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iPhone SE vs. Google Pixel 3A: Camera comparison

The iPhone SE is Apple’s new entry-level phone. For $399 (£419, AU$749), you get a device with the same powerful A13 processor as the $699 iPhone 11, packed into the body of an iPhone 8. Equally impressive, you get a camera that’s similar in many ways to the iPhone 11, though without a few bells …

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8K video recording is a great idea, even if you don’t have an 8K TV

Samsung’s recently announced S20 phones can record 8K video. There are rumors that upcoming cameras from Canon and Sharp will be able to do the same, and the number of devices that record in 8K will only grow in the coming years. Today cameras and phones are mostly recording in 1080p however, and with 4K TVs only recently becoming affordable, …

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Moto G hands

The Motorola Moto G family of phones has a history of finding that sweet spot between well-considered necessities and an affordable price. Over the past three years, the Moto G5 Plus, Moto G6 and Moto G7 showed us just how good budget phones can be. Last year, the budget landscape got more crowded when Google launched the Pixel 3A and …

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Samsung Galaxy S20 8K resolution video capture: Should you care?

One of the coolest-sounding features of Samsung’s new Galaxy S20 line of phones is the ability to capture video in 8K resolution. That’s four times the capture resolution of the Galaxy S10 and the Apple iPhone 11 for example, which both max out 4K video, and 16 times as much as HD. Sounds like a lot, right? Maybe you’re thinking …

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iPhone 11 Pro vs. Huawei Mate 30 Pro in

It’s impossible to recommend Huawei’s Mate 30 Pro, but that’s not because of the phone itself. Thanks to being barred from US tech, Huawei had to launch its latest Android flagship without full Google support. No Google Play Store, no Maps, no Gmail. Not even Uber works. So no, you shouldn’t buy it. But that doesn’t mean it’s not got its …

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Nvidia’s new Shield streaming TV devices both use ‘AI upscaling’ to simulate 4K

Ever since the original — a 5-inch Android “tablet” grafted onto an Xbox-style gamepad that launched in 2013 — the Nvidia Shield has been weird. Subsequent iterations became a bit more normal but the device has always embraced its geeky, gaming-centric roots while it slowly morphed into a do-it-all TV device focused on video streaming. Now playing: Watch this: Nvidia debuts …

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Apple’s iPhone 11 camera packs wide

It’s time for Apple’s iPhone 11 camera to go wide. The new smartphone has an ultrawide wider-angle camera that joins the regular camera, Apple said Tuesday. And the higher-end iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max keep the telephoto lens of last year’s iPhone XS models but widen the lens’ aperture for better low-light performance, giving new photographic flexibility to serious photographers who want …

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iPhone XS, XR, X owners: This iOS 13 trick makes videos fill your screen

If you own an iPhone XS ($899 at Amazon), XR or X, you can look forward to a much more fulfilling video experience soon. In iOS 13, Apple’s next major iPhone software update, videos you film will finally be able to fill the entirety of your screen. I stumbled upon a hack, albeit a very film nerdy one, in Apple’s …

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Sony A7R IV packs new 61MP, 15

The update to its veteran A7R series, the A7R IV, boasts Sony’s own medium-format-class, 15-stop full-frame 61-megapixel BSI sensor to take on inexpensive medium-format camera competitors like Fujifilm’s GFX 50S. And it comes in at a lower price than the entry-level medium formats as well: It will be $3,500 when it ships in September in the US. (Directly converted, that’s …

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iOS 13 vs iOS 12: What’s new in photos?

If you’re into iPhone photography, some of the best new features to look forward to in iOS 13 are found not in the camera, but nestled in the Photos app. With iOS 13 beta available now and the finalized version expected in the fall, you’ll soon have more ways to make your shots look even better. For example, you’ll finally …

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