So haven't found many reactions to this problem, but the HTC One seems to lack flash focus.
As far as I know most other flagship phones have this functionality.
So how do y'all manage to take pictures in dark environments where it's too dark too focus normally???
Kinda sucks, the only workaround is to shoot a movie with the flash on and click the photo icon
Does anyone know if this will be added in future updates?? How do other HTC phones handle this like the One X??
I know what you mean. It's terrible really, I hate the camera on this thing. In Snapchat you can't even use the flash because the image just goes nearly fully white
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I know what you mean. It's terrible really, I hate the camera on this thing. In Snapchat you can't even use the flash because the image just goes nearly fully white
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Yeah it sucks.. I don't get it how HTC really screwed up the camera part. Don't know if it's something that can be helped with an update/3rd party software...
I thought that I was the only one with that problem.. It makes pictures in the complete darkness look terrible. Hopefully it's fixed in the 4.3 sense builds.
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I thought that I was the only one with that problem.. It makes pictures in the complete darkness look terrible. Hopefully it's fixed in the 4.3 sense builds.
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Yeah exactly, pretty useless at a party or concert or something :-/
I don't understand why there aren't many people complaining about this issue.
How do other HTC phones deal with this? I can't remember anymore if my old HTC Desire was able to flash focus or not.
This past weekend I took the first photo with flash since I bought the One two months ago. I don't like to take photos with flash and I prefer to have some photos looking a bit grainy but with more natural colors.
I decided to turn the flash and the photo came out of focus. It's the first one I take with the flash but I'm not going to touch it again.
HTC needs to improve the camera firmware/software in a hurry, there are issues like too much hunting in low light conditions and loooong time to focus in same scenarios. The autofocus should be faster, specially as the phone doesn't have a physical button. I really miss the physical two-step shutter I had on the 8X and Lumia 920.
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So I've been a lurker on the boards for awhile, following the Android development and experimenting as I can, since I want to start doing my own ports. However, recently I've been running into an issue that I'm trying to fix.
I've searched the boards and have only found one solution, but I want to see if there are other options.
Do any Android Builds have a working camera? I know zenulator developed a Donut 1.6 build with a working camera but I found it's not nearly fast enough on my system (Vouge running Myn's Warm Donut) for me to make the switch, in addition to not being updated since November. Are there any other builds with a camera? I'm not too upset, it just irks me that I have to reboot WM just to take pictures.
Not sure what you are talking about. All donut builds have a working camera (the quality is not as good as WinMo, but it works)
The Eclair builds do not have working cameras.
In some of the kernels the camera app is soft resetting the device
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In some of the kernels the camera app is soft resetting the device
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I believe you need a kernal from 4-6-10(April 6th) or earlier to avoid camera reset.
I'm guessing that fixing the camera quality is not an easy task otherwise it would probably be done. But I think it would be great if we could get the same picture quality as winmo. Is anyone working on this?
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I'm guessing that fixing the camera quality is not an easy task otherwise it would probably be done. But I think it would be great if we could get the same picture quality as winmo. Is anyone working on this?
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id like to know this aswell aslo is anyone working on video with the camera?
VirginIncVuture, [ROM] Myn’s Warm Donut - [RLS 5 - 04/24/2010] -Added 240x320 Complaint Dialer 05/07 All work's great!!! But i like Eclair with no worked Camera, Voice Dial, Bluetooth!
Third inquiry as to the camera quality.
Does anybody have plans for the camera?
doesn't sound like it man.
Yeah I worked really hard at getting the camera to work through Donut only to later look at the actual picture quality and it wasn't even worth my time (
Shame really...
Yeah I mean the quality on Myn's rom is OK I guess. But it's not really worth the development time unless it looks like it did while using it on WinMo. Totally a shame...
Sorry, but whose dev time is it not worth?
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Yeah I mean the quality on Myn's rom is OK I guess. But it's not really worth the development time unless it looks like it did while using it on WinMo. Totally a shame...
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I find the camera results are *better* in Android than WinMo. Do not judge the camera by the preview, which is pretty crappy on vogue android. The picture will not look like the preview.
The lack of any camera support in Eclair for the past 4 months is the only thing keeping me off it. I really wish I knew what was wrong.
