"Apple" iPhone phones from Apple have been produced for more than 10 years and are popular all over the world. Even their obvious opponents admit a number of advantages that are implemented better than those of competitors. A striking example is the main camera on the iPhone. I have several friends who simply stopped using regular digital cameras after purchasing this smartphone. And one even sold a “DSLR”. Indeed, the quality of photos taken on the iPhone is at a very high level and most phones cannot compete with it. How many megapixels is the camera on the iPhone? Many people believe that in order to take a high-quality photo, the camera matrix must have a very, very high resolution! Let's find out!

The resolution of an image is determined by the number of dots it consists of. Moreover, one megapixel (megapixel) is one million pixels, that is, dots. That is, the higher the resolution of the phone’s camera, the better the detail of the image it will take.
Now let's see how many megapixels the camera is on the iPhone.
I collected data for each model, starting from the very first models and ending with the iPhone 6S and iPhone 7, in a table:

iPhone model	Main	Frontal
iPhone 7	12 MP f1.8	7 MP
iPhone 7 Plus	12 MP f1.8	7 MP
iPhone 6S	12 MP f2.2	5 MP
iPhone 6S Plus	12 MP f2.2	5 MP
iPhone SE	12 MP f2.2	1.2 MP
iPhone 5S	8 MP f2.2	1.2 MP
iPhone 5C	8 MP f2.4	1.2 MP
iPhone 5	8 MP f2.4	1.2 MP
iPhone 4S	8 MP f2.4	VGA
iPhone 4	5 MP f2.8	VGA
iPhone 3GS	3 MP	No
iPhone 3G	2 MP	No
iPhone	2 MP	No

As you can see from the above data, at the most modern models Apple smartphones have an average camera resolution today. On iPhone 7, 6 and SE - only 12 megapixels.

How so?! It seems like - make the matrix resolution as high as possible and you will get great pictures?! No matter how it is!
In itself, a large number of megapixels does not guarantee high image detail. Much also depends on the light sensitivity of the lens, its focusing, noise reduction and image stabilization system. The developers from Apple followed this path.
And in order to take a good picture, the iPhone camera has 12 Megapixels, which is enough for your eyes! Such an image can be scaled over a wide range without loss of quality. And even then, most users will not do this. But due to the excellent performance of the stabilizer, noise reduction and good focusing speed, the iPhone can take excellent photos without chasing the number of megapixels. This fact makes it possible not to make its cost even higher (and they are already sky-high for most of Russia) due to the installation of a matrix with a huge resolution.

The new iPhone 4S has an improved 8-megapixel high-resolution camera, but in addition to pixel density, it has also increased lens quality– it provides faster shooting speed and image stabilization at 1080p resolution.

Expecting soon iPhone launch 4S, which will take place this Friday, AppleInsider suggests taking a closer look at some of the functions of the new Apple gadget. Considering that the manufacturer has not officially deciphered the definition of ‘S’ in the name of the new product, we offer five of our own options. Yesterday we proceeded from the fact that ‘S’ is a designation for Siri, the new voice “assistant” in a smartphone. Today we will assume that the 'S' appears in the name in honor of the Shutter camera.

It's not just about pixels

One of the defining characteristics of the iPhone 4S is its 8-megapixel camera, a 60% improvement over the 5-megapixel camera on the iPhone 4. The improvement is to increase the resolution, which is confirmed by example photos on the Apple website; they can even be printed in 8x10 size. But resolution and pixel density are not all that the camera of the new device will delight you with.

One new aspect of the lens is a larger f/2.4 aperture, which is 73% more sensitive to light than the iPhone 4. Apple says the iPhone 4S's dedicated lens consists of five precision lenses, one more than the iPhone 4 – with their help, the level of incoming light is more accurately regulated and more sharp image.

The iPhone 4S camera also includes a high-quality infrared filter that adds greater color accuracy and consistency when taking photos. The new light sensor also provides increased sensitivity and shorter shutter speed (exposure) times. This means the camera will take better photos in low light conditions and in bright light.

The lens will also start up 30% faster, allowing for faster shooting. In iOS 5, double-tapping the home button of a locked device causes a camera icon to appear on the lock screen. This means that users can now access the camera even faster - with just one click. Apple claims its new camera will provide the fastest photography experience of any existing device in the industry.

