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  • nikon133 - Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - link

    Interesting, so... It is Sony and Xiaomi partnering with Light... and Nokia must have, since Nokia 9 should be based on same tech. A new trend? Personally, I'm more keen in seeing this advance, than foldable screens. Having phone that can come close to large sensor cameras - even if only in prime lens configuration (single focal length) would be something to behold.
  • Midwayman - Thursday, February 28, 2019 - link

    I'm a little surprised its taken this long. I've been thinking for years that plenoptic cameras are the only real way forward for cell phone cameras, given the depth limitations.
  • boozed - Thursday, February 28, 2019 - link

    These aren't plenoptic cameras though, and the technology doesn't exist yet to enable a convenient consumer grade plenoptic camera, let alone one that fits inside a mobile phone.

    Following the Nokia 9 article, I read a review of Light's own digital camera, the L16. A combination of curiously weird and alarmingly bad performance. It didn't seem to come close to measuring up to its marketing claims.
  • SydneyBlue120d - Thursday, February 28, 2019 - link

    A top of the line model with the Snapdragon 855 successor with integrated X55 modem plus Sony and Light camera configuration could be a must buy!
  • damianrobertjones - Thursday, February 28, 2019 - link

    Please, please and please bring back something like the Nokia 1020.
  • alexvoda - Thursday, February 28, 2019 - link

    The Nokia Lumia 1020 had: 41 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/1.5", 1.12µm, OIS, AF

    The following phones have something similar:
    -Xiaomi Mi 9: 48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2", 0.8µm, Laser/PDAF
    -vivo V15 Pro: 48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
    -Huawei Mate 20 Pro: 40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF/Laser AF

    And at least one of those phones has pixel binning like the Lumia 1020. The Xenon Flash is not coming back though.
  • Midwayman - Thursday, February 28, 2019 - link

    None of those have the sensor size the 1020 did. I'd love to see someone try and work 4/3rd into a phone body. Or the nikon cx format.
  • nikon133 - Thursday, February 28, 2019 - link

    I don't think you can put such a large sensor in phone and keep the phone slim... you'd need some space between lens and the sensor. Larger lens, too. Eventually, the only way to do this (that crosses my mind) is to use Motorola's approach and create modular phone with chunky snap-on camera module. Which would not be much more different from carrying phone and pocket camera in a first place.

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