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Windows Phone Camera Shootout: Nokia Lumia 900 vs. HTC Titan II

"In three rounds, the HTC Titan II came away the clear winner. While we like the Nokia Lumia 900 overall as a great Windows Phone, its camera is one of its weaker points. Our full review of the Titan II will come shortly; we already know one area where it excels, though."

[trazer]

I'm not much of a picture taker, but that is possibly because the photos I take with my current phone (hd7s) seem blurry and washed out, much like the Nokia photos in the article. If I can get results like they did with the Titan 2 when I get it I'll be thrilled!

[HeyCori]

I'm not much of a picture taker, but that is possibly because the photos I take with my current phone (hd7s) seem blurry and washed out, much like the Nokia photos in the article. If I can get results like they did with the Titan 2 when I get it I'll be thrilled!

The Titan II pretty much uses the same camera tech as the original Titan. Check out some of the pictures from the Titan forum.

http://forums.wpcentral.com/titan/183593-5.htm

[inteller]

i don't agree with the verdict on the first photo, but overall I hve to say the TII is better.

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i don't agree with the verdict on the first photo, but overall I hve to say the TII is better.

I think the takeaway from the first photo is that "Despite repeated attempts, the Lumia 900 kept focusing on the background." They attempted to focus on the branch and couldn't get to Lumia 900 to. I'm sure your issue with the TII's picture is the blurred background, but in my opinion gives the impression of a more professional shot where the photographer manually set the aperture to achieve that look. I'm sure the TII could of focused on the buildings in the back if he used tap to focus, if that's what you would have preferred for the shot. The point is with the 900 they couldn't focus on the branches at all while the Titan II let them focus on what they wanted. And no doubt the color and detail is superior on the TII's pic.

[snowmutt]

I was very worried the T2 might actually take worse pictures than the original and take away from maybe the strongest selling point of HTC's flagship WP. I am glad to see it is still a strong camera. Hopefully, all the bugs that has haunted the first Titan are gone. What a great LTE Monster this could be....

[katamari201]

Thanks for posting the link. However, this is a pretty bad comparison. The pictures are resized to something very small and there's only three.

If you go to technobuffalo they have a gallery in their hands-on that compares the thickness of the Titan 2 to the Titan 1 and Lumia 900. It sure isn't the 0.39inch (9.9mm) some reviewers are saying. There is a significant thickness increase going from the Titan 2 to Titan 1, and still a quite noticeable increase from the Lumia 900, which itself is 11.5mm. So that 13mm that are on some spec pages seems to be right. With all that thickness, I was hoping for a bigger battery, which it doesn't really have. The LTE radio should be the same as the one in the Lumia 900, but it is 11.5mm, which is even thinner than the Lumia 800, so it's not the LTE radio making things thick. The most likely is the camera module, and it would be really sad if it doesn't deliver, since it is the only justification for the significant thickness increase. I mean, it looks ginormous with that large lens hole.

Then there' preliminary hearsay from that mobiletechreview video that says the 720p is pretty average. Hopefully later when real images start popping out that super 13mm thickness is justified with extraordinary pictures from that ginormous lens and 16mp sensor. The mobiletechreview shows how slow it is to take a picture in comparison to the HTC One X, which takes it instantly when you tap it, and they are half-decent, all in a 8.9mm body with BIGGER battery, not to mention the Xperia S and iPhone 4S which also take much faster pictures.

I know the Titan 2 was announced months ago, but its being released after the One X in Europe. Couldn't they have stuck an ImageSense chip in there? And 13mm. Sheesh. Let's just hope the pictures are amazing. Because the shortcomings in comparison to other phones as well as its predecessor the Titan 1, make it seem the only thing the Titan 2 has going for it is the 16mp camera. It really needs to win big with that one.

[Zaisaroni]

Do we know if the T2 is just squeezing more pixels from the same sensor in the T1?

I have been very impressed with the quality of the T1 images in the two weeks I have had one.

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Do we know if the T2 is just squeezing more pixels from the same sensor in the T1?

I have been very impressed with the quality of the T1 images in the two weeks I have had one.

I dont think it's the exact same. I believe the TII has a f2.6 aperture and the original is f2.2. It definitely produces sharper images because of those extra MPs. There are also new camera modes and software improvements. I think this camera will be a pretty decent upgrade to the Titan's.

[katamari201]

I don't know much about cameras, but that big ol' giant lense on the back makes it different, at least when you are walking around with the phone held up and people are staring at the lense, wondering if you are trying to steal there soul or something.

[dukrem]

I was very impressed with the shots in this review: HTC Titan II Review - Windows Phone Reviews by MobileTechReview

[Winterfang]

That wasn't a compassion. That was a massacre!!

How can you let yourself beaten by HTC Nokia? Loving those Titan pictures.