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The serious downside to Android One is the absence of GCam. That photo app is simply the single best one out there. I own a Nokia 7 Plus, and it comes with a Ca
by moviuro 6y ago
The serious downside to Android One is the absence of GCam. That photo app is simply the single best one out there. I own a Nokia 7 Plus, and it comes with a Camera app that only shoots blurry photos, even though I don't have shaky hands. Finding a GCam version that worked was a major PITA: I pretty much tried every version here [0]
I'm getting a Pixel 5 on day one, for the camera, camera app and security updates.
[0] https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/ https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/
- mrguyorama 6y agoMeanwhile, the Pixel 2XL's default camera app has the single worst video taking experience I've ever seen, comparable to a $100 flip cam from 2008. 1080p at 30fps is all you seem to get, and it suffers from the same max 4gb file size issue that mp4 has had forever, causing skips and stutters when it stops one video file and starts a new one, which happens more often than you would expect because despite the low video quality, the encoding is incredibly inefficient
- llampx 6y agoThe Pixel isn't the only game in town for good cameras. Although if you add the constraint that the software extras and bloatware have to be google, then yes it is.
- moviuro 6y agoUp-to-date phones with guaranteed software updates, usable interface, and good camera, but not Pixel? Well, I'm interested, but somehow sure that's just a dream. Links or it doesn't exist. Edit: I specified Android, but really, I just want a phone with a standard port (USB C) and my apps (WireGuard, NextCloud, Google Photos, etc.)
- mceachen 6y agoOnePlus has promised system updates for several years (we'll see). The 7 pro main camera is on par with the pixel 2.