camera comparison

So out of curiosity I took some pictures with my One S and an iPhone 4S to try and see if there is a significant difference in camera quality. Unfortunately I didnt quite manage to take identical pictures, but it gives you some idea at least.
Personally I think its a rather close call, so Im happy with my One S for sure.
I posted the results here.
What do you think?
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Really? Thanks ill look into it!
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Hmm its pretty close i say but i think that the iphone4s gives more true colors on android devices many of them are greyish washed out like...
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The one S definatly beats the iPhone 4s. The 4s really desaturated a lot of colors. Their are comparisons on youtube.
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Hmm its pretty close i say but i think that the iphone4s gives more true colors on android devices many of them are greyish washed out like...
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I think I may have to agree with you. I find the colors more vivid on the photos taken by the iPhone 4S. It is indeed a close call though.
The iPhone 4S outdoor photo looks much sharper in the corners and upper edge (better lens?). Here is another comparison (One X / $s)
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/03/30/iphone-4s-vs-htc-one-x-cameras-compared/
Could you rename the files to clearly show which one is from which phone?
Could you re-check the focus - the HTC one looks front-focussed?
The 4S camera is better from those pictures - but others should note that the focal lengths are not the same - this makes comparisons very difficult.
FWIW I own 4 DSLRs and 10 lenses (mostly primes) - so Ive seen way too many camera test shots
aza314 said:
The iPhone 4S outdoor photo looks much sharper in the corners and upper edge (better lens?). Here is another comparison (One X / $s)
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/03/30/iphone-4s-vs-htc-one-x-cameras-compared/
Could you rename the files to clearly show which one is from which phone?
Could you re-check the focus - the HTC one looks front-focussed?
The 4S camera is better from those pictures - but others should note that the focal lengths are not the same - this makes comparisons very difficult.
FWIW I own 4 DSLRs and 10 lenses (mostly primes) - so Ive seen way too many camera test shots
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Meh even if the iphone camera beats the one X it still doesn't make IOS/Apple better then ANDROID / Google.
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Thanks for comparison.
P.S. nice mouse
You cant compare the camera quality from the iPhone 4s with the one s because of screen resolution and size. The iPhones has a small screen with high resolution and higher pixels per inch with a 3.5 inch screen. So taking a pic with the iPhone and looking at the pic from the iPhones screen, quality is going to look much better but doesn't mean it is.
Take a pic with the iphone, send it to your one s and look at the pic you took with the iPhone through the one s screen. The pic won't even load full size, they will load super tiny. And if you try to blow them up, they will get distorted. Even when my cousin and my friend that own an iPhone 4 send me pics, I always receive them really small, every single time.
There's no way the Iphones camera quality should be even close to the one s camera quality. One s should be 10x better.
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You cant compare the camera quality from the iPhone 4s with the one s because of screen resolution and size. The iPhones has a small screen with high resolution and higher pixels per inch with a 3.5 inch screen. So taking a pic with the iPhone and looking at the pic from the iPhones screen, quality is going to look much better but doesn't mean it is.
Take a pic with the iphone, send it to your one s and look at the pic you took with the iPhone through the one s screen. The pic won't even load full size, they will load super tiny. And if you try to blow them up, they will get distorted. Even when my cousin and my friend that own an iPhone 4 send me pics, I always receive them really small, every single time.
There's no way the Iphones camera quality should be even close to the one s camera quality. One s should be 10x better.
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I think you have a lot to learn about phones and their cameras. The resolution on the pictures taken by the iPhone 4S has nothing to do with the size or resolution of the screen. The 8 megapixles produce appropriate high resolution pictures regardless of the screen. Imagine my Canon 450d only taking pictures in 640x480 because that's the resolution of the display on it.
Sorry mate, but you have it all wrong. The One S and the iPhone 4S both take pictures at the same resolution so they are just as big. The only difference is the optics, and that is what we are discussing here.
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I think you have a lot to learn about phones and their cameras. The resolution on the pictures taken by the iPhone 4S has nothing to do with the size or resolution of the screen. The 8 megapixles produce appropriate high resolution pictures regardless of the screen. Imagine my Canon 450d only taking pictures in 640x480 because that's the resolution of the display on it.
Sorry mate, but you have it all wrong. The One S and the iPhone 4S both take pictures at the same resolution so they are just as big. The only difference is the optics, and that is what we are discussing here.
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+1 !!!
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Untouchab1e said:
I think you have a lot to learn about phones and their cameras. The resolution on the pictures taken by the iPhone 4S has nothing to do with the size or resolution of the screen. The 8 megapixles produce appropriate high resolution pictures regardless of the screen. Imagine my Canon 450d only taking pictures in 640x480 because that's the resolution of the display on it.
Sorry mate, but you have it all wrong. The One S and the iPhone 4S both take pictures at the same resolution so they are just as big. The only difference is the optics, and that is what we are discussing here.
