Smartphone portrait mode shootout: in pictures
DSLR photographers have been shooting bokeh for years and in the last couple of years we have seen companies like Huawei, Google, Samsung, and Apple add functionality for the same, commonly labeled wide aperture, portrait, and depth effects.
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Eight phones with portrait mode capability
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Honor 7X portrait
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Essential Phone portrait
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Galaxy Note 8 portrait
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iPhone X portrait
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Mate 10 Pro portrait
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Moto X4 portrait
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OnePlus 5T portrait
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Pixel 2 XL portrait
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Honor 7X selfie portrait
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Mate 10 Pro selfie portrait
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iPhone X selfie portrait
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Pixel 2 XL selfie portrait
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