New iOS 5 also allows you to use the volume buttons to take photos. The user will be able to take photos without even touching touch screen– by pressing the traditional button at the top of the smartphone.

Update software will allow users to edit captured photos directly on their iPhone, inside the Camera app. Built-in editing features let you crop and rotate photos, remove red-eye, and optimize images different ways.

On the front of the iPhone 4S there is another camera designed for FaceTime video chats and general photography and filming. It will also have improved characteristics compared to the iPhone 4, providing VGA image quality and video rates of up to 30 frames per second.

Photos taking into account the capabilities of the A5 processor

An exclusive feature of iPhone 4S and its dual-core A5 processor is facial recognition in still images. With this "smart" iPhone function The 4S will recognize and focus on faces in the frame. By focusing on the most prominent faces, the smartphone will be able to balance the exposure of a digital image with up to 10 faces in it.

This functionality may be the development of Polar Rose, a Swedish company that has created facial recognition technology in photographs. Last September, Apple bought Polar Rose; they wrote that the transaction was worth $29 million.

Cupertino's promotional material states that the 4S's A5 chip includes an image signal processor "of the same high quality as a digital SLR." With the power of the new A5, the iPhone 4S promises to have zero shutter lag.

“In addition, the camera uses advanced iOS 5 algorithms for even more accurate color reproduction, better black and white balance and wider dynamic range. When you look at your photos, you will see exactly what you actually took."

— writes Apple.

High resolution and video stabilization

Smartphone iPhone The 4S now shoots video in full HD 1080p resolution, up from 720p in the previous iPhone 4. With up to 30 frames per second and 1080p resolution, video quality will be further enhanced by the addition of an advanced light sensor in the iPhone 4S lens.

Combined with the camera's larger aperture and improved light sensitivity on the iPhone 4S lens, your video footage will be brighter and clearer. The new iPhone also boasts improved Auto White Balance for accurate colors and noise reduction for low-light shooting.

In addition, real-time image stabilization will significantly reduce the shake that often occurs when shooting video with a smartphone. The image stabilization functionality of the iPhone 4S is enhanced by the presence of a gyroscope.

Apple's plans to use video stabilization sensors in new iPhone were revealed in part last month in a patent application discovered by AppleInsider.com. It described a system for sensing moving objects to compensate for any shaking during video shooting.

The new iPhone 4S also has the "tap to focus" feature of the iPhone 4, but its capabilities are expanded. While recording video of objects in the background and foreground, iPhone 4S allows the user to focus the image in the desired location by tapping the screen. When changing focus like this the iPhone way The 4S will automatically adjust the lens exposure according to the lighting conditions.
The new iOS 5 also adds built-in video editing, allowing users to quickly trim captured clips inside the Camera app on their iPhone. More advanced editing features are available in the iMovie app, which can be downloaded from App Store.

More details on the topic of “internals” Apple iPhone 4S" AppleInsider - the first guess about the meaning of 'S' in the name of the new Apple smartphone was made in favor of Siri.

For the past four years, Apple has followed a two-year cycle for the iPhone: first a new model, then an update, then a new model again. On the one hand, compared to other manufacturers who produce dozens of devices over the same time, this looks very conservative. On the other hand, this model significantly simplifies life for manufacturers and buyers of various accessories, of which there are several times more for the iPhone than for any other phone. One of the key advantages of the iPhone is its huge ecosystem, which includes both the AppStore and many compatible devices - from portable mini audio systems to full integration into cars.

iPhone 4S(left) and iPhone 4

However, if the iPhone 3G and 3GS were outwardly almost a complete copy of each other and differed only in the color of the inscriptions on back cover, then in the case of there is one small but significant visual difference: new system antenna moves the call mute button a couple of millimeters down, closer to the volume keys, which remain in almost the same place. Thus, 4 is not 100% compatible with accessories. For example, some protective cases, even a branded “bumper”, will fit a new phone only in the updated universal version.

And of course, a similar appearance significantly reduces the attractiveness of the device among those who like to “show off” with a fashionable and quite expensive gadget.

