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[Q] Nexus 4 with/without blink blink disco disco back panel

Hi, has anyone here seen the real Nexus 4 that is going to be sold in Google Play Store? Does the back panel comes in simple glass looks or with the disco-like crystal look?
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jeromejeremytay said:
Hi, has anyone here seen the real Nexus 4 that is going to be sold in Google Play Store? Does the back panel comes in simple glass looks or with the disco-like crystal look?
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the phone comes with the 'disco' look back.
the pattern is only visible under certain light conditions tho, its only pronounced in photos because of the flash or because they are using direct lighting for reviews.

jeromejeremytay said:
Hi, has anyone here seen the real Nexus 4 that is going to be sold in Google Play Store? Does the back panel comes in simple glass looks or with the disco-like crystal look?
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It looks classy, not cheap. You'll love it, as we all will. Of course I'm saying all this just by looking at the photos of the phone and a few hands-on videos. I haven't seen or held it myself.

it is much less pronounced in videos compared to pictures (no flash). It's also only visible in certain light conditions and rather subtle in most normal conditions (at least that's what most reviewers said).

Here are some nice pictures of the back: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...phone-that-android-deserves/#design-materials
It does look pretty great and subtle

Yeh it looks like what some dancer from Las Vegas wears...

Mohit12 said:
It looks classy, not cheap. You'll love it, as we all will. Of course I'm saying all this just by looking at the photos of the phone and a few hands-on videos. I haven't seen or held it myself.
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I never mention it looks cheap. But hell yeah it looks sexy! That is why the nexus caught my eyes with the crystal back panel showed up, LG always come out with nice looking phones like LG Shine and the LG Secret. But I'm not making a jump since I'm using the gnex now.
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Q: Anything I can do to maximize picture quality?

One of the main gripes I had with my Note 2 was the poor pictures it took. I looked at a lot of the reviews of the S4 and looked at all of the sample pictures on the web that the S4 took. I was thoroughly impressed by how good of quality pics it took and that is want got me hooked on getting it. After getting it I see it does take better pics but at the same time I don't get the quality I saw in the pics on the web.
I was wondering is there anything I can do to maximize the quality of my pictures so I get comparable quality that I saw in the review pictures?

Yeah I'm not sure. I always feel like this as well. Just make sure that you set Anti-Shake to on. That helps me, otherwise all my pics are blurry.

Check your camera and check to see if there's the clear plastic protective shipping film over. I was thinking the same thing about picture quality and found that. It almost looks like it should be there and is a little hard getting off.
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goobieracing said:
Check your camera and check to see if there's the clear plastic protective shipping film over. I was thinking the same thing about picture quality and found that. It almost looks like it should be there and is a little hard getting off.
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I have this on mine...but its cut out in the middle for the camera lens. So I don't think its making a difference?

burningembers said:
I have this on mine...but its cut out in the middle for the camera lens. So I don't think its making a difference?
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Some people say the film makes their camera not focus. I took mine off for good measure
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I took the film off the first second I got the phone so it's not that.

Try shooting pictures in Rich Tone (HDR). I've noticed consistently better quality pictures.

Ya I kind of noticed that as well but the only problem is whatever you're shooting has to be completely still in order for it to not turn out blurry.

Antishake on or hold your breath when taking pictures

The camera is only as good as the person's skills using it. Don't rely fully on the camera/software itself to do all the hard work for you.
The people who post reviews of these devices generally have decent photography skills and thus their "sample" pics turn out much better than the average user's.
Like stated, try to use HDR. Keep a steady hand by resting it on something or squating down low to the ground with a good steady poise. Play with the focus on different subjects to get the desired focal length as well.

SEscobedo said:
Ya I kind of noticed that as well but the only problem is whatever you're shooting has to be completely still in order for it to not turn out blurry.
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Try Sport mode. But I agree, the S4 sucks big time. My girls iPhone 4 takes better pictures.
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People forget the fact that youre not supposed to buy a phone for the pictures it can take...you want a good picture you firstly get the skills needed and get a better camera...tge s4 is probabky the closest youll come but dont expect the same results aa a dslr
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What on earth? this thing takes amazing photo's!

What on earth is everyone talking about?!?!
This thing takes AWESOME pics?!
I have not snapped ONE single disappointing picture so far.

How about some examples

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How about some examples
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Coming right up.

