Leica launches Leitz Phone 3 with 1-inch Type sensor, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC

Leica is of course most well-known for its cameras (and recently, collaborations with smartphone makers like Huawei and Xiaomi), but did you know it also makes mechanical watches and that there are Leica branded smartphones? Not just co-branded ones, but solely Leica branded devices. The Leica Leitz Phone 1 was revealed in 2021, and the […]

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Test Core sensor : ce wearable améliore vos performances grâce à un indicateur souvent négligée

La technologie des wearables a considérablement progressé au cours de la dernière décennie, et les athlètes amateurs peuvent aujourd’hui recueillir une grande quantité de données avec leurs montres connectées, leurs montres de sport GPS et leurs cardiofréquencemètres externes. Ces deux derniers mois, j’ai couru et fait du vélo avec le CORE sensor, un dispositif portable […]

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Galaxy S23 fingerprint sensor not working properly with screen protector? Here’s a fix

If your Galaxy S23 is taking too long to recognize your fingerprint or not detecting your fingerprint at all after installing a screen protector, you aren’t alone. After upgrading to a Galaxy S23, the first thing I did after getting the phone was apply a screen protector and put the phone in a case (it’s […]

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Honor Magic6 Ultimate and RSR Porsche Design to bring OmniVision OV50K main sensor

Honor is gearing up to launch its Magic6 Ultimate and Magic6 RSR Porsche Design flagships on March 16 and we now get confirmation that the device will feature a new 1-inch type sensor from OmniVision. Honor Magic6 Ultimate and RSR Porsche Design to bring OmniVision OV50K main sensor The 50MP OmniVision OV50K sensor is expected […]

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New Realme Narzo 70 Pro teaser promises less bloatware, Sony IMX890 sensor

Sick of bloatware? The upcoming Realme Narzo 70 Pro will have fewer pre-installed apps – to put a specific number on it, there will be 65% fewer pre-installed apps. In fact, this is such an important feature that Amazon India’s landing page for the phone advertises it at the very top. We hate bloatware and […]

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Revolutionary face unlock system from Metalenz uses Samsung’s ISOCELL Vizion sensor

Two months ago, Samsung unveiled two new ISOCELL sensors: ISOCELL Vizion 63D and ISOCELL Vizion 931. One of those sensors is now being used in a new and revolutionary 3D face unlock mechanism that Metalenz has developed. This shows the superiority of Samsung’s new 3D depth mapping camera. Metalenz is an optics company spun out […]

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Galaxy Fit 3 health sensor comes from a company making fingerprint sensors for Samsung

Samsung quietly made the Galaxy Fit 3 official this week. The Fit 3 follows the Galaxy Fit 2, which launched back in September of 2020. Samsung has made notable changes, including fitting it with a display that is 45% bigger. The Galaxy Fit 3 comes with a heart-rate sensor at the back that handles a […]

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Oppo Reno12 series tipped to feature a custom Sony sensor

Oppo unveiled the Reno11 series smartphones last November, so we expect their successors to arrive before H2 2024 begins. There’s no word yet from Oppo regarding the Reno12 lineup, but tipster Smart Pikachu (name translated from Chinese) on Weibo hinted at camera improvements. The tipster said the Oppo Reno12 series will feature a newly customized […]

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Realme 12 Pro to have a new Sony IMX882 camera sensor, Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset

Realme 12 Pro will join its Pro+ sibling in having a Sony camera sensor, revealed the brand. The non-Plus variant will have an IMX882 sensor, while its sibling was already confirmed to pack an IMX890 earlier this week. The phone is also listed on the company website with a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset. The […]

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iPhone 16 Pro Max Rumored to Feature Bigger, More Advanced Main Camera Sensor

The iPhone 16 Pro Max will feature a bigger, more advanced main camera sensor to deliver improved photography and videography capabilities, according to new information coming out of Asia. The claim comes from “Digital Chat Station,” a Weibo user responsible for a range of details about the camera technology of upcoming iPhone models. According to […]