GSM + CDMA + new antenna

After the release of the iPhone 4, Antennagate broke out on the Internet - a huge scandal related to the fact that the phone could significantly lose signal strength when you pressed your hand on one specific place on the case where the separator between the antennas was located. By and large, the problem was made up out of thin air, since in real life this did not cause any problems for the majority of device owners. But at that time, Steve Jobs personally had to sort out this mess at a special press conference.

This time the steel frame design has been improved, and the phone dynamically switches between different antenna sections on the fly. If earlier the frame consisted of three segments, now it consists of four. In addition, it now works in CDMA networks, which, however, is only relevant for the US market.

Twice as fast, twice as big

The new iPhone borrows the dual-core A5 processor from the iPad 2. However, the processor runs on a slightly smaller clock frequency, than the similar component of " big brother" Productivity has approximately doubled compared to the previous model. Volume random access memory remained the same, it is the same 512 MB. Considering that the iPhone 4 was not particularly slow, now it just flies. In everyday use, this is noticeable in the smoother operation of iOS, the speed of launching “heavy” applications, the speed of games and the rendering of web pages in the browser. Also, the maximum memory capacity is now 64 GB, which is a very nice addition for fans large quantity music and volumetric games.

The battery remained almost the same, the capacity increased by only 0.05 Wh. At the same time, the talk time on paper increased by an hour - from 7 to 8 hours in 3G mode, and the standby time decreased by 100 hours - from 300 to 200. In real life, the phone runs slightly less on charge than the iPhone 4, but not so significantly that this would be a serious problem. Real time work with active use - 1 day. In the future iOS updates Apple promises to improve this figure.

One more point needs to be noted. Now, when the charge reaches 100%, the charging process stops and the phone starts running on battery until it reaches 90%, after which it charges again to 100%. The logic of all this is not yet entirely clear.

New camera

Perhaps the most significant change is the new camera. It is a significant improvement over the iPhone 4, which, in turn, took very good pictures (within a year it became the number one camera in use on flickr.com). The American manufacturer traditionally does not participate in the “megapixel race”, trying to focus on the quality of photographs.

IN iPhone 4S a CMOS sensor of the same standard size 1/3.2" is used, but the resolution has increased from 5 to 8 megapixels. But the resolution turned out to be far from the main thing here. The camera is built on the basis of a new generation of back-illuminated sensors. Thanks to improved backside illumination technology at the sensor iPhone 4S Quantum efficiency and low-light sensitivity have improved, and dynamic range has expanded. Apple Company claims a 73% increase in light sensitivity. The new architecture of the miniature matrix received additional circuits. Their task is to remove excess electrons, preventing them from flowing to neighboring pixels and causing noise.

The second fundamental innovation of the camera is a modified optical design of the lens, which no longer uses 4 lenses traditional for smartphones, but 5. Apple took this step in order to reduce optical distortion, receiving a 30% increase in sharpness as a bonus. In any case, the fact that the manufacturer pays serious attention to the quality of the camera components is a very good sign.

Optics in iPhone 4S has become brighter, the relative aperture is F/2.4 (versus F/2.8 for its predecessor). In addition to being suitable for shooting in the dark, this also affects the depth of field. Of course, the effect will not be as noticeable as on DSLRs, but it is there, and it can be seen in the test images. By the way, the HTC Titan has an even larger “hole” - F/2.2.

Due to the new optical design, the minimum focusing distance was reduced by 0.5 cm. The lenses used are aspherical, made of plastic, so iPhone 4S It is better not to leave the back part in the sun - the transparent polymer Zeonex does not like this.

In the comparison photos you can see improved, more natural color reproduction. This is thanks to the new hybrid IR filter. It is easy to verify that light from unnecessary parts of the spectrum no longer drives the sensor crazy by looking at the remote control through the camera iPhone 4S.

Photos look a little warmer in natural light. With fluorescent it behaves great, while the iPhone 4 turns very yellow.

