{"id":637404,"date":"2025-12-17T04:44:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/637404\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T04:44:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:44:17","slug":"samsung-might-be-bringing-back-a-throwback-camera-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/637404\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung might be bringing back a throwback camera feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra camera housing angled\"  alt=\"Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra camera housing angled\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Samsung-Galaxy-S24-Ultra-camera-housing-angled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Robert Triggs \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A new rumor says that a future Samsung phone could feature a camera with a variable aperture.<\/li>\n<li>This development would evidently be aimed at competing with Apple, whose 2026 iPhones may feature similar hardware.<\/li>\n<li>The Samsung Galaxy S9, released in 2018, featured a variable aperture over its primary camera sensor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/10\/15\/iphone-18-pros-major-camera-upgrade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rumored for months<\/a> that next year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/apple-iphone-17-pro-review-3610935\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iPhone Pro<\/a> models could incorporate a camera with a variable aperture, a feature Samsung\u2019s Galaxy S9 phones offered way back in 2018. Now, a new rumor says that, to keep up with Apple, the dominant Android manufacturer might revisit the idea in the future.<\/p>\n<p>According to a post by <a href=\"https:\/\/m.weibo.cn\/detail\/5244451615672525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital Chat Station<\/a> on Weibo (spotted by <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/samsung-testing-variable-aperture-cameras-to-prepare-for-apple-iphone-18-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wccftech<\/a>), Samsung is currently testing variable aperture designs based on the assumption that next year\u2019s iPhones will feature similar tech.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_rm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A camera\u2019s aperture is the opening under the surface of its lens that light passes through before reaching the sensor. A wider aperture lets in more light, making for brighter photos. Narrower apertures let in less light, but also create photos with a deeper depth of field where more of what the camera captures is in focus.<\/p>\n<p>Lenses for dedicated cameras typically have variable apertures, but almost all smartphone camera apertures are fixed. Samsung incorporating a camera with a variable aperture would allow users some control over depth of field that doesn\u2019t rely on post-processing: The aperture could open up wide to help create the blurred-background look for portrait mode shots, or narrow to get shots where a deeper cross-section of a given scene is in sharp focus.<\/p>\n<p>Wccftech reminds us that the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+\u2019s primary camera had a variable aperture that could switch between f\/1.5 and f\/2.4 settings. If this latest rumor is true, I\u2019d expect Samsung\u2019s next camera with a variable aperture to work similarly, offering two presets to choose between. Because narrower apertures let in less light, the narrow setting would probably only be useful in bright settings.<\/p>\n<p>Digital Chat Station\u2019s post further says that Samsung is looking into making wider foldable phones, evidently also in an effort to keep up with Apple\u2019s future plans.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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