If you’ve been following tech news closely, you probably know that
companies have a hard time keeping new creations away from the public.
Even Apple’s super-secret culture isn’t enough to prevent new iPhone
leaks, and Apple is the best of them at keeping things under wraps.
Samsung, meanwhile, is at the opposite pole when it comes to new Galaxy S
and Note handsets, as these devices leak well ahead of time — but they
were able to prevent Galaxy Fold leaks in the past, which is a telling
detail about how the company works. The Galaxy S11 series is no
different than its predecessors when it comes to leaks. It’s only
November, and we already heard the phone will look a lot like the Note
10 when it comes to screen design, but feature a complex camera system
that will remind you of the iPhone 11 Pro or Pixel 4. Also, reports
said Samsung is making at least five distinct S11 versions, with several
of them supposed to sport 5G connectivity. All devices will have curved
screens, however. When it comes to that sophisticated camera system, we
saw the first renders for the Galaxy S11e, S11, and S11+,
and all of them told us the phones will feature from three to five
lenses on the back, with the premium handset supposed to sport a crazy
lens design. A leaker who voiced his concerns with the renders now has
more details about the Galaxy S11, revealing an exciting camera feature
for the phone.
Some of the most active mobile leakers and insiders out there have
taken hits at each other in the past, with each one trying to outdo the
other. Fast forward to Galaxy S11 leaks, and @OnLeaks is the source of all the CAD schematics-based Galaxy S11 renders so far. But Ice Universesaid a few days ago
that the Galaxy S11+ looks better than the recent leaks, without
specifying what was wrong with the renders. Here’s that tweet again,
which also features the Galaxy S11+ images:
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He then followed up with a tweet that explains one issue with @OnLeaks’ images:
Ice
says that all 5x optical zoom lenses are square, providing several
examples. He also says that the Galaxy S11+ camera system is “neat and
not so messy.”
Indeed, even without Ice’s remarks on the matter, the Galaxy S11+
camera system looked awful. Let’s take a look at the asymmetric lens
placement again:
Samsung has proven in the past that it favors
functionality over design, and the port design on the bottom of several
Galaxy phones of the past is proof of that. When it comes to cameras,
however, Samsung kept things neatly. Then again, Samsung started using
triple- and quad-lens cameras in its phones only in late 2018, and those
camera systems had simple vertical or horizontal designs.
There
might be objective reasons as to why an ugly rear camera system might be
a necessary compromise. Then again, Samsung could just try harder.
If
what Ice is saying is correct, then Samsung did come up with a better
design. What is definitely worth noting is that Ice tweet indicates the
Galaxy S11+ will have a periscope camera that will be ready to offer 5x
optical zoom, just like some of its competitors. And optical zoom might
be even better than that — here’s a follow-up tweet from the same
insider:
It’s unclear, however, if this question concerns the
Galaxy S11 or some other device. As for Samsung, the Korean giant isn’t
likely to address the Galaxy S11 until mid-February, when we expect the
company to hold its first Unpacked press conference of 2020.
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