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Galaxy Ring boasts ‘leading sensor technologies,’ comfortable for all day wear

If the Galaxy S24 series didn’t capture your attention well enough, something that Samsung teased at the very end of the Unpacked event last week would certainly have. The company sprung a surprise by teasing the much-rumored Galaxy Ring wearable device as it was wrapping up the event. The Galaxy Ring is a highly anticipated […]

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Masimo CEO: Apple Watch Blood Oxygen Sensor is Not Reliable, Customers Are ‘Better Off Without It’

As Apple starts selling Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 models without the blood oxygen sensor enabled, Masimo CEO Joe Kiani confirmed to Bloomberg that there has been no chat with Apple about a possible settlement. According to Kiani, he has not spoken to anyone from Apple “personally” and no one from Apple has […]

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Oppo Find X7 Ultra is the first dual-periscope flagship, comes with second gen Sony 1-inch sensor

Oppo announced today its latest flagship – Find X7 Ultra. The phone brings a few firsts in the smartphone industry, including the world’s first dual-periscope telephoto cameras and the first device with a 1-inch Sony LYT-900 sensor. The camera tuning was once again done in partnership with Swedish company Hasselblad. The quad-cam setup of the […]

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Chinese spec monster uses Samsung’s 200MP sensor for zoom camera

Samsung makes some of the best smartphone camera sensors, and several brands use its camera sensor in their phones, ranging from entry-level to high-end. The South Korean firm’s 200MP cameras are unique, and newer flagship phones from smartphone brands have started using them as telephoto cameras, including the one coming from Honor. Honor Magic 6 […]

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Oppo confirms the 1-inch Sony LYT-900 sensor for a Find X7

Oppo officially mentioned the Find X7 lineup for the first time. The first teaser revealed the series will debut with LYT-900, which is a new 1”-type sensor by Sony. We expect the platform to be in the Find X7 Ultra smartphone, as the latest reports suggested there is no Pro version incoming. The Sony LYT-900 […]

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Report: Samsung to use the S23’s 50MP sensor on the vanilla Galaxy S24 and S25

Samsung is tipped use the same main camera sensor it has used in the Galaxy Z Fold5 and Galaxy S23 and S23+ in the upcoming Galaxy S24/S24+ and the Galaxy S25/S25+. The report comes from Revegnus on X and stands to dispel an earlier report that Samsung will switch to a Sony-made sensor for the […]

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Samsung unveils a new ToF sensor and a new global shutter sensor for XR and more

Samsung has added two new sensors to its ISOCELL Vizion line-up. The first is a time-of-flight (ToF) sensor that measures the distance to things, the other is a global-shutter image sensor. Starting with the Samsung ISOCELL Vizion 63D, this is the industry’s first sensor to have an integrated depth-sensing ISP, so it can do the […]

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Oppo Find X7 Pro’s camera sensor teaser suggests imminent arrival

Sony and Oppo announced a strategic partnership back in September which would see the upcoming Oppo flagships using Sony’s new Lytia dual-layer stacked CMOS sensors. Sony Lytia’s Weibo account just shared another teaser for its Lytia LYT-900 imaging sensor which is expected to debut on the Find X7 Pro soon. Sony LYT-900 sensor teaser poster […]

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Samsung Galaxy S25 and S25+ to opt for Sony camera sensor

Samsung introduced its ISOCELL GN5 50MP sensor with the Galaxy S22 and S22+ phones and used a similar 50MP GN3 sensor on this year’s Galaxy S23 and S23+ models. That same 50MP sensor is also expected to be re-used on the Galaxy S24 and S24+ devices but a new tip suggests that the Galaxy S25 […]

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Galaxy S25, S25+ may have better cameras, Samsung working on 1-inch camera sensor

Samsung upgraded from 12MP primary cameras to 50MP cameras with the Galaxy S22. The Galaxy S23 and the Galaxy S24 use the same 50MP primary camera introduced with the Galaxy S22. However, we might see a change next year, with the Galaxy S25 and the Galaxy S25+ upgrading to a newer camera sensor. Galaxy S25 […]

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