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I find the camera results are *better* in Android than WinMo. Do not judge the camera by the preview, which is pretty crappy on vogue android. The picture will not look like the preview.
The lack of any camera support in Eclair for the past 4 months is the only thing keeping me off it. I really wish I knew what was wrong.
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Really?
I always assumed that the low quality pics in Android would look the same on my laptop. I will have to take a look for myself.
Thx...
myn's for sure the camera works at 320x480 if you use a non native resolution the camera for me has not worked
The quality is atrocious no matter what.
I have used warm donuts 320x240 and this is a sample of 320x480
http://imgur.com/57UTs.jpg
Yeah the quality is actually pretty bad, its not just a preview issue.
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Hi,
i just got this phone and i was really excited but then it all went wrong
Unlock screen is choppy
I found the menu preview is so choppy
Sliding to the next screen is choppy
The camera loads after ages and takes photos ages after u click the camera button
The camera is no good all images come out soft and all eyes in the images turn out white.(Someone reported that removing the back cover makes the images shaper, Its true, try it.
The extra layer of software by LG on top of the vanilla causes this problem.
Great hardware and AWFUL LG software.
The dual core is useless, Multitasking takes longer than the HTC phones. the widgets are awful, there is not facebook integration like some HTC phones so u end up with duplicate contacts and have to merge them manually.
PLS THINK B4 YOU BUY I AM RETURNING MINE.
NEXT .....SAMSUNG GALAXY S2.
Try another launcher
Before returning your device, I suggest you try another launcher program. Launcherpro Plus works like a dream on my 2X.
Not to make excuses for them but I didn't expect much from LG, software-wise; they're new to this. It takes time for a company to get their software right -- a good case in point is HTC with Sense. Their first Sense implementation (back during their WinMo days) was laggy and buggy but after years, they've gotten to the point where their UI is actually ported by custom ROM makers to non-HTC handsets. Touchwiz has also gotten better (although I jettisoned it from my Galaxy S) but Motorola, which is still relatively new to the "skinning" paradigm still needs work on their Blur interface.
On top of that, the LG widgets actually work pretty well on LP-Pro, so you don't lose the use of the nice weather and clock widget as well as the calendar/agenda widget.
Also, while I too am interested in the Galaxy SII, after handling a prototype and comparing it side-by-side with my 2X, I think I'll still with the 2X -- the build quality is just so much better; Samsung can't escape their plastic-y phone design philosophy. To be fair, the GSII is a lot classier-looking than the original GS but neither is close to the 2X.
It's a shame really -- plenty of Samsung products are seeing great improvements in their design.
Besides, with a resource like XDA-Dev, it's only a matter of time before a truly excellent custom ROM enters the scene.
viniturb0 said:
Hi,
i just got this phone and i was really excited but then it all went wrong
Unlock screen is choppy
I found the menu preview is so choppy
Sliding to the next screen is choppy
The camera loads after ages and takes photos ages after u click the camera button
The camera is no good all images come out soft and all eyes in the images turn out white.(Someone reported that removing the back cover makes the images shaper, Its true, try it.
The extra layer of software by LG on top of the vanilla causes this problem.
Great hardware and AWFUL LG software.
The dual core is useless, Multitasking takes longer than the HTC phones. the widgets are awful, there is not facebook integration like some HTC phones so u end up with duplicate contacts and have to merge them manually.
PLS THINK B4 YOU BUY I AM RETURNING MINE.
NEXT .....SAMSUNG GALAXY S2.
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My response is BUY THIS PHONE, IT IS THE BEST PHONE AVAILABLE IN THE UK.
It is NOT choppy at all.
The camera loads FAST.
Photos turn out GREAT.
And wtf, this is much faster than HTC phones.
I think you got a dud mate.
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Before returning your device, I suggest you try another launcher program. Launcherpro Plus works like a dream on my 2X.
Not to make excuses for them but I didn't expect much from LG, software-wise; they're new to this. It takes time for a company to get their software right -- a good case in point is HTC with Sense. Their first Sense implementation (back during their WinMo days) was laggy and buggy but after years, they've gotten to the point where their UI is actually ported by custom ROM makers to non-HTC handsets. Touchwiz has also gotten better (although I jettisoned it from my Galaxy S) but Motorola, which is still relatively new to the "skinning" paradigm still needs work on their Blur interface.
