Smartphones have been considered a crucial landmark in the field on mobile phones. These phones have the best performance and are rather efficient with the quality of their work too. Today we bring to you the Top 5 video smartphones for Dec, Jan 2011-12 so if you have been wondering about finding out the best video phones that were a mega hit with the closing of this year, well you can have your heart’s fulfillment here.
Nowadays Smartphones have ended the bounds that were boundary lines between smartphones and point and shoot cameras. High-end Smartphones are well endowed with High quality sensors to provide users with extraordinarily pleasing results.
This post is entirely dedicated to mobile phones that are capable of recording videos at 1080p HD videos. Although smartphones have been boasting the heaviest and the most capable hardware, the recording scale of 1080p HD has been seen in real recent times. While comparing these videos with quality digital cameras remember that camera quality is relative, and the video quality of smartphones is not comparable with digital video cameras that are ranging in the price of 15000 INR.
This post is not about how can smartphones replace superb quality high end digital video recorders but is all about which are the best smartphones that can turn out to be a decent video recorder at moments.
Apple iPhone 4S (Rs. 44,500 onwards)
Apple iPhone 4S is another update of the Apple iPhone 4, the latest iteration of the same features with a few little better features such as Apple iPhone 4S carries in itself 8.0 Megapixels camera where as Apple iPhone 4 carries a 5.0 Megapixel camera. Also, the image sensor used in Apple iPhone 4S has been tweaked a little by Apple engineers so that it takes fantastic pictures even in dim light or no light at all.
Apple iPhone 4S camera has been tweaked for a video recording at full 1080p HD. With image stabilization, Users get to record videos with extraordinary sharpness and detail. The image stabilization in Apple iPhone 4S for videos happens so quickly thus it puts a smile on people face. This features strike hard on the mind of people that are trying to get their moments of life captured so good that they have the clarity and quality of a lifetime. With this Novice that have the problem of handshaking while video graphing is to going to be an issue anymore. Its image stabilization resolves all the problem of clarity desired in the videography.
The latest back illumination sensor with a large aperture, which is used along the Apple A5 Soc processor, offers superb quality of video recording and image clicking capabilities. However, the video camera in Apple iPhone 4S does not allow video recording at 720p HD video which might be a hazard to its features. Although after the video has been clicked, the user need not transfer the file Mac or pc but simply open the video with iMovie Application that will edit the clip and change the 1080p HD video to 720p HD. Apple iPhone 4S is turning out to be a strong competitor for all the point and shoot cameras that bundle a video recording feature.
Samsung Galaxy Note (Rs. 32,250)
Samsung’s ambitious hybrid gadget – Galaxy Note Gt-N7000 is embedded with an 8.0 Megapixel image sensor with a LED Flash. Samsung Galaxy Note has a 5.3 inch display capacitive touchscreen display, which is combined with an HD Super Amoled Panel that offers WXGA resolution. What enhances it is a wide angle camera at the back. This megapixel camera offers 1080p HD video recording that too ranging from 24 frames per second (FPS) to 30 Frames per second (FPS).
Samsung Galaxy Note’s offers a 8.0 Megapixel camera that resolves the problem of manual focus with a continuous autofocus while recording videos and capturing stills. As a result, the file turns out to be big in size and with a media format of “.mp4″. Samsung Galaxy Note differs significantly from Samsung Galaxy SII in a whole lot of way, Samsung Galaxy Note offers stereo recording that is turning out to be a heavily appreciated feature of Samsung Galaxy Note. The recorded videos do not show any drop in the frame rates, unless there is a considerable drop in the luminance of the environment. Samsung Galaxy Note also allows the videographer to choose or switch between 1080p HD video quality to 720P HD shooting mode with a wide viewing field.
Once the video has been captured apple iPhone offers decent manipulations to the video for refining the quality of the video may it be re-editing the video or re-tweaking it for refining it. Although Samsung Galaxy Note offers a whole lot variety of features, it stands nowhere when compared with the quality of video recorded by Apple iPhone 4S.
