Tag: camera
Phone cases are all pretty similar from a certain distance. This one, though, isn’t. An iPhone 5 case that costs £199.99? That’s gotta be pretty good to start with. The Izzi camera case protects your iPhone and also adds three different lenses that sit over the existing lens. …
HTC have been extremely vocal about the camera capabilities of their latest flagship, the HTC One. Having had chance to get hold of the device this week and actually take some photos we decided it would be fun to compare against some other camera phones on the market. …
Well we all knew this was coming didn’t we. Here are the first comparison shots of the HTC One camera with it’s Ultrapixel technology and the iPhone 5. From the samples (and with the caveat that the HTC One may not be final hardware / software) is looks as …
Not a day goes by without about another Apple related rumour – one of the latest being the idea of the iWatch. So we thought we’d round up all the new iPhone related rumours: Name – iPhone 5S or iPhone 6 seem to be the favourites on the rumour mill, …
So…. What are we looking at here? HTC are showing pictures of lenses on their Twitter feed. Next to the shot is the date of their big launch – 19.2.13 Responses to the tweet have questioned whether this will mean and ultrapixel lens. This is something that has …
I get many, many emails asking me how quickly you could take 999 photos on your phone. It’s a very good question, and I’m sure there’s at least… a person out there who wants to take 999 pictures of a thing. Now, although the phone in question – …
Recently you might have seen the Nokia Lumia 920 review. The main feature of the device was the very impressive camera which is supposed to work really well in low lighting conditions. So, what better place to take some photos and record a long video example than at …
If you happen to be drinking tea whilst you’re reading this.. I’d stop now. It may end up all over your monitor. As we reported a few days ago Will.i.am has shed some more light on the iPhone camera attachment. There are two models, a contemporary (named C.4) version …
Yes, Will.i.am – famed for the Black Eyed Peas and persuading Mick Jagger to appear in that god awful song about getting hard and going home… or something. It seems the iPhone 4S and 5 having one of the better cameras in the smartphone world, is not enough. …
The seemingly expensive Samsung Galaxy Camera has recently arrived into stock across the land. It is an interesting device, I’d like to try one out just to see how it compares to my £200 compact digital camera. It certainly is feature packed though and Samsung have posted this …
Earlier this year HTC launched the One X. It was generally acknowledged at the time as the best Android handset available, it had a stunning screen and a class leading camera. Unfortunately for HTC along came the Samsung Galaxy SIII which with its aggressive marketing campaign left all …
HTC recently released the HTC One X+, the update to the well received One X. After a small amount of pleading and thanks to the rather lovely guys at HTC, we here at Coolsmartphone have managed to get our grubby mitts on one to have a play with and write …
Samsung have finally announced a UK release date for their long awaited Galaxy Camera. The device, announced back in August at IFA, will be yours to buy from Thursday (8th November). For those who can’t wait that long, it’ll be available from 5pm on the 7th for …
We took a look at the Motorola RAZR i a few weeks back but I was quite intrigued by it so tomorrow we’ll have a second review. Until then, here’s an example filmed on the new handset. The camera is an 8 megapixel, 3264 x 2448 unit which …
There have been rumours circulating regarding a new Nexus handset as far back as August when James reported on a possible Galaxy Nexus refresh. Well, it turns out that the i9260 is actually a new addition to the Samsung Galaxy range to be called the Galaxy Premier. According …
As 2012 draws ever nearer to a close, Blackberry fans will be getting more and more excited for the launch of BB10. Currently scheduled for release in early 2012, the new OS which was shown off last month at Blackberry Jam is beginning to create a bit of …
What does a Laptop case have to do with Smartphones I hear you cry! How is exactly is a laptop case cool? Well, its a tenuous link but here at Coolsmartphone we often attend various events in order that we can bring you the latest news as it …
Not that all you Android and iPhone afficionado’s out there will notice or care, but the Blackberry Jam: America’s conference is underway, and along with the traditional sneak peeks at up-and-coming goodies, they promo’d their latest OS developments. Its been a while since we’ve had some truly simple …
OK, firstly I want to say that I and the team at Coolsmartphone have a fairly well rounded respect for mobile platforms other than the one we currently use (and we do all use different phones!) I have a lot of time for Windows Phone, and have eagerly …
Somehow I managed to miss any rumours of a Galaxy Camera and so for once was actually quite surprised when it was announced during Samsung’s (rather dreadful) IFA keynote last week. What a pleasant surprise it was. Although undoubtedly a niche product, I have to say I’m quite excited …
