GSMArena.com GSMArena.com

Tip us

2.0m
150k
RSS

EV

Merch

Log in

Login

I forgot my password
Sign up
  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Videos
  • Featured
  • Phone Finder
  • Deals
  • MerchNew
  • Coverage
  • Contact
ADVERTISEMENT

OnePlus 5's tele camera only has 1.6x optical zoom, digital zoom brings it to 2x

  • Post your comment
  • Comments (74)

Peter 22 June 2017

OnePlus Android

It seems that the OnePlus 5 marketing promised more than the engineering team delivered – the chipset isn’t as fast as benchmarks indicate, and the camera’s 2x optical lossless zoom actually... isn’t. No, really, it isn’t optical or lossless, and the camera isn’t 20MP either.

Co-founder Carl Pei clarified on Twitter that actually the second lens on the back offers 1.6x optical zoom then digital zoom makes up the remaining 0.4x to reach the claimed 2x. That final upscaling means that the effective resolution is less than 20MP – in reality, it’s closer to 16MP.

The company still claims “2x lossless zoom”, but that is debatable. And it could have done a better job making it clear that it’s not optical zoom. Also, the EXIF info shows that the wide-angle and tele lenses have focal lengths of 24mm and 36mm (in 35mm equiv.), which would make the zoom 1.5x. If Pei’s info is correct, the actual focal length of the tele lens is 38.4mm.

Optical zoom is at 1.6x, the remaining 0.4x is realized through SmartCapture multiframe technology.

— Carl Pei (@getpeid) June 21, 2017

But that’s nitpicking. At any rate, this explains why the OnePlus 5 wasn’t delivering the quality we would expect from its tele camera.

Source

Related articles
  • OnePlus 5 caught cheating on multi-core benchmarks OnePlus 5 caught cheating on multi-core benchmarks
  • OnePlus 5 is the fastest selling OnePlus device OnePlus 5 is the fastest selling OnePlus device
  • OnePlus 5 goes official with Snapdragon 835 and dual camera OnePlus 5 goes official with Snapdragon 835 and dual camera
  • Watch the OnePlus 5 announcement live here Watch the OnePlus 5 announcement live here

Reader comments

D
  • DanishBeacon
  • nRB
  • 23 Jun 2017

All this negative comments abt Oneplus from people who obviously never hold one in their hands. Specc is one thing but reality is something else. In my experience in past i had several Samsung's, Sony, iPhone, Xiaomi and now I'm with OP 3T (6G/...

  • Reply
H
  • Hamburger
  • IWM
  • 23 Jun 2017

The important qn is.... can I turn off this 0.4x software zoom?

  • Reply
.
  • .alpha
  • ytx
  • 23 Jun 2017

Wasn't OnePlus 5 supposed to be smaller than 3T? Right... it is 1.5mm TALLER. OnePlus is all marketing and hype.

  • Reply
  • Read all comments
  • Post your comment
Total reader comments: 74

ADVERTISEMENT

Phone finder

  • Samsung
  • Apple
  • Huawei
  • Nokia
  • Sony
  • LG
  • HTC
  • Motorola
  • Lenovo
  • Xiaomi
  • Google
  • Honor
  • Oppo
  • Realme
  • OnePlus
  • Nothing
  • vivo
  • Meizu
  • Asus
  • Alcatel
  • ZTE
  • Microsoft
  • Umidigi
  • Coolpad
  • Oscal
  • Sharp
  • Micromax
  • Infinix
  • Ulefone
  • Tecno
  • Doogee
  • Blackview
  • Cubot
  • Oukitel
  • Itel
  • TCL

All brands Rumor mill

ADVERTISEMENT

Top 10 by daily interest

  Device Daily hits  
1.Xiaomi Poco F7 5G38,560
2. Trump Mobile T1 Phone27,824
3.Samsung Galaxy A5625,184
4.Huawei Pura 80 Ultra 5G22,125
5.Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra19,712
6.Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4 Pro17,632
7.OnePlus 13S 5G16,489
8.Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max15,808
9.Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro15,662
10.Apple iPhone 1314,191

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

BMW iX3's latest teaser focuses on 400+ kW charging BMW iX3's latest teaser focuses on 400+ kW charging Honda to introduce a new compact EV concept next monthOnvo L90 arrives with 598 hp and family focus
ADVERTISEMENT

Home News Reviews Compare Coverage Glossary FAQ RSS Youtube Instagram TikTok Facebook Twitter

© 2000-2025 GSMArena.com Mobile version Android app Tools Contact us Merch store Privacy Terms of use Change Ad Consent Do not sell my data