Only 12 megapixels?

[Poweranimals]

Is this accurate for the camera? I only ask because the S6 has 16 megapixels. That's a sizable downgrade.

Edit: I'm trying to post this to the Galaxy S8 forum but it keeps posting here.

 

[kate]

Yep it does have a 12MP camera, the same or similar camera they had for the S7 which was highly praised. A lower MP count doesn't mean the camera is worse.

I'll move to the S8 channel (go here then start a post for future posts):
https://androidforums.com/devices/samsung-galaxy-s8.3661/

 

[Poweranimals]

How do you know how good the camera is then?

I thought I did that. Lol.

 

[kate]

Both these early reviews say the S8 camera is basically the same as the S7 camera:
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-s8
http://www.ubergizmo.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-s8-review/

Supposedly there are software improvements, we'll know more on the picture quality as more people get the S8.

I thought I did that. Lol.

My mistake, I just tried that and it didn't work.
We're updating the site, I'll check it out more.

 

[Hadron]

Actually with the teeny-tiny sensors that phone cameras have I would rather have 12Mpix than 16. More pixels = smaller pixels = worse signal/noise, so quality is a balance between that and resolution (though frankly the image processing is more important than either). There's a reason why all of the highest-rated phone cameras in the last year have been 12Mpix, with most manufacturers having pulled back from the ever higher pixel counts of earlier years.