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by piyush_soni 4246 days ago
The blogspot fails to discuss why Samsung Galaxy S4/S5 HDR results are much better than my Nexus 5's. Also, there are limitations in leaving it on. Besides it being slow, it also has other restrictions like the inability to use Flash while in HDR+ mode. Howsoever good it may be by default, flash is sometimes important not only in dark, but also when facing sunlight while taking the shot.
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magicalist 4246 days ago
> The blogspot fails to discuss why Samsung Galaxy S4/S5 HDR results are much better than my Nexus 5's

Well, $300 price difference can buy you a lot.

Now I get it. Comments like this one must be why Google felt pressured into making the next Nexus phone so much more expensive :P

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tracker1 4246 days ago
Probably has a bit to do with it... I, for one was really happy with a great mid-range option that was by far the best value in each release... still on my N4, and not sure what I'm going to get as an upgrade.
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magicalist 4246 days ago
Yep, I'm with you.

I'm more or less fine with the nexus 5's camera (usually if an event is important to capture with great quality, someone else has a better camera already there), so I'd much rather the nexuses stick to the price point than go up in quality for a disproportionately larger increase in price.

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post_break 4246 days ago
Galaxy S4 on stock rom photos look amazing. S4 on Google rom photos look like shit. It's in the software.
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higherpurpose 4246 days ago
Indeed. The pre-Lollipop stock camera software was crap. Now it seems much better. Also Samsung's phones, even the S5, seem to be crap in the low-light/dark, too. They only excel in good to medium lighting.
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