The world of photography is very important for smartphones nowadays, and Apple has understood it very well. For this reason he intends to destroy all competition with the camera provided in the iPhone X.
Let's start with a premise: is it the lens or the sensor that makes the difference? More megapixels equals better photos, right? This is not always the case. The size of the sensor and the megapixels make some difference, but the Software and the processing that follows is something that matters much more. As strange as it may seem, a system made ad Hoc to properly develop the photo just taken can give better results than a simple program with the same sensor.
A great example is the Google Pixel. Although other phones have the same sensor as you (Sony's IMX378) they don't produce the same result. Some Smartphones have even produced much poorer results than the Pixel.
This is the card that Apple wants to play with the iPhone X, using a very particular programming, a specific algorithm for this purpose only. The secret to many mobile phones is to take the picture and produce the final result as fast as possible, in the highest quality available. In some cases, this result comes out well (like in the Pixel). And with the iPhone X it will be even more so.
One thing is definitely true: the new cameras that the latest iPhone models are equipped with are powerful and well-equipped. Those present in the iPhone X are literally on a whole other level: this is because Apple has equipped the iPhone X with a processor that only takes care of photos and videos. Every single microscopic piece of the photo is analyzed and compressed, but without sacrificing quality.
We have arrived at a new era: the era in which photos are developed better if the software and hardware of a mobile phone is on the right level of the camera. The size of the sensor and the megapixels that many smartphones offer will soon become secondary.
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