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Noise cancellation is a mechanism that is used to reduce or neutralize unwanted background noise. Also known as active noise cancellation, it involves the production of internal sound signals to counter or suppress external noise. This process is executed through the coordination of microphones that pick up the noise and a chipset that inverts the …
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Latency refers to the delay or time taken for a screen to display individual picture frames. The pictures are displayed after image signals are relayed from the GPU/processor to the screen. Latency is also referred to as display lag and is mostly associated with high-definition (HD) viewing that entails showing super-clear pictures in a smooth …
A hall sensor is an electronic device fitted in a phone to determine the proximity, speed, and location of a device’s mechanical system. It does this by detecting varying magnetic fields. It then converts the variance into electronic signals that are relayed to the phone’s processor. A hall effect sensor does not have to come …
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Viewing the phone screen in sunlight is nearly impossible if auto brightness is not turned on. Sunlight mode is a feature that provides extra nits of brightness when using the phone outdoors for comfortable viewing. It adjusts the phone screen brightness to strong ambient/surrounding light when the automatic brightness is off. If for example, you …
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Curved glass is a screen design that is highly associated with Samsung smartphones. It entails a phone screen that slops on the sides creating slanting sides. This design is made to create a better holding experience, making it feel more compact and easy to handle. It is, however, a bit difficult to put a glass …
ProMotion is a display technology designed for Apple devices. ProMotion technology gives up to a 120Hz refresh rate instead of the standard 60Hz rate, meaning that it can work at twice the speed, refreshing your screen 120 times per second. The 120Hz refresh rate gives you smoother scrolling, improved responsiveness, and better gaming performance. ProMotion …
SDR refers to standard dynamic range. It is the quality of a screen to correctly display the brighter parts and darker parts of the image that both contain displayable detail. While high dynamic range (HDR) offers more quality in displaying the bright and dark sections, SDR strikes a little lower in this regard. SDR can …
Multi-touch is a display technology that can sense/detect more than one touch on the screen. It is useful when you need to zoom in or pinch the screen to either enlarge or reduce the displayed content. Like capacitative touch screen technology, multi-touch works through capacitors lined on a phone/device screen. These capacitors detect various points …
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Burst mode is a camera feature that makes it shoot photos continuously without stopping. The pictures are taken in quick succession in a rapid-fire fashion. The burst mode is activated by the shutter button in the smartphone camera. Depending on the kind of phone, you have to swipe the shutter button or touch and hold …
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While most modern phone cameras are designed with autofocus, some still come with fixed focus. For the lens to focus effectively, it must be able to move closer or further away from the image sensor. Fixed focus refers to static camera lenses that are fixated at one point and cannot be adjusted. With this limitation, …