The photo was taken under fluorescent lighting.
As you can see, the automatic white balance did a better job in iPhone 4S,
There is no yellowness characteristic of iPhone 4

iPhone 4S gives more realistic, not so rich colors

More highlight detail is visible on top of a bright lamp

The HDR photo turned out warmer, slightly yellowish

Again, the automatic white balance successfully coped with artificial lighting

The A5 processor, which is used in the smartphone, is also responsible for processing photos. Preparing the camera for shooting and merging HDR frames has accelerated by 1.5 times. In addition to higher processing speed, automatic white balance has been improved. Focusing and auto exposure are also faster. Finally, in iPhone 4S added face detection function. Now it automatically focuses on people's faces, their area is displayed with a green frame. Automation sometimes picks out facial contours even where there are none - this is a standard problem in almost all face detection systems.

Greater aperture iPhone 4S provides a slightly more blurred background

Warmer image than iPhone 4

iPhone 4S managed to cope with almost no overexposure, but the iPhone 4 did not

The second important upgrade is Full HD video. The stream is recorded at a frequency of 30 frames/s and a high bitrate of 24 Mbit/s. The codec used is the same as in the iPhone 4 (standard profile), the videos are quite heavy, about 30 MB in 10 seconds. If the camera were built on a high profile codec, similar quality could be obtained at 16 Mbit/s.

As you can see, the electronic stabilization system copes very well with “movement”

The smaller viewing angle in video mode is also due to the operation of digital stabilization. The camera is roughly equivalent to a standard lens, with a focal length of 32mm for photography and 50mm for video.

These videos were filmed when it was getting dark to make the cameras' shortcomings more obvious.
Due to the long shutter speeds of both cameras, the video turned out to be motion blurred,
iPhone 4S tried to stabilize the shaking, which also resulted in a delay in the video sequence

When working with static areas, the Adaptive Temporal Noise Reduction algorithm works, which subtracts noise on static objects. This is an analogue of multi-frame noise reduction in Sony cameras. By the way, in one of the beta versions of iOS 5.1 the camera will have new feature— panorama shooting.

Well, the last innovation is the replacement of the flash LED. Now it is closer to daylight, whereas in the iPhone 4 the backlight skews into yellow-green colors.

iOS5 + iCloud

We have already written about iOS5 and iCloud. Probably one of the most important changes that the buyer will notice iPhone 4S, is that now the device is not tied to iTunes. You can simply buy a phone, insert a SIM card, connect to a Wi-Fi network, activate the device directly from the interface, register an Apple ID with iCloud and fully use the device without a computer.

If you have iCloud backup configured, your smartphone will do backup copy your data on Apple servers. Thus, if the device is lost or fails, you can restore all your data and settings by simply connecting to a Wi-Fi network and entering your login password on the new device. Operating system Now you can update directly on your phone without a computer.

Another important innovation is the notification center, which is very reminiscent of the one on Android. These points were probably one of the main competitive advantages Android, which haunted iPhone owners and which were several years late in implementation.

The SunSpider test showed a result of 2234 ms for iPhone 4S and 3543 for iPhone 4,
hence Java Script's performance 4S 1.5 times higher

In general, everything related to data exchange has been significantly improved. Now you can work with your phone during the synchronization process, and the device can be synchronized via Wi-Fi, and the Photo Stream service allows you to almost instantly see what you shot with iPhone help photo on all your computers and iPads, no matter where they are.

Another interesting service that is a direct attack on BlackBerry is iMessage. If the sender and recipient of an SMS message use iOS5, then the messages will be transmitted over Internet channels through Apple's infrastructure, completely free of charge, with delivery reports, with attached photo and video files, and in encrypted form.

The system works absolutely transparently and does not require any configuration or registration. Operators and intelligence agencies are indignant.

Siri

Siri is a software add-on that allows you to search for information on the Internet and work with built-in phone applications using regular speech. You ask to do something or search for something, and the device does it. The system works via the Internet, speech is compressed with a special codec and sent to Apple servers, where it is processed. That's where the answer comes from. The big advantage of this approach is the ability to improve the system on the server side.

Currently, English, French and German are supported, and Siri only knows map locations in the United States. If you do not have perfect knowledge of the language and pronunciation, the usefulness of this function is highly questionable. If you know English well, for example, and most importantly, have more or less adequate pronunciation, then you can play around with the service for a while. But if, for example, you have a phone book in Russian, there are Russian-speaking performers in the player, calendar entries are in Russian, and you write SMS in the same language, then the usefulness of the service tends to zero.