On top of that, the LG widgets actually work pretty well on LP-Pro, so you don't lose the use of the nice weather and clock widget as well as the calendar/agenda widget.
Also, while I too am interested in the Galaxy SII, after handling a prototype and comparing it side-by-side with my 2X, I think I'll still with the 2X -- the build quality is just so much better; Samsung can't escape their plastic-y phone design philosophy. To be fair, the GSII is a lot classier-looking than the original GS but neither is close to the 2X.
It's a shame really -- plenty of Samsung products are seeing great improvements in their design.
Besides, with a resource like XDA-Dev, it's only a matter of time before a truly excellent custom ROM enters the scene.
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Thank you, Launcher pro really rocks its wierd i was just paying LP when i read your message. I miss the mail widget otherwise the LP totally rocks
If you are so negative about it "mr i yell on caps cuz im cool " why even bother trolling here, i mean seriously.. if u even bothered to read any topic here there are lots of fixes which make a good phone a phantastic phone.. i have had 4 htc's before this and a se xperia and i can say this is the shizzle so meh take ur negative additude with ye and please join the samsung fanboi page plox...
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le3ky said:
My response is BUY THIS PHONE, IT IS THE BEST PHONE AVAILABLE IN THE UK.
It is NOT choppy at all.
The camera loads FAST.
Photos turn out GREAT.
And wtf, this is much faster than HTC phones.
I think you got a dud mate.
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Seriously dude? I dont think i got a dud with no disrespect but my friends phone is also choppy like mine, Try Launcher pro and then try the preview screens, u can adjust their speed and they load super fast. LG shoudnt have skinned their phones, dunno it just makes it the experience annoying.
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If you are so negative about it "mr i yell on caps cuz im cool " why even bother trolling here, i mean seriously.. if u even bothered to read any topic here there are lots of fixes which make a good phone a phantastic phone.. i have had 4 htc's before this and a se xperia and i can say this is the shizzle so meh take ur negative additude with ye and please join the samsung fanboi page plox...
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hey buddy thank you for your message but im not tryng to be nagative, i just like things to work, wouldnt you be annoyed if u paid £449 and got something that didnt work like you expected it to? im not expecting it to take me to the moon n back but even small things like being able to refresh all your combined mails accounts u cant do u have to do them individually, and to top it the fact that its a dual core and performs like a 201MHZ phone, YES, WTF indeed!
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hey buddy thank you for your message but im not tryng to be nagative, i just like things to work, wouldnt you be annoyed if u paid £449 and got something that didnt work like you expected it to? im not expecting it to take me to the moon n back but even small things like being able to refresh all your combined mails accounts u cant do u have to do them individually, and to top it the fact that its a dual core and performs like a 201MHZ phone, YES, WTF indeed!
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Hey pall..
Go to the dev section, install clockwork, boot up a custom rom problems solved U will go to the moon and back.. or if thats too much trouble install launcher pro and a alternate email program of your choice if you are too dumb to find the settings/read this forum to find where the settings are.... kgo! Also the picture quality is boosted alot by changing certain settings, again these are found by reading.. have fun and good luck ..
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yes, unlock screen is choppy,
but app menu is definitely as smooth as butter,
homescreen become smooth after I remove the weather widget and replaced it with a better looking widget
so if u are saying that your app menu is choppy, something must have seriously goes wrong.
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yes, unlock screen is choppy,
but app menu is definitely as smooth as butter,
homescreen become smooth after I remove the weather widget and replaced it with a better looking widget
so if u are saying that your app menu is choppy, something must have seriously goes wrong.
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Yes right the unlock screen is choppy previews are choppy the app menus are fast.
im using launcher pro and you wont believe the speed now its awesome.
please try launcher pro and change speed setting to 8 and 9.
thank you for your reply to my post i appreciate it
I use spb no lag i have a lot of apps installed and the phone is very fast.
I had galaxy s and desire hd and i can say you that lg2x is more more fast than htc and samsung.
