HMD Global, the company that’s been producing Nokia-branded smartphones over the past few years, had earned a reputation for offering decent bang for the buck, a near-stock Android experience, and several years of guaranteed software updates. And then came the Nokia 9 PureView. When the company launched the phone in 2019, it shipped with Android […]
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Report: Light exits the smartphone space (Nokia 9 PureView could be one-of-a-kind experiment
Comments Off on Report: Light exits the smartphone space (Nokia 9 PureView could be one-of-a-kind experimentPhones with three or four rear cameras are almost normal these days. But last year’s Nokia 9 PureView is one of the only phones to feature a five-camera system. It was designed in collaboration with Light, a company that makes multi-camera systems that are supposed to offer some of the features of high-end DSLR cameras […]
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GPD P2 Max 8.9 inch mini laptop will come with a USB LED light (since the keyboard isn’t backlit)
6 Comments on GPD P2 Max 8.9 inch mini laptop will come with a USB LED light (since the keyboard isn’t backlit)The GPD P2 Max is one of the better mini-laptops I’ve tested in recent years, thanks to decent performance and a bigger screen and keyboard than you’ll find on any GPD device to date. But one issue I noted in my review of this 8.9 inch laptop was the lack of a backlit keyboard, which […]
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Nokia 9 PureView penta-camera smartphone coming to the US March 3rd
After making its debut at Mobile World Congress in Spain this week, Nokia’s new 5-camera smartphone will be available in the United States in a few days. The Nokia 9 PureView will be available from retailers including Amazon, Best Buy, and B&H starting March 3rd. While the phone has a list price of $700, you’ll […]
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Lilbits 351: More multi-camera phones
Phones with three rear cameras are becoming common. Even that weird Energy Power Max 18K that was unveiled today has three rear cameras. But right now there’s only one smartphone with five rear cameras: The Nokia 9 PureView. It probably won’t be the last though. Nokia developed the phone using multi-camera technology from Light, and […]
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Nokia 9 PureView is the first smartphone with 5 rear cameras
HMD’s Nokia-branded smartphones have earned a reputation for offering solid features at affordable prices. But for the most part they haven’t pushed the boundaries for what we expect from a modern smartphone. The company’s new Nokia 9 PureView is the first example of what it looks like when HMD/Nokia tries to get distinctive. Like many […]
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Light and Sony partner on reference designs for multi-camera smartphones
Phones with three rear cameras are becoming common. Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Fold has six cameras including three on the back, two on the front, and one on the… umm, other front. And HMD is probably going to introduce the first smartphone with five rear cameras next week. So what’s next? Last year we learned that […]
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Light is working on smartphones with up to 9 cameras
Most modern smartphones have at least two cameras: one on the back and one on the front. Some have dual rear (or front) cameras to let you snap wide-angle, zoom, or bokeh-style photos. And Huawei recently introduced the first phone with three rear cameras. But why stop there? Rumor has it that LG is working […]