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Coming right up.
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here we go

Those are actually pretty nice pics. Almost any camera will take amazing near focus shots though.
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As far as photos go from this phone, they're very nice, but sadly, the purple hue is still highly visible in both shots (especially in the area of your cats ears)
I absolutely LOVE my Moto X, but the camera makes me sad. I hope for a fix in an upcoming firmware update.
P.S: Your cat is pretty

djkraemer said:
As far as photos go from this phone, they're very nice, but sadly, the purple hue is still highly visible in both shots (especially in the area of your cats ears)
I absolutely LOVE my Moto X, but the camera makes me sad. I hope for a fix in an upcoming firmware update.
P.S: Your cat is pretty
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Thanks =) She's an F2 Savannah, Amazing animal.
I guess i'm easy to please? i don't look at small details with stuff like a purple hue, and etc.

computermilk said:
Thanks =) She's an F2 Savannah, Amazing animal.
I guess i'm easy to please? i don't look at small details with stuff like a purple hue, and etc.
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Sadly, it's one of the biggest problems this camera has. The problem is more evident in scenes with a lot of white objects or backgrounds.
Take the attached image as an example (yep, I brought Starbucks into a bar, lol)
Thankfully this is something that will likely be fixed in a firmware update.

No offense the first pic you posted is absolutely terrible. The colors are muted out and the entire thing is red.
Unless you're telling me you have red paper towels in your house.

as long as we're doing this. I know nothing about photography, i just thought these were decent pics
the third one i only put because somethign about the water and the way it caught the bird in flight so crisp i thought was amazing

This is with a quick auto correct of some colors and look at the difference. And it still looks like it's got a bit of a red tint.

Hand76 said:
This is with a quick auto correct of some colors and look at the difference. And it still looks like it's got a bit of a red tint.
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What app did you use to do that?
-Sent from my Droid Mini.-

Nice pics! Just if phones have the ability to edit a photo like a Photoshop does..

phositadc said:
What app did you use to do that?
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Pixlr

no issues with the tint... I can fix that in 2 clicks. my problem is the "dry brush filter" look. You can't get those pixels back.

Youre all making laugh, I guess a benefit to being color blind is I don't notice the purple hue:sly:
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It's a phone that has a camera, I don't expect to shoot National Geographic on this thing, so for me the camera is just fine.

A trick that you can try to prevent some of the redness or out of balance colors (not the purple hue) is to cover the light sensor on the front off the phone with your finger and then find something white to aim at and rebalance the shot before taking the picture. The sensor is to the left of the earpiece. It seems to help a lot when taking pictures in rooms lit by yellower CFLs.
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Regarding all of the complaints of the Moto X's camera, are (some or all of) these things fixable by software/firmware updates or is it in the hardware? Anyone know? Details would be nice. Thanks.

ShamanicEnzan said:
It's a phone that has a camera, I don't expect to shoot National Geographic on this thing, so for me the camera is just fine.
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I think this is a pretty bad attitude. There are decent cameras in phones that cost just as much or less. There's no reason to make excuses, the camera can be bad, but don't write it off like it's not important or they couldn't include a decent sensor.

Xperia Z1 Review - From a Note 3, Nexus 5, and iPhone 5S Owner

Since people are posting their reviews, here is mine: http://www.thegeeksoffice.com/?p=1485

The Z1 is waterproof not water resistant. Waterproof = fully submerge in water and no water will get in. A water resistant phone will survive say splashes of water but if you fully submerge it, it will malfunction.
Also the scratches you speak about on the screen is the anti-shatter film protector not the glass itself.
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Sonys website claims that z1 is waterproof but if you check the manual you can read there that its water and dust resistant.
Then if you damage your phone with water, they will say that water damage is not covered by warranty.
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Please don't enter his website... He just posted it here to have more views. Everyone are posting reviews on xda site but there are different people which don't understand to don't advertise own website and post on XDA FORUM ANY "REVIEWS"(reviews can do special websites like Engadget etc, not single person). Just report as a spam or virus(on site there can be a virus etc)
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c312eal said:
The Z1 is waterproof not water resistant. Waterproof = fully submerge in water and no water will get in. A water resistant phone will survive say splashes of water but if you fully submerge it, it will malfunction.
Also the scratches you speak about on the screen is the anti-shatter film protector not the glass itself.
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I have scratches on the BACK, not on the SCREEN.

the back also has an anti-shatter film.
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imo Z1 -right now- is the best looking Android phone but not as good as the 5S, every thing else I pretty much agree with you (5S aside!)

Vaith said:
Please don't enter his website... He just posted it here to have more views. Everyone are posting reviews on xda site but there are different people which don't understand to don't advertise own website and post on XDA FORUM ANY "REVIEWS"(reviews can do special websites like Engadget etc, not single person). Just report as a spam or virus(on site there can be a virus etc)
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The back also has the film, if you take a closer look at the phone you will notice it.
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aridoasis said:
the back also has an anti-shatter film.
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It's a matter of personal preference when it comes to looks.
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3/5 is not good for one of best smartphone ever..
and Note III 4.5/5. LOL
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45 posts in six years, and you review phones? And you do so very poorly, in my opinion. Please get more educated before posting your biased blather.

