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| [* black] Time to talk cameras! The S-year often comes with a camera upgrade, and Apple had a lot to say about these new sensors. | |
| [* black] The wide-angle sensor size has been increased by 32%. | |
| [* black] Pixel size has also been bumped, bringing better low-light performance and contributing to the new "Smart HDR" feature. | |
| [* icon_note] Only time will tell if bigger pixels can help beat last year's impressive [https://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/can-google-pixel-2-replace-traditional-cameras/|Pixel 2 camera|new_window=true]. | |
| [* black] There was one thing Apple forgot to mention about the new camera: all that 32% had to go somewhere, and it turns out [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/coFGhUnDKAYnpNZ4|the camera bump had to grow a little|new_window=true]—your iPhone X case [https://9to5mac.com/2018/09/19/iphone-xs-some-x-cases-might-not-fit/|may not fit your iPhone XS|new_window=true]. | |
| + | [* black] ***Teardown Update***: We did a little testing, and the XS and XS Max camera modules appear to be identical—meaning you can swap the same camera between models with no problem. |