>> Former Google senior vice president of Social, Vic Gundotra, has said that >> Android phones are literally years behind the iPhone when it comes to >> photography – and it’s Android’s fault. >> >> Gundotra started by praising the quality of the iPhone 7 Plus camera in a >> Facebook post. >> >> The end of the DSLR for most people has already arrived. I left my >> professional camera at home and took these shots at dinner with my iPhone 7 >> using computational photography (portrait mode as Apple calls it). Hard not >> to call these results (in a restaurant, taken on a mobile phone with no >> flash) stunning. Great job Apple. >> >> But he went further … >> >> In response to a comment suggesting that the Samsung S8 >> <https://9to5google.com/guides/Samsung-galaxy-S8/> camera was even better, >> Business Insider >> <http://uk.businessinsider.com/ex-google-svp-vic-gundotra-praises-iphone-2017-7> >> spotted that Gundotra disagreed >> <https://www.facebook.com/vicgundotra/posts/10154573133695706>. He said that >> not only was Apple way ahead of Samsung, but Android was to blame. >> >> I would never use an Android phone for photos! >> >> Here is the problem: It’s Android. Android is an open source (mostly) >> operating system that has to be neutral to all parties. This sounds good >> until you get into the details. Ever wonder why a Samsung phone has a >> confused and bewildering array of photo options? Should I use the Samsung >> Camera? Or the Android Camera? Samsung gallery or Google Photos? >> >> It’s because when Samsung innovates with the underlying hardware (like a >> better camera) they have to convince Google to allow that innovation to be >> surfaced to other applications via the appropriate API. That can take YEARS. >> >> Also the greatest innovation isn’t even happening at the hardware level – >> it’s happening at the computational photography level. (Google was crushing >> this 5 years ago – they had had “auto awesome” that used AI techniques to >> automatically remove wrinkles, whiten teeth, add vignetting, etc… but >> recently Google has fallen back). >> >> Apple doesn’t have all these constraints. They innovate in the underlying >> hardware, and just simply update the software with their latest innovations >> (like portrait mode) and ship it. >> >> Bottom line: If you truly care about great photography, you own an iPhone. >> If you don’t mind being a few years behind, buy an Android. >> >> This theme – that Google takes an early lead and is then overtaken by Apple >> – appears to be happening again >> <https://9to5google.com/2017/06/27/arkit-ios-11-destroying-google-tango/> in >> another camera-related area: augmented reality >> <https://9to5mac.com/guides/augmented-reality/>. Google got in first with >> Tango <https://9to5google.com/guides/google-tango/>, a research project >> whose functionality was first seen in a Lenovo phone >> <https://9to5google.com/2016/11/01/google-tango-lenovo-phab-2-pro-now-for-sale/> >> late last year, before Apple announced ARKit >> <https://9to5mac.com/guides/arkit/>. Apple is aiming to have a bunch of AR >> apps available for the launch of the iPhone 8, and we’ve already seen >> <https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/26/the-best-of-arkit-falcon-9-landing-minecraft-van-gogh-bedroom-tour-and-more-videos/> >> a whole range >> <https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/21/arkit-augmented-reality-navigation/> of >> apps, both useful >> <https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/26/arkit-ar-tape-measure-iphone/> and >> entertaining <https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/27/arkit-ah-a-music-video/>. >> >> Gundotra hasn’t always been quite so complimentary about Apple … >> >> >> >>
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