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don't expect samsung's software would be any different. their touckwiz is as unpolished as LG's UI, heck might be even worse.
that's why i salute t-mobile by putting a stock android on the upcoming G2X. instead of the lg's UI.
Just use Launcher pro and everything willl be super blazing fast.
Let's just wish LG would do a better job on the 2.3 fw update.
I saw on gsmarena that there was an update for this phone mainly to help the camera, does anybody know what firmware version this should be as I haven't had any updates and wonder if it's already running it! HTC them self told me there is no such update! But there is. I'm getting great results from this camera alraady to be fair but if it can be better then why not!
Don't quote me on this but I believe they already shipped with the updated software.
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I saw on gsmarena that there was an update for this phone mainly to help the camera, does anybody know what firmware version this should be as I haven't had any updates and wonder if it's already running it! HTC them self told me there is no such update! But there is. I'm getting great results from this camera alraady to be fair but if it can be better then why not!
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it was all a bit of a misunderstanding apparently - most of the pro review of the htc one has been on the pre-retail firmware. It's this firmware that has been updated - and included - in the retail handsets.
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it was all a bit of a misunderstanding apparently - most of the pro review of the htc one has been on the pre-retail firmware. It's this firmware that has been updated - and included - in the retail handsets.
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No one seems to be able to tell what firmware number it should be. I'm guessing I alraady have it as the pics I have been getting are great!
Thanks for your response
Camera update
HTC ONE seems to be very good but there is one thing - the camera ! and quality of pictures ! (video is ok)
Somebody say that this wiil fix an update, somebody say that the lens make the out of focus picture.
Will be the picture sharp?
Thanks
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HTC ONE seems to be very good but there is one thing - the camera ! and quality of pictures ! (video is ok)
Somebody say that this wiil fix an update, somebody say that the lens make the out of focus picture.
Will be the picture sharp?
Thanks
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Well After having a few days with the phone, Im pleased with the results Im getting! It does indeed seem to be working well in low light conditions
I do photography and once you learn to make the camera work for you it does a good job, The only thing I feel you lose with this camera is the ability to crop as the image is already low res however if you get the picture you set out to get your be happy.
some of the features they have built in work surprisingly well like to remove objects!
I'm also really happy with the quality of the camera.
AW: [Q] HTC one update?
The camera's quality is absolutely excellent - the best cam I ever had in a phone. For everything else, I have my Canon S95 and my DSLR
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i have it 2 days now
the camera is really bad, only the colors are great
needs huge update asap
I find the Camera Quality spot on! There will be a update soon, but one there working on currently (This is what ive heard) this is to fix some minor 'teething bugs' which you always get from new handsets. . . however, camera fix got shipped with handsset fully updated. . . should be on firmware 1.28.401.7 ( will vary on models e.g branded handsets, Regions, etc)
Bumping this thread along, does any one have any news of when HTC will be updating the phone to android 4.2.2?
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Bumping this thread along, does any one have any news of when HTC will be updating the phone to android 4.2.2?
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I read somewhere it's coming in 5 weeks or so fingers crossed
Im on Trick Droid and there have been a number of Kernel base updates in the past few days.
Most of the improvements seem to be camera and sound related so it looks like HTC are addressing the situation.
Personally, Cant see anything to moan about. Easily the best camera ive had in a phone (yet.. )
Have a look around the forum, should find more about it.
I cant wait for 4.2.2 either loool
Hope this helps. . .
http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2013/03/23/htc-one-could-update-to-jelly-bean-4-2-2-within-2-months/
Phone is excellent. But any improvements are very welcome from HTC.
Hi there,
I installed the Kitkat RUU on my Htc One. The ROM itself is very smooth, but I have one very big problem: The Android stock camera takes quite bad photos. As long as I'm just focussing, the picture quality is as fine as always. But when I actually take the photo, the quality is very bad. This happens to front and rear camera. I already tried Camera ZOOM FX, but I also have other problems with this app. I already tried to change the settings in both applications, but I can't get as sharp pictures as before. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
OdlG
Happens to me too, guess its because of GPE. Tried a 4.4 sense rom (on insertcoin you can choose to install the AOSP camera) and well, guess what happened? on both cameras (sense / AOSP) the quality is way better. Thats why i propably go to a sense rom. I dont really care about the GPE features (well, whats the most important? ART? the new dialer?.. well, art is broken and new dialer.. to be honest, when i call a number i know who i call, i dont need such stuff).