Pleasant trifles

A small but pleasant difference from the previous model is the use of a linear vibration motor instead of the usual rotary one. This vibration motor is significantly quieter and softer.

Among other points, we note the following: Bluetooth has been updated to version 4.0, which allows you to connect new low-power devices to the phone, and the maximum HSDPA speed has been doubled - to 14.4 Mbit/s.

Is it worth upgrading from iPhone 4 to iPhone 4S?

If you rarely use the camera and you are completely satisfied with the speed iPhone work 4, there is no particular point in switching to. Most of the new features can be obtained by updating your phone to iOS5. If you are an active camera user and spend a lot of time playing games, on the web and other applications, then

iPhone 4 is the smartphone that Jobs himself said about: “This is the best thing I’ve done in my life.” However, it is possible, of course, that it was just marketing ploy, no matter what, and Steve was well versed in this.

But even if so, who will blame Jobs for drawing too much attention to the four, if this smartphone brought fans of the company (and not only) into real delight! The iPhone 4 outperformed on all fronts not only its predecessor, the iPhone 3GS, but also a bunch (if not all) of its competitors’ flagships. Stunning screen clarity, powerful hardware, a completely new metal and glass body. Real handsome! And, of course, this smartphone is worthy of a full review.

In this article about how the iPhone 4 differs from its competitors and about all its technical specifications. And let's start the review with what catches your eye first - appearance device

They say that today all smartphones look the same. However, how can manufacturers be surprised if users are already “hooked” on large screens, and it’s no wonder that we are surrounded entirely by all-in-one PCs with a display that occupies the entire front surface. However, iPhone 4 was able to surprise!

In a world of plastic devices with rounded outlines of soap dishes, Apple introduced a sharp metal brick. Yes, it’s also a monoblock, yes, it’s also a full-body screen, but can you really call it the same as everyone else? Definitely not, and you will never have a question about how to distinguish iPhone 4 from its predecessor. The new product looks very original, it beckons to you, with its gleaming body carefully “wrapped” in tempered glass and a stylish metal edging that frames the contour of the smartphone.

Dimensions and weight

And guess what? Once you take the device in your hands, you won't want to let it go. Due to the use of metal, the iPhone 4 feels very solid, and I immediately want to ask, how much does the iPhone 4 weigh? However, surprisingly, it is only 2 grams larger than the iPhone 3GS.

Perhaps the size of the Apple iPhone 4 is the only thing that definitely upset many fans of the Apple company. Everyone expected that the smartphone would be much larger than its predecessor, but in its “growth” it is almost impossible to distinguish the iPhone 4 from the 3GS. And, really, the difference is small. The "height" of the iPhone 3GS is 11.55 centimeters, the iPhone 4 is 11.52 cm. But the new product is narrower - 5.86 cm versus 6.21 cm and thinner - 0.93 cm versus 1.23 cm.

The dimensions of the iPhone 4 in inches are 4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37.

Location of keys, sensors and connectors

On the front panel of the iPhone 4 there is one button called Home, in the upper part you can see the “eye” of the front camera, a speaker covered with a nice metal mesh and light and proximity sensors, which allow you to accordingly change the level of the display backlight depending on the level of external lighting and lock the screen when the user is on the phone. The last point is necessary so that during a conversation you don’t accidentally poke your ear where it shouldn’t—the screen is a touch screen.

On the back panel of the iPhone 4 there is a branded “apple”, an “eye” of the main camera and a flash, as well as some information about the phone - everything is very harmonious and nice.

As for the ends, here you can see:

on the left there are two keys that control the volume and a special, very convenient button for switching the smartphone to silent mode;
on the right there is a slot for microSIM;
on the top there is a standard headphone jack, a smartphone on/off/lock button, and a microphone;
on the bottom there is a speaker and a cable connector with which the smartphone can be connected to a charger, PC and other equipment.

Display

The developers worked just as hard on the iPhone 4 display as they did on the design of the new product. There are no changes in terms of screen size; the iPhone 4 has a 3.5-inch diagonal, like its predecessor. But! If the screen resolution of the iPhone 3GS is 320x480 pixels, then the iPhone 4 has 960x640 pixels. Can you imagine how noticeable the differences are between them?

