#dual-telephoto-camera

#dual-telephoto-camera

The vivo X300 FE will include a telephoto extender kit in India, featuring a 200mm teleconverter lens that offers 2.35x extended optical zoom, similar to the vivo X300 Pro's kit.

Realme claims the C100 5G can handle nearly 20 hours of continuous video playback and over 18 hours of GPS navigation before needing a recharge.

The Galaxy A57 has shrunk in size, has slimmer screen bezels, and has lost 20g of weight. That's quite an achievement for a phone that kept the same screen size and battery capacity as last year's model.

The S25 Ultra has a periscope lens, which uses a prism to bend the light 90°. This is pretty common especially at a focal length in this range (111mm). However, the new S26 Ultra uses a traditional lens design, the kind where the lens elements and the sensor are parallel with the phone.

Google's official X account for Japan has released a teaser image, suggesting a new device that is likely a unique colorway of the Pixel 10a.

The new camera features, on the other hand, are neither of those things. They're something worse. Something scarier. On this episode of The Vergecast, Nilay and David discuss the new phones, then dive into the ways in which the S26's AI camera features seem to be clearly designed to change the whole idea of what happens when you try to take a picture.

Samsung's Galaxy S20 Ultra wasn't the first phone to feature a periscopic telephoto lens - both Huawei and Oppo beat the Korean company to it - but it was the first in the US to make such a big deal about it. Almost all of Samsung's marketing for the S20 Ultra centered on its so-called Space Zoom, its 5x optical folded periscope lens, capable of digitally zooming much further.

In recent years, smartphone photography has become increasingly dominated by software. Computational imaging, AI processing, and post-capture optimisation now play a central role in how images are produced. Yet as these techniques become more widespread, camera hardware is once again emerging as a key differentiator. The REDMI Note 15 Pro 5G Series reflects this shift clearly, placing renewed emphasis on sensor capability and optical fundamentals rather than relying solely on software to define image quality.

Virtual Aperture already works on the Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra via the Expert RAW app, but only for the main camera. Having it available for the telephoto as well would obviously improve its usability.

The Xiaomi 18 series is expected to debut later this year and will likely comprise a standard model alongside the Xiaomi 18 Pro. While details about the lineup remain scarce, a new leak suggests that the devices could feature a dual 200MP camera setup. According to tipster Digital Chat Station, an upcoming compact flagship with a 6.3-inch display is tipped to feature dual 200MP rear cameras.

The teaser is all about "vibrant night even in low light", and while Samsung doesn't explicitly mention which device it's talking about, we assume it's the Galaxy S26 Ultra, since that one will have the best cameras of the trio. Of course, Samsung's competitors from China may rightly point out that you need big sensors for nighttime photography, since they can take in more light,

For millions of people, the ability to share a fresh photo wirelessly - Facebook, Twitter, e-mail, text message - is so tempting, they're willing to sacrifice a lot of real-camera goodness. That's an awfully big convenience/photo-quality swap. A real camera teems with compelling features that most phones lack: optical zoom, big sensor, image stabilization, removable memory cards, removable batteries and decent ergonomics. (A four-inch, featureless glass slab is not exactly optimally shaped for a hand-held photographic instrument.)

Honor revealed that its upcoming flagship will feature a 50MP main cam armed with a 1/1.3 sensor. It will be paired with a 64MP periscope telephoto lens. Tipster UniverseIce chimed in with more details, claiming the main cam will feature an f/1.6 aperture and 23mm equivalent focal length. The periscope telephoto will apparently get an f/2.6 aperture and 74mm equivalent focal range. The module will also offer 3.2x optical zoom and up to 100x digital zoom.