mdt73 said:
45 posts in six years, and you review phones? And you do so very poorly, in my opinion. Please get more educated before posting your biased blather.
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Thank you for amazingly useful feedback. :good:

Here's some additional help for you:
Forum Rules
I suggest you stick to rules 7 and 13.
Here's an additional pro-tip for you, Louie: If you are going to review products, don't write articles about patio workspace and every single Apple product you own. It just gets back to showing you are an Apple fan and extremely biased. XDA isn't the place for you or your attempts to glean page views. Just like twelvesouth.com isn't for us... Ciao.

mdt73 said:
Here's some additional help for you:
Forum Rules
I suggest you stick to rules 7 and 13.
Here's an additional pro-tip for you, Louie: If you are going to review products, don't write articles about patio workspace and every single Apple product you own. It just gets back to showing you are an Apple fan and extremely biased. XDA isn't the place for you or your attempts to glean page views. Just like twelvesouth.com isn't for us... Ciao.
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Maybe you can show me how to write a review, even though I have written for Notebook Review, Brighthand, TabletPCReview, etc for about 10 years, I would be happy to read yours and fr you to give me more pro-tips :highfive:
Just because I write about Apple products doesn't mean I am biased. I also write about Android so does that make me biased on Android as well? Where is it written that I can't own a MacBook and a Nexus 5 at the same time? Or have a Windows gaming rig as well as an iPad?
If the MODs want to close this thread, they are welcome to do so and I apologize in advance for violating the rules. Last time I checked you aren't a MOD.
Anyway, just to get back on topic - I am really excited about the upcoming update for the Z1. Like I mentioned earlier, if it fixes the camera issues, then this product will be a winner.

soulreaver. almost 400 views, ignore the few lifefrustrated ones. Thank you for your review.
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soulreaver99 said:
Maybe you can show me how to write a review, even though I have written for Notebook Review, Brighthand, TabletPCReview, etc for about 10 years, I would be happy to read yours and fr you to give me more pro-tips :highfive:
Just because I write about Apple products doesn't mean I am biased. I also write about Android so does that make me biased on Android as well? Where is it written that I can't own a MacBook and a Nexus 5 at the same time? Or have a Windows gaming rig as well as an iPad?
If the MODs want to close this thread, they are welcome to do so and I apologize in advance for violating the rules. Last time I checked you aren't a MOD.
Anyway, just to get back on topic - I am really excited about the upcoming update for the Z1. Like I mentioned earlier, if it fixes the camera issues, then this product will be a winner.
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I have to agree with you that the superior auto mode isn't very good. But if you understand photography and use the manual mode. You'd be able to take the best pictures for a android phone. There are quite a bit of options to play around with compared to the limited options of the Nexus 5.
You can tell by your review you do not have a very good understanding of this phone.

However, most camera photographers want to just pull their phone out and take a decent photo without having too much thought and effort put into it in which the iPhone and Nokia Lumia do a great job of.
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Really, well you obviously dont really know jack diddly about photography as the Lumia has a nice array of camera settings that would benefit tweaking in most scenarios, just like any other camera phone or any camera for that matter.

homer285 said:
Really, well you obviously dont really know jack diddly about photography as the Lumia has a nice array of camera settings that would benefit tweaking in most scenarios, just like any other camera phone or any camera for that matter.
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Wow you sure showed me how smart you are with that reply

This thread needs to be shut down lol OP's just trolling
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soulreaver99 said:
Wow you sure showed me how smart you are with that reply
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And you showed how ignorant you are with your horrible review. You don't even know what the difference between waterproof and water resistant is.

soulreaver99 said:
Since people are posting their reviews, here is mine: http://www.thegeeksoffice.com/?p=1485
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it's been said many times to go with manual as SA isn't mature yet.
On one occasion it takes an excellent shot of spam, eggs and rice. It looks utterly fantastic and damn I am hungry right now even looking at this. Colors, contrast, white balance is all perfect with no post processing from me at all.
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You like this. ISO 50, 1/399s, scn mode : landscape
But you don't like this. ISO 160, 1/64s, SA
You say..
And here we have a plate of Mongolian BBQ, on a different day, similar lighting situation and the picture looks dark, colors are off and has a lot of unnecessary noise. I don’t get it.
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- Only thing similar is there is a half hour time difference so you would expect similar light at that time of the day but the ISO is three times higher and the shutter speed is 6 times slower. The camera saw a darker subject and compensated with slower shutter and higher iso so it's not similar lighting. These two weren't even taken in the same location.
- Looking at the two photos, the first was taken in landscape SCN mode. why did you choose that scn mode for a food shot ?The second one has no scn mode set so its a SA one.
- Where is the noise in that second picture ?An ISO 160 does not give much noise. Start pushing 800 and you will see it much more. There is no camera shake in either shot.
If the shot does not come out right then experiment with the modes. Or exposure compensation, you will need this in darker or very bright situations. You can get that shot to be brighter with a lower iSO but you will need to rest you hands on something to get a blur free shot.
Remember that low light shots of still life are easy, relatively speaking. Moving subjects in low light are a lot harder.
Here’s a link to photos I took with the Xperia Z1 posted on Flickr: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjNvQniV
And just for fun, you can compare it with photos taken with the Note 3: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjNvQxN5
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Unfortunately you have not taken the same pictures in the same lighting conditions with both cameras, so a random sample of one compared with an equally random sample of another does not tell us much.
In areas where I know the iPhone 5S or even the Galaxy Note 3 won’t struggle, the Xperia Z1 disappoints with poor white balance and contrast.
I would go picture by picture with you at full resolution but it would take way too much space on this blog. If I reduce the photos to a lower resolution, then of course they will look better but it won’t really tell the truth about the camera!
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Pls do go picture by picture, there is no space limitation here
Lighting is key in photography, lower light can trick the camera to pick the wrong WB.