The developers even gave the iPhone 4 display a separate name - Retina. Retina translates to “retina,” so Apple seems to be hinting that they made the screen so clear that the human eye will not be able to see any grain or individual pixels. And, indeed, the image is very clear, and the colors are rich and at the same time natural.

If we talk about the brightness margin, it is also excellent; even in the bright sun you will be able to see everything you need on the screen. However, the brightness will have to be adjusted manually; the auto-adjustment mechanism works, but it frankly underestimates the required brightness and if you trust it, then on a bright sunny day there may be problems with screen readability.

It is also worth noting the wide viewing angles iPhone display 4, as well as the fact that the screen supports multi-touch, that is, it can respond to several touches at once.

"Iron"

The iPhone 4 has a very decent filling, it runs on a more powerful ARM-Cortex-A8 processor, 800 MHz and SoC than its predecessor - Apple A4 APL0398, and, in addition, the amount of RAM in the new smartphone is twice as large - the RAM module here is 512 Mb.

If you translate all these characteristics that are difficult for an ignorant user to understand into a language that everyone can understand, you will get something like this: the iPhone 4 has become noticeably more productive than its predecessor. It copes with various user tasks faster and easier; it is very difficult to make it freeze, even when running several “heavy” processes at the same time.

Gamers, by the way, will appreciate another important innovation of the iPhone 4 - a three-axis gyroscope, which, in combination with an accelerometer, makes it possible to control the gameplay as clearly as possible.

As for the built-in memory, the user can choose from two versions - the fourth iPhone is available in iPhone models 4 16 GB and iPhone 4 32 GB. Of course, the second one will have a higher price, but perhaps this is the case when it’s worth overpaying, because the iPhone 4, like any other, does not have a microSD slot - this is Apple’s fundamental policy. This fact means that expanding memory by external means It won’t work, and if you like to store a lot of photos, videos, music and other information on your phone, you should think about the 32 GB version.

In the “hardware” section, one cannot, of course, fail to mention the wireless interfaces that the iPhone 4 supports. There are classic 3G, EDGE and GPRS and modern Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

Software

The iPhone 4 runs on Apple's proprietary platform, iOS, with iOS 4 pre-installed, while its predecessor, the iPhone 3GS, ran on iOS 3.

The new version of the platform has received a lot of interesting features, the most striking of which are:

Multitasking - Apple users have been waiting for this feature for a long time, because competing flagships have supported it for several years. What does multitasking mean? The ability to work simultaneously with several applications and quickly switch between them; moreover, a program that was minimized will open in the same place where it was left when returning to its interface.
The ability to sort program icons into folders - for example, all educational applications can be collected in one folder.
Universal Mailbox for different accounts
Possibility to set your own picture for desktops
The emergence of a new reading application - iBooks, a gaming network - iGames and advertising network— iAD.

iPhone 4 comes pre-installed with many useful applications. Describing them all is probably pointless, just take my word for it - among the pre-installed programs there is one necessary to perform almost any user task. However, even if you don’t find an application suitable for a particular purpose, you can always download it from the pre-installed brand store Apple programs— App Store.

Cameras

We need to start the review of this section with great news - the iPhone 4 finally has the ability to shoot frontally, and therefore the title is in the plural. Let it go front-camera Only 0.3 megapixels, it allows you to take good selfies and, of course, is great for video calls.

How many megapixels are there in the main camera? It also received long-awaited improvements - the sensor here is 5-megapixel, and, in addition, a flash has appeared. Apple also did a good job on software algorithms for image processing, and therefore frames taken on the iPhone 4 during the day can be easily compared in quality to a good point-and-shoot camera - there is good clarity, very natural color rendition, and rich colors.

As for the camera interface, it is very simple - the user cannot configure the parameters manually (with the exception of turning on/off the flash), all that remains is to trust the iPhone, however, as we indicated above, it does a good job. From the Camera application, you can quickly go to the photo gallery and switch between modes - front/main camera/video shooting.

