Rumor saying HTC M7 may have Ultrapixels
The HTC M7, widely believed to be unveiled at a press event this month, may not measure its camera resolution in megapixels. Would you believe “Ultrapixels”? That’s the word from Pocket-Lint, which quotes sources familiar with the matter saying the smartphone will have not one, but three camera sensors for images:
Although rumours have suggested the new smartphone will use a 13-megapixel sensor, sources familiar with the matter have told Pocket-lint that won’t be the case. Well, not exactly.
The new camera will instead be made up of three 4.3-megapixel sensor layers combined to give a resulting single image. Three lots of 4.3 may add up to around 13-megapixels, but images from HTC’s latest won’t be output at that larger size.
The Ultrapixel sensor is expected to be a core feature of the new M7 smartphone – the name of which is still to be officially confirmed – and, presumably, the way that HTC will stop consumers being confused that its new flagship phone will come with what, on the surface, is a 4-megapixel sensor.
Nokia had a similar issue with the Nokia 808 Pureview’s boasts of a 41-megapixel sensor which was available in only one mode, whereas the smartphone’s more common settings would restrict output to 8-megapixels for best-clarity shots.
Ultrapixel is ultimately remarketing the megapixel. Whether it will become a part of your daily vocabulary from 19 February, well, we’ll just have to wait and see.
Source: Pocket-lint Via: GigaOm