HTC Sensation XE (Rs. 32,500)
HTC has been trying to make its stand in the show of Smartphones and has been considering of launching new smartphones with a considerable price and still providing some of the best features. HTC Sensation XE is another add-on in the same, with a lot of features resembling with the earlier smartphone introduced by HTC, HTC Sensation XE has a lot more to offer. This addition to the HTC Sensation family is turning out to be better. HTC Sensation XE is Android 2.3 gingerbread handset featured with an 8 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED Flash. Same as the still camera, video recorder in HTC Sensation XE comes with a lot of video recording options such as setting up the video recording resolution, the recording limit and the effects. HTC Sensation XE is embedded with a startling autofocus that is equipped on, and as soon as you start recording it is started so you will have the best video captured with your HTC Sensation XE. However, the user has to shift the autofocus manually from one place to another.
HTC has been building fascinating phones with impressive features but sometimes leaves loose ends some times. HTC Sensation XE is capable of video recording at a video quality of 1080p HD at 30 Frames per second with its 8 megapixel camera, but the videographer will have to compromise a bit with the autofocus. Although you could blame Android for undermining the capabilities of Adreno 220, there is enough possibility of up-gradation in the future updates. It will surely be possible if HTC focuses more on these critical issues rather than relying on Android 4.0 expecting it to resolve all the problems and drawbacks HTC Sensation XE is worth having.
The Low aluminous areas are video recorded at 24 frames per second, and so appear a lot choppy. HTC has been boasting about the superb sound recording to compliment the 1080 PhD videography and thereby claiming its video quality to be a lot better than Samsung Galaxy SII. Thereby the camera does not make videos stand out but the quick exposure embedded in HTC Sensation XE might just make it perform in moderately lit or cloudy-misty environment.
Motorola Droid Razr (Rs 33,990)
Motorola has been working on the famous Motorola Razr with its new 7.1mm slim Droid Razr XT910 smartphone. It is packed with a Kevlar plastic back panel, and so it is turning out to be amazingly styled. With a dual core TI OMAP 4430 processor, and a PowerVR SGX 540 graphics chip it makes the Smartphone just like a beast in your palm. It houses an 8 Megapixel camera at the back capable of capturing 1080p HD videos at 30 FPS (Frames per Second).
But the image and video quality of Motorola Droid Razr is not as exciting as expected by the mass. The Autofocus feature while recording suffers a lot from location issues and thereby does not provide a whole lot of expertise in videography, it also means you can’t narrow down to a small area quickly. This is where the digital image stabilization comes to rescue. Multiple reports pointed at the noise level, and the lack of proper color balance in videos has been reverted, however Motorola Droid Razr is not as bad as it sounds. The 8.0 Mega pixel camera at the rear can record videos at full 1080 p HD at 30 frames per second and then later compresses it to smaller file later when the recording is completed so it does not occupies a whole lot of space. This compression is possibly the reason for the noise level and the lack of good color in videos.
Motorola Droid Razr also allows switching between in-built mic for a better audio input while you are recording a video. This is complimented with dual channel, stereo sound output for videos. So you can have the best quality of videos with stereo sound and thus a better combination of video quality and stereo sound.
LG Optimus 3D (Rs 30,200)
LG Optimus 3D was the first glasses free 3D Smartphones, so it grabbed a lot of attraction by mobile enthusiasts. However due to the no roll-out option to Android 2.3 Gingerbread with time has turned out to be the main drawback for LG Optimus 3D, sending it on the backseat when it is compared head to head with HTC Evo 3D. LG has not started rolling to Android 2.3 Gingerbread for LG Optimus 3D worldwide.
Housing a pair of 5.0 Megapixel cameras, LG Optimus 3D can record videos at at 1080p HD at 24 frames per second (FPS) to 30 frames per second (FPS) with distinct clarity and perfection in 2D mode. It can also record videos at 720p HD at 30 frames per second in 3D mode. This 3D video recording in HD is a feature that is the most eye-catching in it.
Although glasses –free 3D video recordings may seem to be impractical, but its a feature you won’t like to miss. The user interface is so rich that you can customize several options like focusing, adding depth at the time of recording the video. The operating system provided is an Android 2.2 Froyo and seems to be outdated for a phone like Optimus. It is obviously not an impressive feature. News is that LG has decided to release an update for the handset in the form of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. This will come as a relief, as many people will be attracted towards LG Optimus 3D.
All these smartphones have been available in the market, and you could buy them from any retailer. Have a look at the features of these phones and buy these phones under the festive season. You sure might get them at a reasonable price.
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