Since the launch of the first camera phone with a 0.35-megapixel sensor in 2000, camera phones have undergone rapid changes over the years. Fast forward 19 years and the Nokia 9 PureView is a mobile phone equipped with five 12-megapixel sensors.
A year later, we saw the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, a four-camera phone with a 108MP main camera and 100x “Space zoom”. Currently, the three-camera iPhone 12 Pro Max and its three 12MP sensors are among the best in smartphone camera performance, and the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G ranks fourth.
Camera Hardware
What is a megapixel?
A megapixel is the amount of information per inch of the photo, which also means that higher megapixel images also mean higher file sizes.
What is aperture?
Aperture is an opening in your camera lens that allows light to pass through, affecting the brightness of the photo as well as the depth of field.
Types of lenses
If you’re looking to buy a modern smartphone with multiple lenses, you’ll probably encounter three types of lenses:
- a telephoto lens with a very large focal length(the distance at which a clear photo can still be formed)
- an ultra-wide lens with a small focal length
- a wide lens that falls in between these two focal ranges
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