Korean press says range of technologies being considered for upcoming Note successor
Cameras are one area of phone hardware in which there’s always room for improvement. Recent flagships like the Galaxy S4 and HTC One have introduced high megapixel counts and optical image stabilization in an effort to produce better smartphone snaps. Looking ahead, rumored devices including the Sony “Honami” and “Galaxy S4 Zoom” could take things even further, with 20-megapixel sensors and optical zoom capabilities.
So it’s interesting to hear reports today that Samsung’s considering all manner of exotic imaging technologies for its upcoming Galaxy Note 2 successor. Quoting unnamed Samsung officials, Korea’s ETNews reports that a 13-megapixel sensor is on the cards, along with optical image stabilization and optical zoom capabilities. The former allows the camera assembly itself to move in order to prevent motion blur, while the latter would vastly improve upon the digital zoom offered by most cameraphones. (As we mentioned, Samsung is already rumored to be experimenting with optical zoom on the “Galaxy S4 Zoom”.)
We’re not expecting the Galaxy Note 3 to make its debut before this year’s IFA trade show in Berlin, scheduled for early September. As such, ETNews says the camera specs remain up in the air at this point. Nevertheless, if Samsung can cram an optical zoom into an (albeit large) smartphone, it could very well be a headline feature for the next Note.
Source: ETNews; via: Engadget