Battery

Very important characteristic modern smartphone- the capabilities of its battery, because today’s gadgets have to work at full capacity. However, in this regard, the iPhone 4 does not disappoint. The battery capacity is 1420 mAh, which seems like a little, but according to official data (which has already been verified by practical tests) this is quite enough for:

6 hours of continuous network surfing on 3G and 10 hours on Wi-Fi
7 hours talk time
10 hours of video viewing
40 hours of music listening
300 hours standby time.

Tests also show that with active using iPhone 4 will definitely last a day, and with moderate use the battery will last even two days.

Let's summarize

The most logical way to complete the review is, of course, to look at the pros and cons of the device. iPhone 4 demonstrates very decent characteristics - the smartphone clearly has more advantages than disadvantages. The first include impeccable design, powerful hardware, an excellent display, an impressive main camera, a lot of new software features, including the long-awaited multitasking, and good autonomy for a modern gadget.

As for the minuses, they are as follows - lack of support for external memory expansion (however, what can you do - this is Apple’s principled position), the impossibility manual settings shooting, as well as unreliable operation of the auto-brightness sensor and a rather modest diagonal size compared to competitive flagships.

As you can see, not only are there fewer disadvantages, but they are also less significant than the advantages. So, the iPhone 4 is definitely a smartphone that Apple can be proud of.

I have compiled a list of all the phones and now we will find out how many megapixels are both the front and rear cameras on your iPhone.

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How many megapixels is the camera on an iPhone?

It’s not without reason that many people are interested in how many megapixels are the main and front cameras on an iPhone. It's probably no secret that exactly iPhone camera Millions of photographs are taken every day all over the world.

Number of megapixels on all released iPhones

Twelve phone models have already been released over the years, and I would like to consider both the front and rear cameras on iPhones in pairs. Then you will see everything for yourself.

Camera on iPhone 2G, 3G, 3GS

The very first Apple phones were not very famous for their cameras and their quality was not very good. This is not surprising, because it was only 2007 and only Sony Ericsson could boast of cameras.

Moreover, autofocus appeared only in the third generation, that is, in 3GS. It was just cool back then and the quality of the photos improved a lot.

2G: 2 MP rear camera;
3G: 2 MP rear camera;
3Gs: 3 MP rear camera;

According to the list, you can see that there was no question of any front camera. The word selfie hadn't been coined yet and you wouldn't see people taking pictures of themselves and food.

Camera on iPhone 4, 4S

The next two phones took an incredible leap and now millions of photos will be taken with the cameras of these two phones.

Camera on iPhone 5, 5S, 5C

Apple iPhone 4s camera test

Detailed Apple phone camera test iPhone 4s. Examples of pictures. Article on the website:

iPhone 4 photography (7/30)

In this video tutorial we will talk about the camera capabilities and photography functions in iPhone 4.

Camera on iPhone 6, 6S, 6 PLUS, 6S PLUS

Still, the time comes when Apple starts producing shovels. It seems that cameras should instantly get more megapixels, but this only happens in the 6S generation.

In iPhone 6, the camera has not changed much, everything is approximately the same as in 5s. But big screen, begins to show its advantages and look at photos much more fun and convenient.

6, 6 PLUS: rear camera 8 MP, front 1.2 MP;
6S, 6S PLUS: 12 MP rear camera, 5 MP front camera.

After many years, the number of megapixels changes only in the iPhone 6S. Finally, you can take even better selfies with some kind of flash.

Camera on iPhone SE, 7, 7 PLUS

So, the next update of the iPhone pleased us with cameras and now in the younger version we have a stabilizer, and in the older version there are now two cameras instead of one.

Camera on iPhone X, 8, 8 PLUS

These smartphones again make us very happy high quality shooting. If you look at the number of megapixels, the situation is the same as last year.

However, a lot of work has been done and now we have a leader. It is a ten and its telephoto aperture is now ƒ/2.4. For comparison, the 7 and 8 Plus have ƒ/2.4.

X: rear camera - dual, 12 MP with wide-angle and telephoto lenses, front - 7 MP;
8: rear camera 12 MP, front 7 MP;
8 PLUS: rear camera - dual, 12 MP with wide-angle and telephoto lenses, front 7 MP.

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