The world’s first phone camera with 10x optical zoom will launch in a few months

[Chris Smith]

Whether it’s the latest iPhone, Galaxy S, Pixel, or Huawei phone, the camera is a phone’s most important feature because it’s one of the most useful functions to have in one’s pocket. Unsurprisingly, smartphone makers aren’t done upgrading it, and we’re already getting more and more reports about the new camera features coming to phones next year. The Galaxy S11 has been the star of rumors and leaks so far, with recent stories saying the phone will have a primary 108-megapixel camera capable of binding nine pixels into one to create gorgeous 12-megapixel images. That’s not everything, however. A secondary camera of the periscope variety will bring enhanced zoom to the Galaxy S series. But Samsung won’t have the best optical zoom out there, as it turns out. Instead, it’ll be a different mobile device that will deliver 10x optical zoom, a first for the industry.

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