[HN Gopher] Galaxy S23 will be equipped with 200-megapixel camera
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       Galaxy S23 will be equipped with 200-megapixel camera
        
       Author : geox
       Score  : 8 points
       Date   : 2022-08-19 21:58 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | colechristensen wrote:
       | What's the catch, isn't that many pixels way below the limit of
       | what can be resolved with an aperture/lens of phone cameras?
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       | Do the sensors actually have 200 million pixels or is it some
       | post processing trick to make that claim
        
         | behnamoh wrote:
         | I wonder if this has something to do with "zooming"
         | capabilities. Samsung's Galaxies already nail it and are a head
         | and shoulder above the competition (e.g., iPhone). When there's
         | not much room for innovation in an area, create a new need and
         | compete there!
        
         | dmitrygr wrote:
         | The marketing department has never heard of diffractions
         | limits. Not a problem because most consumers haven't either.
         | All they know is "bigger number better"
        
         | 369548684892826 wrote:
         | To give it some context a 4K UHD television has about 8 million
         | pixels. Feels like the main purpose of having 200 million
         | pixels is just to have a larger number than the competition.
        
       | holysantamaria wrote:
       | that's crazy. my 150$ phone takes amazing pictures with 10MP
       | camera.
        
       | georgewsinger wrote:
       | Am I the only person who doesn't get excited about cameras, but
       | gets really excited about foldable form factor phones?
        
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