Expansys have today reduced the price of the Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition to only £184.99. The tablet with 16gb of onboard storage and has an 8.2″ screen. The Xoom 2 ME sports a dual core 1.2ghz processor, Corning Gorilla Glass and runs on the Android 3.2 Honeycomb …
A couple of months ago I took my car to an Audi dealer for repair. The £20 job quickly turned into a £700 repair bill and, no matter how many times it was explained to me, I couldn’t fully understand what all the techy mechanical stuff meant. Now …
So, we took a walk over Cannock Chase this weekend and I … crashed the car into a rock. Wehay! No seriously. I properly broke the car. Anyhow, before all that happened I’d had requests from you guys for more example photos from the Huawei Ascend P1. We …
Yesterday you may have read our review of the Huawei Ascend P1. It’s safe to say that we raved about this particular phone quite a bit. For the money it really is a great bit of kit with a fantastic screen and a great camera. Just to show …
The Nokia 808 Pureview is, it has to be said, a strange phone. Without “that camera” it’d probably be overlooked. It runs on a 1.3GHz CPU, it’s got a 360 x 640 pixel 4″ screen and has the usual WiFi, GPS, FM radio, microSD etc However, it’s got …
It seems it doesn’t take long these days for a new feature built in to the latest and greatest smartphones to be ported or hacked on to other phones. Yesterday, I looked at Smart Stay (Beta) for Android, today I tried Fast Burst Camera (Lite) for Android. Description …
Just over a month ago we held a competition to win one of three of these Freetalk HD camera and headsets. We had hundreds and hundreds of entries and can now announce the winners… Gary Weldon Gavin Lewandowski David Edge A big congratulations to you lot! We’ve got …
So.. the HTC One X. HTC’s current flagship phone. The all singing, all dancing uber phone with an all powerful quad core beating heart. So it should thrash anything else out there, right? I’ve always been a big fan of camera functionality on phones, and whilst the stills …
So, HTC unveiled their HTC One Series handsets a few weeks back now. We’ve already reviewed the HTC One X and the HTC One S but I wanted to show you more on the camera technology and how it compares to my usual phone-of-choice – the Samsung Galaxy …
Two recently released high-end smartphones from Sony and HTC, namely the Xperia S and One X are both touted as top-class camera phones. Imaging specs are pretty impressive – the Sony Xperia S sports 12-megapixel “Exmor R” sensor, while the HTC One X has 8-megapixel shooter backed by …
18 months after its release on iOS, Instagram has finally come to Android. For those of you unfamiliar with the app, Instagram popularised the use of applying various filters to photos, making quick edits and then sharing them online. Although the concept has been copied to death, Instagram …
The BBC have filmed a miniture movie but, instead of using expensive HD broadcast cameras, they used a smartphone instead. They’ll be showing how it was done later but the results, we must admit, are rather good. Now sure, there’s going to be some slick BBC editing and …
Want to win a Freetalk HD camera and headset? This is a great prize for video calls and its courtesy of our friends at Skype. The kit costs around £60 and we’ve got three of these excellent webcam and headset packs to give away. Skype, of course, is …
So, we saw the whizzy camera technology in the HTC One Series devices. You probably had a look at it in one of our videos, then saw some very similar rapid-fire camera technology in the Sony Xperia range and the Orange Intel phone. The new HTC phones have …
A few months ago we reviewed Paper Camera. Which turns any photo into one of many hand drawn looking images. Well they have updated the app now. It now supports video as well. The videos like the photos are not the most highest definition you have ever seen. …
Nokia are teasing us with their new camera technology here, and we fully expect to see more over the coming days. Smartphone cameras always been fairly “OK” until recently and out looks like Nokia are about to set the bar a little higher. The video includes lots of …
With iOS 5.1 due for release on March 9th, BGR have got themselves a hands-on with the GM. Screenshots show an updated lock screen with a fixed camera button next to the unlock slider, removing the need to slide and tap. With iOS 5 already having dramatically sped …
Most of us love snapping away with our beloved phones, and many Android phones have apps for taking panoramic pictures, and there are some in iTunes that will help you stich photos together. However, did any of us think that simply installing iOS 5 we would have this …
So, Sony Ericsson sent us a load of videos about their rather strange 360 degree bike experiment. It involves six Xperia neo handsets strapped to a special mount on a bike, all recording video at the same time through fish-eye lenses. The whole thing has been pieced together …
The recent riots here in the UK have scared many and caused the destruction of property, livelihoods and homes. The media has been quick to blame technology – “social networking sites” and BlackBerry handsets are mentioned time and time again in new bulletins and reports. Yes, technology allows …
