{"id":319779,"date":"2025-12-16T22:02:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T22:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/319779\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T22:02:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T22:02:09","slug":"samsung-might-be-bringing-back-a-throwback-camera-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/319779\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung might be bringing back a throwback camera feature"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Robert Triggs \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

TL;DR<\/p>\n

A new rumor says that a future Samsung phone could feature a camera with a variable aperture.
\nThis development would evidently be aimed at competing with Apple, whose 2026 iPhones may feature similar hardware.
\nThe Samsung Galaxy S9, released in 2018, featured a variable aperture over its primary camera sensor.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been rumored for months<\/a> that next year\u2019s 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

According to a post by Digital Chat Station<\/a> on Weibo (spotted by Wccftech<\/a>), Samsung is currently testing variable aperture designs based on the assumption that next year\u2019s iPhones will feature similar tech.<\/p>\n

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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

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

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

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

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