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Really? So you're telling me that a bunch of pixels packed into a small screen has nothing to do on how a picture looks on a screen?
A small screen with a lot of pixel is going to have a higher resolution resulting in finer cleaner pictures, but thats only from the 4s screen view. Like I said, take the same pic with the 4s and the one s, send the 4s pic to the one s and compare both pics viewing the from the one s gallery.
8 megapixels for both devices
iPhone 4S has HDR
One S has HDR, SmartFlash, VideoPicture , Slow Motion 60fps , Fast Burst Mode ,Backside illuminated sensor and much Sense interface complements the camera really well.
I don't want third party apps to interfere, One S hands down wins, no contest. And Android OS makes it much easier to transfer photos, iTunes is horrific for syncing. Anyone who thinks the iPhone wins is an apple fanboy.
I have HAD the iPhone4S previously, it took good photos but it crumbles when it comes to the One S.
coupetastic-droid said:
Really? So you're telling me that a bunch of pixels packed into a small screen has nothing to do on how a picture looks on a screen?
A small screen with a lot of pixel is going to have a higher resolution resulting in finer cleaner pictures, but thats only from the 4s screen view. Like I said, take the same pic with the 4s and the one s, send the 4s pic to the one s and compare both pics viewing the from the one s gallery.
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I get your point but regardless of the screen either its retina or not take the pics from both phone and put them online then we can compare if we compare like phone side by side its obviously the i4s the winner...
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AndroidBlizzard said:
8 megapixels for both devices
iPhone 4S has HDR
One S has HDR, SmartFlash, VideoPicture , Slow Motion 60fps , Fast Burst Mode ,Backside illuminated sensor and much Sense interface complements the camera really well.
I don't want third party apps to interfere, One S hands down wins, no contest. And Android OS makes it much easier to transfer photos, iTunes is horrific for syncing. Anyone who thinks the iPhone wins is an apple fanboy.
I have HAD the iPhone4S previously, it took good photos but it crumbles when it comes to the One S.
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The iPhone 4S has a backside illuminated sensor, relatively fast burst mode (as fast as you can push de shutter button) and a better lens than the One S (even if not as bright).
You also do not have to go near iTunes to pull pictures off of an iPhone. You can use dropbox, email them, have them automatically upload to iCloud and if you're on a PC, connecting the iPhone via usb will open up a folder where you can directly access all your photos, just like on android.
The amount of ignorance and misinformation when it comes to iPhones on XDA is sometimes quite amusing. I keep seeing people criticize without having gone near one and having no hands on experience with iOS.
So yes, the One S has a pretty good camera, but the iPhone's is slightly better on the hardware side. You could argue that the software on the HTC compensates with a multitude of options, so if anything it becomes a matter of wanting to play around with the camera interface or just wanting to point and shoot. I do like the HDR mode on the One better.
I don't think this is a definitive comparison.
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Really? So you're telling me that a bunch of pixels packed into a small screen has nothing to do on how a picture looks on a screen?
A small screen with a lot of pixel is going to have a higher resolution resulting in finer cleaner pictures, but thats only from the 4s screen view. Like I said, take the same pic with the 4s and the one s, send the 4s pic to the one s and compare both pics viewing the from the one s gallery.
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You are still getting it all wrong. The camera and screen are two different components.
If your argument was valid, then it woulndt matter what kind of camera optics you put on the phone, as apparently you think its the screen that determines the quality of the pictures you take. So with your logic, if you put the iPhone 4S's camera on the One S, and the One S's camera on the iPhone 4S, the One S would still take better pictures. You sir, are totally getting it wrong.
I dont care how the pictures look when viewed on the phone, the quality of the pictures taken are determined by how they look either when printed out or on a computer. So the screen on the phone is irrelevant in this matter. When you buy a regular camera, do you determine the quality of the picture they take by the resolution of the screen? I am quite shocked by your flawed logic.. Though if you still dont get it, how about I take a picture with both phones and send it to you, then you can try and determine which picture came from which phone. Since you claim the One S takes 10 times better pictures, it should be an easy match, eh?
EDIT: Actually, Ill just upload them here.. Since its so obvious to you which phone takes the way better pictures, tell me if which phone took the picture named aaaa.jpg and which one took bbbb.jpg.
AndroidBlizzard said:
8 megapixels for both devices
iPhone 4S has HDR
One S has HDR, SmartFlash, VideoPicture , Slow Motion 60fps , Fast Burst Mode ,Backside illuminated sensor and much Sense interface complements the camera really well.
I don't want third party apps to interfere, One S hands down wins, no contest. And Android OS makes it much easier to transfer photos, iTunes is horrific for syncing. Anyone who thinks the iPhone wins is an apple fanboy.
I have HAD the iPhone4S previously, it took good photos but it crumbles when it comes to the One S.
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But this isnt about third party apps or how easy it is to transfer photos. Its simply about the quality of the image. No reason to put fanboyism into the equation.
Untouchab1e said:
But this isnt about third party apps or how easy it is to transfer photos. Its simply about the quality of the image. No reason to put fanboyism into the equation.
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Do not bother yourself he's just a fanboy ...
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Menu resolution or lack there of