S7/Edge Camera Shots of Moving Objects

Has anyone tested how well the camera performs when taking shots of moving objects? In my experience, every single android phone (including S6) has been poor when taking shots of moving objects like infants/toddlers indoors. Whereas the iphone does much better under this scenario. Can the S7 compete with iphone when it comes to shooting moving objects in less than ideal lighting?

I went to a BestBuy this weekend with my girlfriend and had her take a picture of me walking past her (At normal walking pace) on the other side of the demo table. Picture came out crisp and clear. Looked like I wasn't moving. No blur at all. Haven't compared to iPhone but I've seen from videos that the S7 auto focus is much faster. Was also able to tap the camera button quickly without lag.

Even better, my wife was highly impressed when she snapped a photo of our always active kids when we were at the Samsung Experience store and the photos came out perfect!! No motion blur. The kids were in focus and clear =)

Here are two shots I just took cars going about 30mph I work on the beach.

If you're indoors in a dimly lit room, it's going to have some blur. Even DSLR's have trouble here as you need a wide aperture and a high ISO to capture moving objects in low light. From the samples though, it looks promising.

Very true. But I will say this is probably the best camera in a smart phone.
This photo I just took is brighter than what I see lol. And clarity is excellent.

razball said:
Here are two shots I just took cars going about 30mph I work on the beach.
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Nice pictures on my opionion, way better than my note 4 with camera mod, also took nice pictures

razball said:
Here are two shots I just took cars going about 30mph I work on the beach.
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Wow that's actually amazing, no discernible blur at all

Has anyone got any more?

I'm surprised we haven't had the S7 downer crew in here telling everyone how bad the photos are and that we should all buy a Nexus 6P or S6 Edge instead.

Hard to give his true mind or negative opinion when "fanboy kikoo lol" report us as troll and make us censored by moderator... but i can try...
I don't had a problem with s6 to have my subjects totally crips (but im using very rarely the basic photo app)... so i don't understand really this.
I have more problems with the pic posted by razball...

Beefheart said:
I'm surprised we haven't had the S7 downer crew in here telling everyone how bad the photos are and that we should all buy a Nexus 6P or S6 Edge instead.
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S7 camera is essentially what the 6P would have been had it had OIS. Big mistake by Google to omit such an important camera feature.

razball said:
Here are two shots I just took cars going about 30mph I work on the beach.
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Jealous you work on the beach. I hate the snow.
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supercakefish said:
S7 camera is essentially what the 6P would have been had it had OIS. Big mistake by Google to omit such an important camera feature.
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I haven't personally tried the 6P camera, but it seems to suffer from the same problem of shooting moving objects/kids indoors:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus6P/comments/3scwc8/nexus_6p_rear_camera_focus/ It's unfortunate, but the iPhone is on another level when taking shots like this (any wife/mom with an iPhone will say the same), which is why I'm wondering if the S7/Edge and it's Dual Pixel auto focus can finally match Apple for these types of shots.

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I haven't personally tried the 6P camera, but it seems to suffer from the same problem of shooting moving objects/kids indoors:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus6P/comments/3scwc8/nexus_6p_rear_camera_focus/ It's unfortunate, but the iPhone is on another level when taking shots like this (any wife/mom with an iPhone will say the same), which is why I'm wondering if the S7/Edge and it's Dual Pixel auto focus can finally match Apple for these types of shots.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6VUPgOzGlw
http://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s7-vs-iphone-6s-camera-test-677222/

Beefheart said:
I'm surprised we haven't had the S7 downer crew in here telling everyone how bad the photos are and that we should all buy a Nexus 6P or S6 Edge instead.
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? ? ye I've seen them around here alot recently

The s7 takes great photos but for some scenarios i use my g5 but when taking Taekwondo pictures in the dojang i use the s7 if i don't have my camera like all phones they perform best under ideal conditions