So either MIUI or a 4.4 sense rom is my suggesstion
OdlG26 said:
Hi there,
I installed the Kitkat RUU on my Htc One. The ROM itself is very smooth, but I have one very big problem: The Android stock camera takes quite bad photos. As long as I'm just focussing, the picture quality is as fine as always. But when I actually take the photo, the quality is very bad. This happens to front and rear camera. I already tried Camera ZOOM FX, but I also have other problems with this app. I already tried to change the settings in both applications, but I can't get as sharp pictures as before. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
OdlG
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I use GPE it takes very good pictures.. even the purple noise with dark light is almost away with GPE 4.4 Stock Sense 4.3 can't provide this.. I used this RUU here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2358781
kewkie said:
Happens to me too, guess its because of GPE. Tried a 4.4 sense rom (on insertcoin you can choose to install the AOSP camera) and well, guess what happened? on both cameras (sense / AOSP) the quality is way better. Thats why i propably go to a sense rom. I dont really care about the GPE features (well, whats the most important? ART? the new dialer?.. well, art is broken and new dialer.. to be honest, when i call a number i know who i call, i dont need such stuff).
So either MIUI or a 4.4 sense rom is my suggesstion
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I really dislike Sense though :/ And I would like to have a ROM with OTA support.
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I use GPE it takes very good pictures.. even the purple noise with dark light is almost away with GPE 4.4 Stock Sense 4.3 can't provide this.. I used this RUU here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2358781
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I use the same RUU. Bur for me, the image quality is pretty bad in comparison to the Stock Android 4.3 Sense ROM
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I really dislike Sense though :/ And I would like to have a ROM with OTA support.
I use the same RUU. Bur for me, the image quality is pretty bad in comparison to the Stock Android 4.3 Sense ROM
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the only difference I noticed that I have to wait a couple of seconds that the picture loads and I see it with full resolution
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the only difference I noticed that I have to wait a couple of seconds that the picture loads and I see it with full resolution
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That's normal. That also happened on Stock Sense. And also on other Android devices.
tried both roms, GPE and Sense, and cannot see a difference
I have been looking to replace my LG optimus 4x because I want a phone with a better camera.
So, I got interested on this phone because of that, and the sqareish design(I hate the rounded designs of the iphone,Samsung Galaxies and other OEM designs).
I read about this device.
3 questions:
How is the device for you guys? Any sudden deaths, hardware failures, etc?
Is the camera any good?
Are there any custom roms, particulary CM11... I dont care about OEM firmware as they will always lag behind.
Thanks.
Another reason I am interested on this device is its price. Its the second cheapest FULL HD phone out there for me.
I know you guys hold the device dear and such, but sony released the Z1 already, so be honest with me.
My LG does its job well and I am unwilling to switch to a more expensive device that does nothing better than my current phone.
And please, no nexus suggestions, nexus devices have horrible cameras and build qualitiy. I am sort of an anti-nexus guy.
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How is the device for you guys? Any sudden deaths, hardware failures, etc?
Is the camera any good?
Are there any custom roms, particulary CM11... I dont care about OEM firmware as they will always lag behind.
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For me it's just perfect. Since the 4.3 update I do not have much lags. So I do not need a custom ROM.
In low light the camera is bad(like the most other phones, Z1 is I think not that bad in low light but I am not sure). If there is enough light, you can make really good pictures. give a look to this video(focus of the video is in the beginning bad I think^^) and I will attach a pic. Better pictures I never made with this phone(or any other), but I am not a professional in taking pictures
How I said, since the 4.3 update it's really smooth. Maybe it will get more smoother too after the 4.4 update. But there are some custom ROMs. Just give a look to this section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/development
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Edit: Give a look to this thread.They know how to take pictures how I see the last comparison pics by vainqueur are damn nice (Y) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2172712
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And please, no nexus suggestions, nexus devices have horrible cameras and build qualitiy. I am sort of an anti-nexus guy.
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You can try it with this smartphone which is like a tank(I call it always tankphone) by NOKIA (just joking, but I think you still know that)