NOt sure this warrants its own thread but I just got my one x tonight and I can't believe I haven't seen anyone comment on this as its really annoying me...
The pull down menu screen resolution is terrible, the only way I can describe it is that it looks like it has noise in it like certain digital camera shots. That same black background appears in other places too. Am I the only one that sees it? It's almost like that background can't handle the screen resolution (which is incredible by the way).
Um...seriously? That's the design they use for that background. It has nothing to do with resolution or anything. It's at the full 720p res, that's just the design they use (and it's quite nice IMO).
I can't believe it's the design.... and if it is the design...its terrible. Every other style/texture they use is fine.
I see what you mean and I think is just a textured background that makes it look like that. I don't think it's a lower resolution or anything.
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instagram hi res question

I'm wondering why sometimes instagram saves the photos I upload to my phone at 2048 x 2048, but most of the time it is 1024 x 1024? I'm using a galaxy s3, it shoots at 3264 x 2448 px. This happens even when both photos are cropped in only on the sides, so that both images will start out at 2448 x 2448, but then one will be output at 2048 x 2048, and the other only 1024 x 1024.
Why is this? Is there anything I can do to get photos to output at 2048? Anyone have any ideas?
No one else is having this problem with instagram?
Same with Galaxy Note
Hi,
Same thing for me, I have a galaxy Note and since the ICS update, all my photos with Instagram are on 1024*1024...
Before that, I was with a 2048*2048 resolution..
Don't know why..
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No one else is having this problem with instagram?
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I am not able to download instagram on by note it says not compatible with your version ..I am using ics official not rooted.....
.can some one please help ...
I want to download instagram....!!
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I suppose it could happen after recent two updates. You better ask Instagram
I emailed instagram about this and got this response:
Thanks for your email. Unfortunately, due to technical limitations, there is no way to ensure that Android devices will always save photos at the same resolution. We're aware of the issue and hope to find a solution around it in the future. Thanks again.
The Instagram Team
Which sounds like a fat load of BS. The galaxy s3 is supposed to have the exact same camera module as the iphone 4s, same res and everything, so it not being able to output at 2048 like the iphone is wack. More GS3 owners should write in to them about this, the only way they will change it is if we let them know it's not acceptable.
The very first photo I processed with instagram was 2048 x 2048, every single one after that has been 1024 x 1024. That's a 4x difference in resolution, or the difference in being able to display the photos on computer monitors, new ipads, or in a medium sized print vs just on phone screens. The 1024 photos look way over sharpened when viewed at full res on a computer screen as well. Major bummer, I really like the instagram filters, and the app is great, but this feature gets a big thumbs down.
If anyone has a workaround let me know... next i'm going to try processing 23 megapixel res photos from my dslr and see if they still turn out at 1024.

[Q] Photo app of N5 takes photos os a larger area then what is shown on the preview

Hi
I noticed this odd thing with the Nexus 5 camera and searched over all different reviews and forums but could not find a single mention of it.
When I take a photo with the Nexus 5 native camera app, the photo taken will always cover a larger area then what was seeing in the preview. For example, Lets say you want to take a photo of your monitor screen and (regardless of using the zoom or not) you position the phone so the borders of the monitor cannot be seen in the photo. Once you snap the photo you will notice you can see the border of the monitor and some... the resulting photos always cover a larger area then what is seen on the phone.
Has anyone noticed this or am I missing something?
Thanks
icbraz said:
Hi
I noticed this odd thing with the Nexus 5 camera and searched over all different reviews and forums but could not find a single mention of it.
When I take a photo with the Nexus 5 native camera app, the photo taken will always cover a larger area then what was seeing in the preview. For example, Lets say you want to take a photo of your monitor screen and (regardless of using the zoom or not) you position the phone so the borders of the monitor cannot be seen in the photo. Once you snap the photo you will notice you can see the border of the monitor and some... the resulting photos always cover a larger area then what is seen on the phone.
Has anyone noticed this or am I missing something?
Thanks
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Resolution. The camera resolution is superior to your screen resolution. Compare the screen spec. to any full res shot details to see the difference.
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Screen is 16:9 but the camera sensor is 4:3.
If you drop the camera down to 2 mpx widescreen, what is in the screen will all be photo
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Thanks
Thanks guys for clarifying. It makes sense. I didn't think about it as somehow this wasn't an issue with my old Note2 even though the screen resolution was lower, with the same 8mpx camera.
Depends if it was taking widescreen pictures or not.
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The Nexus 5 also has a wider angle lens than most phones too. That might have something to do with it as well.
i had this finding too not long ago.. at the expense of some important photos of precious moments "ruined" by this mismatch of screen preview and actual resolution..
and my way out is to use apps that handle this situation..
e.g. "Snap Camera HDR" has a "Preview Cropping" setting.. when this setting is turned off, the screen preview shows exactly as the current resolution ur photo is set at (with some blank margins at left/right or top/down sides to cater for the resolution differences..)
im just a happy user of this app and am in no way associated with it.. there is free version in the play store and xda here so u may give it a try..

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